The NBS, in its National Multidimensional Poverty Index report, disclosed that 133 million Nigerians are multi-dimensionally poor.
63 per cent of Nigerians, according to the report, were poor due to a lack of access to health-care, education, living standards, employment and security.
The Multidimensional Poverty Index offered a multivariate form of poverty assessment, identifying deprivations across health, education, living standards, work, and shocks.
The NBS report showed Sokoto, Bayelsa, Gombe, Jigawa and Plateau were the top five poorest states in 2022.
These states were followed by Yobe, Kebbi, Taraba, Ebonyi and Zamfara.
It was observed that the top 10 poorest states had a total of 43.99 million poor people, which was 33.08 per cent of the total population of poor people in Nigeria.
Sokoto led the poorest, with 90.5 per cent of people in the state poor. It is followed by Bayelsa with 88.5 percent poor people, Gombe 86.2 percent, Jigawa 84.3 per cent and Plateau 84 percent.
The NBS report noted that 65 percent of poor Nigerians (86 million) were in the North, while 35 per cent (nearly 47 million) were in the South.
Worried by this statistics and the indemic wave of hunger and starvation in many homes which will apparently not be able to meet up with the required nutritional needs, a concerned Nigerian is making efforts to change the narrative.
He is a young Bayelsan, entrepreneur and philanthropist who has been giving household palliatives to underprivileged members of his constituency, Bayelsans and other Nigerians resident in Bayelsa State
to cushion the effect of the harsh economic challenges being faced by them. He pledged his readiness to synergize, collaborate and support his country government at all levels and other leaders in reaching out to citizens to reduce the hardship even as the economy bites harder.
Beneficiaries who feel greatly relieved commend the originator of the initiative, Comrade Roland.
Comrade Roland Suobai is someone concerned about the depressing economic conditions of his people.
He is keen on improving their situation, noting that he enjoys a great sense of satisfaction in carrying out humanitarian deeds that make the people happy.
Roland Suobai is an illustrious son of Gbanraun in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area, Bayelsa State.
The philanthropist is the former Youth Chief of Bayelsa Central of the NYCN.
Even as he is fondly called the Mayor of the Youths.
