The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) 2022 classifies 133 million Nigerians as “multidimensionally poor”.
There were 15 indicators under four broad areas: Health
(nutrition, food security, distance to healthcare);
Education
(school attendance, years of schooling, school lag);
Living standards (water, water reliability, sanitation, housing materials, cooking fuel, assets);
Work and shocks (unemployment, underemployment, security-shock).
