{
  "id": 15175110,
  "title": "ActionAid: 133m Nigerians Lived in Poverty, Demands Urgent Housing, Social Protection Investment",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/actionaid-133m-nigerians-lived-in-poverty-demands-urgent-housing",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-17T10:06:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Day",
    "slug": "this-day",
    "url": "https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/10/17/actionaid-133m-nigerians-lived-in-poverty-demands-urgent-housing-social-protection-investment/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "ActionAid Nigeria has warned that 63 percent of Nigerians are living in multidimensional poverty, with more than half facing extreme monetary poverty. The organization called for urgent investments in affordable housing, social protection and economic justice, citing figures from the National Bureau of Statistics' 2022 Multidimensional Poverty Index and World Bank estimates from 2025. A September 2026 assessment by the Food and Agriculture Organisation found that 36.3 million Nigerians were experiencing crisis-level food insecurity during the lean season, while UNICEF reported that 11 million children under five faced severe food poverty in 2024. ActionAid Nigeria's Country Director, Dr. Andrew Mamedu, emphasized that poverty is not inevitable but sustained by inequality, exclusion and policy decisions denying millions access to basic necessities and opportunities. The organization urged governments to prioritize citizens' welfare, expand social protection systems, and create decent jobs to reduce inequality.",
  "summary": "Michael Olugbode in Abuja ActionAid Nigeria has called on federal and state governments to urgently increase investment in affordable housing, social protection and economic justice, warning that millions of Nigerians",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}