BY Auwal Ahmad, Gombe
Over 47 million Nigerian children live in households with incomes below the national poverty line of N137,430 per year, based on the 2019 exchange rate.
According to the 2020 report on multidimensional child poverty analysis supported by UNICEF, approximately 47.4 percent of children wallow in poverty.
UNICEF Chief field officer Bauchi Mohammed Kamfut who was represented by social policy specialist UNICEF Yusuf Auta stated this while speaking during the Northeast states strategic policy dialogue on social budgeting for child-sensitive sector in Nigeria held in Gombe on Wednesday.