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Nigeria's Lost Decade of Purchasing Power
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- Wed, Oct 14LatestUnverified — not yet reviewed
113 Million Nigerians Now Below Poverty Line, Reframing Addressable Market for Tech Founders
The 2026 Multidimensional Poverty Index report finds that 113.3 million Nigerians are now living in poverty, a figure that materially reframes the addressable market assumptions for every Nigeria-facing technology founder. The data adds a hard statistical anchor to earlier reporting on Nigerian consumer purchasing power erosion.
- Tue, Oct 13Unverified — not yet reviewed
Nigeria's Purchasing Power Eroded by a Decade of Economic Shocks
Analysis of Nigerian consumer purchasing power finds that a decade of inflation, currency depreciation and macroeconomic shocks has materially reduced what the average Nigerian can afford. Separate data shows nearly half of Nigerian workers earn less than $150 monthly, contextualising the realistic addressable market for consumer fintech and digital services.