[TRENDING] “This country needs help,” Outrage as Nigeria tops global list of nations with people living in extreme poverty

Social media has been buzzing following data from the World Data Lab revealing that Nigeria leads the global rankings with 73.1 million people living in extreme poverty, slightly ahead of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s 71.6 million.

The report also highlights that 39 percent of the country’s population lacks access to electricity, with unreliable supply frustrating those connected.

The grim statistics have ignited intense debates online, with citizens expressing deep frustration over economic hardships, government policies, and the widening gap between the political elite and the masses.

Here are reactions to the story:

Africa Facts Zone (@AfricaF…): World’s Highest Number of People Living in Extreme Poverty (2026) 1. Nigeria 🇳🇬 – 73.1 million 2. DR Congo 🇨🇩 – 71.6 million 3. Afghanistan 🇦🇫 – 35.2 million 4. Mozambique 🇲🇿 – 25 million 5. Yemen 🇾🇪 – 24.2 million

Zero tolerance (@YDiegot…): Nigeria is more than 73.1m people. Over 130 million Nigerians are living in poverty! But guess what? Tinubu media will have to shorten it. Nigerians are p00r!!!! .. Nigeria needs help!!

Terry (@Terry97606502): @officialABAT how you see am?? Always talking about prosperity you dullard, people don’t even know where their next meal will come from, you have ended up adding more millions to the property index, however you live in affluence of the Nigerian state funds, you told Nigerians to fast while you and your cohorts acquire more private jets, yachts, choice Estates and dollars, my question is at almost 90 years old what will you do with all these worldly acquisitions? What? You can barely eat meat or even normal food, yet your greed is insatiable. One day you will die and leave everything Something is inherently wrong with the average Nigerian, because these politicians don’t fall from the sky, they are a reflection of who we are as a people.

everybody hates motio… (@…): Yep that’s us at the top of it all giant of poverty, country where a local government chairman is putting on designer’s worth $100k above but the citizens is dying of hunger. Our law enforcement officers will still leave them and go after shadows.

dstillwater (@anomalousgen): But we have the richest black man, richest pastors and even involved in one of the most expensive capital projects in Africa- 11billion dollars coastal road project, yet we rank first in poverty index… chai Jay Jay (@nyongesahj): All this noise from Nigerians was because they were hungry 🥺

Izuchukwu okpara (@bobgiddy): When a president inspires more criminals than entrepreneurs, attracts more criminals than investors, associates with more criminals than business owners. APC will steal your money, your vision, your savings, your career, your life. Remember John 10:10. Vote them out!

Kaizo Romano (@Fabriz_kh…): I’m no longer going to entertain Nigerian banter. Arguing with hungry people on the internet is like kicking a dog when it’s down.

The Insurance Guy (@oracl…): See as African countries just mount everywhere for top 10… Damn!!! It’s so disheartening. I keep asking if African politicians aren’t ashamed of themselves.

Adache Emmanuel (@Adache…): Bayo onanuga and oyedele will not see this one to post

Ikechukwu (@Suniyke): The master strategic has finally gotten Nigeria into best strategic place, we can now rejoice with his useless and the most worst policy Nigeria ever had. The worst that ever happened to Nigeria is this present government. No remorse, just propaganda and tribal favouritism.

Echelon (@Echelon_g): It could be more. Nigeria 🇳🇬 is due for revolution!!

David Wellscage (@Davidwell…): 70 million out of 73 million Nigerians are from the North

Accordin2Will (@accordin2Wil): Richest black man in the world is a Nigerian Richest past6in the world is a Nigerian Richest man from Africa is a Nigerian Richest artists in Africa is from Nigeria … so what is the problem??????

✌️INEM Aniefiok💗 (@INE…): Congratulations to APC. Nigerians 2027 is our last chance 🥺 APC must die 🔥

Oby🦋🖤 (@Just__Oby): For your future& generations to come, APC is a curse. You know this, or maybe you don’t know it, Tinubu does not give a fuck about you.

Leofoxy (@leofoxy): Ironically Nigeria/DR congo have the highest concentration of natural/mineral resources running to over trillions of dollars both taped and untapped what a shame I feel Africans have to apologize to God cos I don’t know what are our sins for seeing hell alright on earth

Goitse_M (@graet17069032): They don’t call it abegistan for nothing

M_I_T_C_H (@SmallMitch09): This 73 Million is even an understatement.. it should be about a 100.. half of the population is living in Extreme poverty.. there is no middle class again..