Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari says the government has the capacity to lift 100 million people out of poverty in the next 10 years.
He made the comment in a speech in the capital, Abuja, to mark Nigeria’s Democracy Day and the end of military rule 20 years ago.
Mr Buhari said there was a strong connection between corruption, economic inequality and insecurity in the country but with ”leadership and sense of purpose” the challenges would be overcome.
Currently, Nigeria has the highest rate of extreme poverty in the world.
