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The Graphic Truth: Nigeria's Extreme Poverty Time Bomb

The Graphic Truth: Nigeria's Extreme Poverty Time Bomb
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By Gabe Lipton,
Gabe Lipton

Gabe Lipton is the Associate Editor of Signal responsible for editorial execution of GZERO Media's written newsletter content. He holds degrees in Government and Economics from Wesleyan University, where he was a member of the international economic honors society, and is studying German in his spare time. At the age of 11, the Green Goblin (Willem Dafoe) confirmed (in person) his take on an important political question of the day, forever sealing his fate as a close observer of global politics. His Spidey powers leave much to be desired.

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Ari Winkleman
Ari Winkleman
Ari Winkleman is the lead designer at Eurasia Group and GZERO Media.
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Whoever wins Nigeria's election tomorrow will have a number of challenges to meet. Nigeria already has the world's largest population of people living in extreme poverty, and that number is set to soar over the next ten years. Here's how the outlook for extreme poverty reduction in Nigeria compares to several other countries.

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