Nigeria, April 11 -- Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has criticised the economic policies of President Bola Tinubu, citing recent confirmation by the World Bank that poverty is worsening across Nigeria.

In a statement issued Friday in Abuja by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, Atiku said the international lender's position reflects the "harsh reality" already confronting millions of Nigerians.

He quoted the bank as indicating that more than 60 per cent of Nigerians are now living below the poverty line, compared to about 40 per cent a few years ago, describing the development as "regression on a monumental scale."

The World Bank, in its latest Nigeria Development Update released in April 2026 and...