Nigeria, April 16 -- Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has raised concerns about Nigeria's fiscal management following recent findings by the World Bank, describing the country's revenue structure as troubling and inconsistent with citizens' welfare.

In a press statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, on Wednesday, the former presidential candidate criticised what he characterised as a troubling contradiction in the nation's public finance system, rising revenues without corresponding improvements in citizens' welfare.

The assessment claims that Nigeria's debt to the World Bank under the current administration nears $10 billion with the poverty rate reaching 63 per cent in 2025, with ap...