The World Bank Group has urged that deep structural reforms guided by evidence are urgently needed to lift millions of Nigerians out of poverty, warning that just 17% of Nigerian workers hold the wage jobs best able to lift people out of poverty. This was disclosed in a World Bank report titled, “A Better Future for All Nigerians: Nigeria Poverty Assessment 2022”. Shubham Chaudhuri, World Bank Country Director for Nigeria urged that implementing pro-poor initiatives requires unlocking fiscal space; reforming expensive subsidies, will be essential, alongside countervailing measures to protect t…