Unemployment, insecurity are the top issues affecting Nigeria in 2019

Nigerians identify unemployment, crime, and insecurity as the top issues affecting the country in 2019.
The Nigerian Bureau of Statistics (NBS) states this in its latest report on Corruption in Nigeria: Patterns and Trends.
On the list of pressing issues, corruption dropped to 5th position while health care and housing followed unemployment and insecurity.

Unemployment, crime and insecurity are the top issues affecting Nigeria, according to a report released by the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics (NBS).

This is contained in Nigeria’s statistical office’s second report titled, “Corruption in Nigeria: Patterns and Trends,” as Experienced by the Population (DECEMBER 2019) in collaboration with The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and UK Aid.

According to the report, citizens considered crime and insecurity as the most important problem affecting the country.

Nigeria's most pressing issues for 2019 (NBS report) nbs

Majority of the citizens in Northern Nigeria, as much as 27% (North-West) think that crime and insecurity are the number one problem facing the country. The zone is largely experiencing activities of the Boko Haram.

Further analysis of the report showed that corruption has moved down the list from 3rd to 5th position, while there has been a sharp increase in the level of public concern about security and health issues.

“Around 9% of Nigerians considered corruption to be the most important problem facing their country, a decrease of more than a third since the 14% recorded in the 2016 survey”, the report states.

Health care and housing followed unemployment and insecurity of the list issues affecting the country this year.

Here are the top 10 issues facing Nigeria according to the survey:

1. Unemployment

2016 - 17%
2019 -20%

2. Crime and insecurity

2016 - 10%
2019 - 16%

3. Health care

2016 - 10%
2019 - 15%

4. Housing

2016 - 7%
2019 - 9%

5. Corruption

2016 - 14%
2019 - 9%

Others are:

6. High cost of living

2016 - 17%
2019 - 8%

7. Infrastructure

2016 - 11%
2019 - 7%

8. Education

2016 - 5%
2019 - 5%

9. Political instability

2016 - 3%
2019 - 4%

10. Religious conflict

2016 - 3%
2019 - 4%.

These are Nigeria’s most pressing issues in 2019, according to a report

Others are:

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