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Poverty Rate / Poverty Headcount Ratio, 2004
Description: Poverty rate, also referred to as poverty headcount ratio or poverty incidence, is the percentage of the total population living in poverty.
Source: Nigerian Living Standards Survey (NLSS) 2004. Data are from the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics and can be obtained electronically: here
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Total Transfers, 2006
Description: Total transfers from the federation account to states and local governments. Figures displayed are net rather than gross values.
Notes: Data on transfers are reported by the ministry of finance the month after the disbursements take place and are considered reliable. Data for October 2001 were missing; September 2001 figures were applied to October as well. Data for May 2002 were missing; June 2002 figures were applied to May as well.
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Oil Derivation, 2006
Description: 13% of total oil revenues are captured and distributed directly to those states where oil is produced, in direct proportion to oil production in each state.
Notes: Data on transfers are reported by the ministry of finance the month after the disbursements take place and are considered reliable. Data for October 2001 were missing; September 2001 figures were applied to October as well. Data for May 2002 were missing; June 2002 figures were applied to May as well.
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