Some of the most important problems facing Nigeria today that the government should address are crime and security, unemployment, electricity access, and infrastructure and roads quality. This was pointed out by Nigerian citizens surveyed in 2020.
In your opinion, what are the most important problems facing this country that government should address?
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Crime and security
19.5%
Electricity
13.3%
Infrastructure/roads
13.3%
Unemployment
11.7%
Water supply
7.5%
Education
7.1%
Poverty/destitution
6.1%
Management of the economy
6.1%
Health
4.1%
Corruption
2.7%
Other responses
1.8%
Food shortage/famine
1.8%
Farming/agriculture
1.2%
Loans/credit
1%
Political instability/political divisions/ethnic tensions
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Afrobarometer. (October 11, 2021). In your opinion, what are the most important problems facing this country that government should address? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269122/opinions-on-most-important-problem-facing-nigeria/
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