Nigeria: Wp211 – Let the Poor Breathe! Poverty and Anti-Government Protests in Nigeria

Unrest highlights growing demands for better governance and economic reforms.

Abstract

Despite the rising incidence of poverty in Nigeria and the increasing frequency of anti-government protests driven by citizens’ inability to meet their basic food needs, there remains a notable gap in research exploring the link between poverty and protest participation in Nigeria. Drawing on the human needs theory and survey data from Afrobarometer, this study investigates how poverty – both at the individual…