Nigeria Poverty Assessment 2022

• AS WELL AS THE 'WHAT', IT IS ALSO VITAL TO CONSIDER 'HOW' TO IMPLEMENT PRO-POOR POLICIES IN NIGERIA - TRUST MATTERS Many pro-poor policies hinge on unlocking fiscal space in order to fund them: this requires increased emphasis on revenue collection but also potentially redirecting spending from expensive subsidies, such as those on fuel Level of trust in different institutions in Nigeria 100 90 80 70 and all other African countries, 2019 • • • Yet difficult reforms can only succeed by developing the foundations of trust in the government – sequencing policies to support the poor first, alongside clear communication strategies, could help Trust is crucial for the example of fuel subsidy reform: in 2018, more than half of Nigerians were "not at all satisfied" or "not very satisfied" with how the state administration spent tax revenues Given the proliferation of conflict, policies need to be adapted and implemented in simple and flexible ways so as to mitigate any risks of further violence Share of the population with that level of trust in each institution (percent) 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Nigeria All Nigeria All Nigeria All others President Not at all A lot others Parliament others Local government ■ Just a little Somewhat Refused ■Don't know Note: Nigeria results are weighted using within-country weights ('withinwt' variable). All other country results are weighted using cross-country weights, which give equal weight to each country ('Combinwt' variable). "All other countries" covers the remaining 33 countries besides Nigeria captured in the Afrobarometer survey. Source: Afrobarometer 2019 and World Bank estimates. NIGERIA THE WORLD BANK IBRD ⚫IDA | WORLD BANK GROUP 13

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