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Nigeria - Sokoto Health Infrastructure Project (SHIP)

Nigeria with an estimated population of 216,783,381iii in 2022 runs a federal system of government consisting of 36 States (Sokoto inclusive), a Federal Capital Territory and 774 local government areas. Sokoto State is situated in northwest zone of Nigeria with 23 local government areas and an estimated population of 6,391,000. At the federal level, the country recorded a GDP growth rate of 3.46%iv in 2023, an unemployment rate of 12.3%v and a national multidimensional poverty index of 63% with sub-national figures ranging from a low of 27% in Ondo State to a high of 91% in Sokoto State. The d…