Since 1992, 265 journalists have reportedly been killed in 51 African countries. On this year's International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, here are the top 20 African countries with the most crimes against journalists by the number of deaths.
Data from the National Bureau of Statistics reveal that the average bread prices in Nigeria increased by 20.71% for unsliced bread and 17.25% for sliced bread year on year. As Nigerians mourn this rise in cost, we consider the average bread prices over the past 24 months.
Since 2014, 64 AFRIMA awards have been awarded to Nigerian artistes, including collaborations. Nigerians got awards from seven categories, the most by any country, at AFRIMA 2021. Following the just-concluded awards, here are the top 20 countries by number of awardees since 2014.
While many living in Nigeria have already experienced the effects of the fuel subsidy removal on their daily expenses, this chart presents a clearer picture of reality. Will the prices of food items continue to rise? Is there hope of some respite soon?
Based on information from Comité Champagne, 42 African nations imported 5.1 million 75cl bottles of champagne in 2022 for a total of €134.8 million. Find out more here: http://bit.ly/3qAs8jO
Nigeria imported hair products such as wigs, false beards, eyebrows, eyelashes, and others worth $5.1 million in 2022, with 94.7% coming from China. Here are the countries from which Nigeria imported these products.
With about 24.8m people in Nigeria facing acute food insecurity, the country is first on the World Food Programme's list of hunger hotspots in 2023. 11 of the 20 countries on the list are African.
Nigerians spent ₦56.6 million last weekend seeing two blockbuster movies — #Barbie and #Oppenheimer. Popularly called Barbenheimer, they were released simultaneously on July 21, 2023. Barbie made 129% more than Oppenheimer in their first weekend.
