People - Intelpoint

Bola Tinubu won the 2023 election with just 36.6% of the valid votes.
There is a clear downward trend in winners’ vote share since 2011, with each election producing a less dominant winner.
Peak dominance occurred in 2007, when Umaru Musa Yar'Adua won with 69.6% of the votes.
The total votes secured by winners have dropped sharply, from over 24 million (2003–2007) to 8.8 million in 2023.
In 2023, over 60% of valid votes went to candidates who lost.

Nigeria’s youngest serving governor is Usman Ahmed Ododo of Kogi state at 48 years old.
The oldest serving governors are Bala Mohammed and Hope Uzodimma, both aged 67.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is 73 years old, making him older than every sitting governor.
Tinubu is 25 years older than the youngest governor and six years older than the oldest governors.
A number of governors are in their late 50s, including Seyi Makinde, Hyacinth Alia, and Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri.
The age distribution suggests that Nigeria’s state leadership is largely dominated by experienced, older political figures rather than younger politicians.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) currently controls 31 out of Nigeria’s 36 state governors' seats.
This means about 86.1% of Nigeria’s governors belong to the APC, showing the party’s strong dominance at the state level.
Only five states are governed by parties other than the APC.
The People's Democratic Party governs two states, making it the largest opposition presence among governors.
The Labour Party, APGA, and Accord Parties control one state governorship each.
With most states now aligned with the ruling party, the balance of political power at the state level in Nigeria is heavily tilted toward the APC.

Niger (76%), the Central African Republic (61%), and Chad (61%) top the global list, meaning the majority of women in these countries marry as children.
Seven of the top ten countries by prevalence are African, showing that child marriage is most entrenched relative to population on the continent.
Countries in South Asia — Bangladesh (51%) and Nepal (35%) — and Latin America — Suriname (36%) and Belize (34%) — also feature, highlighting the global nature of the challenge.
While some countries have larger populations, this list ranks the share of girls affected, not the absolute number, meaning even smaller populations can show extreme societal impact if the prevalence is high.

The proposed 2027 election budget of ₦873.8 billion is the highest in Nigeria’s history.
The 2027 figure is 2.5 times higher than the ₦355.3 billion spent in 2023.
Election costs have increased every cycle since 1999.
Spending has grown from ₦32 billion in 1999 to ₦874 billion in 2027.
In dollar terms, the 2027 cost is estimated at about $625.9 million.
Nigeria has spent approximately ₦1.9 trillion—including the 2027 proposed cost—on elections since the start of the Fourth Republic.
Currency depreciation has influenced the dollar-equivalent fluctuations over time.

Lagos is Africa’s third-largest city and ranks 14th globally.
Cairo remains Africa’s largest city, with over 23 million people, keeping Egypt at the centre of the continent’s urban network.
Kinshasa’s position shows Central Africa’s rising urban influence.
There is a steep population gap after the top three cities.

Together, the top three cities — Tokyo, Delhi, and Shanghai — have more than 100 million residents.
Asia dominates the ranking, with most of the top ten cities located on the continent.
Only three African cities — Cairo, Kinshasa, and Lagos — appear in the top 20.
Africa’s three mega-cities together account for nearly 60 million people, showing concentrated urban growth.
Urban population growth is driven by migration toward economic and commercial hubs.

APC increased its number of sitting governors from 19 in 2019 to 26 in 2025.
PDP saw a significant decline, dropping from 16 governors in 2019 to 6 by 2025.
APC’s share of governors rose from 52.8% in 2019 to 72.2% in 2025.
As of May 2023, after the 2023 general elections, 13 sitting governors were still members of the PDP, but by 2025, five of these governors had defected to the APC, one had defected to
Accord, and one lost an election in 2024 to the APC.
Smaller parties (APGA, NNPP, LP, and Accord) appeared intermittently, each holding a single governorship.
By 2025, Nigeria’s governorship landscape was the most one-sided in recent years, heavily dominated by the APC.

The Protestants dominate church networks in Nigeria, counting 68.1 million adherents, making up 63.9% of all Christians.
Following closely are the independent churches, with 30 million members, representing 28.2% of Nigerian Christians.
The Catholic Church stands firm with 27.9 million Christians, or about 26.2% of the Christian population.
At the smaller end of the spectrum are the Orthodox Christians, just 3,100 strong, and 152,000 unaffiliated believers who walk their spiritual path independently.

2.3 million Kenyan adults lack a national ID, a significant barrier to full participation in the formal economy.
The 18–25 age group dominates the ID-less population, accounting for 80.5% (around 1.9 million individuals).
Young adults face the highest exclusion risk, often missing out on opportunities that require verified identification.
Only 8.5% of the ID-less population falls within the ages 26–35, showing a sharp improvement in ID ownership as people age.
Older adults (46+ years) make up less than 10% of the ID-less group, indicating near-universal ID access among mature populations.

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