Nigeria has been estimated to have a housing deficit of 22 million units. Since 1991, this deficit grew the most between 2007 and 2015. Following the FG's inauguration of the country's housing portal, we present the increase in the housing deficit in Nigeria since 1991.
As of July 31, 2021, Lagos State had recorded 7.2 million National Identity Number (NIN) enrollments, the highest in the country. Here is a map of the total number of unique NIN records by state and the FCT as of July 31, 2021.
As of May 2021, 54.69 million Nigerians had been enrolled in the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) database. Here is the total number of registered Nigerians over the years.
According to The Global Humanitarian Overview, the UN and partner organisations will require a total of $35bn to assist 160M people most in need across 56 countries. Here are the top countries/regions most in need and their funding in 2021.
With a population of over 200M people, 7.7 million were in need of humanitarian aid as of 2020. This figure has since increased, requiring the sum of $1.01bn to meet their needs. Here’s the trend of Nigerians in need of humanitarian aid over the last 5 years.
Nigeria was ranked 146 among 163 nations and territories in the 2021 Global Peace Index. With rising conflicts in the country, we consider the total reported deaths by geopolitical zone caused by social, political, and economic grievances between May 2011 and July 2021.
The African Union Report on Labour Migration Statistics in Africa (Third Edition) indicates that Africa's labour force increased from 402.8 million in 2010 to an estimated 511.5 million in 2019. Here are Africa's labour force and working-age population from 2010 to 2019.
According to the Global Peace Index 2021, South Sudan, Somalia, and DR Congo are Africa's least peaceful countries. As the world observes The International Day of Peace 2021, we present the continent's 20 least peaceful countries by their Global Peace Index 2021 score.
Africa has witnessed 83 coup attempts since 1990, 42 of which were successful. The latest, Sudan's military coup, occurred yesterday, Monday, October 25, 2021. Although rare today, coups still threaten democracy. Here are the attempted coups in Africa since 1990.
With 68% of 80.7k inmates awaiting trial, Nigerian correctional centres have 23.4k (41%) more inmates than their 57.2k capacity. From October 2021 to November 2023, 10.6k inmates have been added to the country's prison population.
