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Migrants living in Nigeria sent out over $3.2 billion in personal remittances between 2000 and 2023.
The year 2015 recorded a sharp and unusual outflow of $1.04 billion, the highest by far in the entire 24-year span.
After 2015, remittance outflows sharply declined, stabilising below $100 million from 2018 onward.
Prior to 2015, outflows were consistently under $110 million annually, indicating a major anomaly in that spike year.

Nigeria received a total of approximately $430 billion in remittances between 2000 and 2023.
The highest amount recorded was in 2018, when remittances peaked at $24.31 billion.
In 2020, inflows dropped significantly to $17.21 billion due to the global COVID-19 crisis.
Between 2021 and 2023, remittances remained stable, averaging around $19.7 billion per year.

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India is projected to remain the world’s most populous country in 2054, reaching 1.69 billion, an increase of 246 million from 2024.
China’s population is expected to decline to 1.22 billion by 2054, marking a 14.1% decrease.
Nigeria is projected to rise to 5th place globally, with a population of 374 million, a 62% increase from 2024.
The United States remains the only high-income country in the top five, with a projected population of 384 million.
Pakistan is expected to climb from 5th to 3rd place, adding 138 million people by 2054.
Three African countries (Nigeria, Ethiopia, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo) are expected to rank among the top 10 most populous nations.
Russia is projected to see a population decline of 6.9%.

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India is projected to remain the world’s most populous country in 2100, with 1.5 billion people, a 4.5% increase from 2024.
China’s population is expected to fall sharply by 55.1% to 638.7 million, less than half of its 2024 population.
Pakistan's population is expected to nearly double by 2100.
Nigeria is projected to become the world’s fourth most populous country by 2100, with a population of more than 470 million.
Seven of the 15 most populous countries in 2100 are expected to be in Africa.
The United States is projected to rank sixth globally by 2100 from its current third position, despite a 22.2% expected population increase from 2024.
Together, the top 15 countries are expected to account for 57.9% of the global population by 2100.
The total world population is projected to reach 10.19 billion by the end of the century.

The U.S. dominates globally with 3,757 data centers, more than 8× any other country in the top 10.
Germany and the U.K. follow distantly with 443 and 428 data centres, respectively.
No African country makes the top 10, emphasising the infrastructure gap.
Africa's top three show modest but notable progress: South Africa ranks 36th (49 data centres), Kenya 54th (18), and Nigeria 56th (16).

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The Nigerian subscribers' preference trend shows their acceptance of faster networks.
2G's market share dropped significantly from 58.36% in May 2023 to 39.67% in April 2025.
4G adoption rose steadily from 25.06% to 49.27% within the same period.
5G adoption increased by nearly 23-fold from 0.12% to 2.81%, showing the strongest growth rate in the same period.
A major transition occurred around May 2024 when 4G adoption jumped from 34% to 43%.
3G gradually declined from 16.46% in May 2023 to 8.25% in April 2025.

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MTN remains the market leader, growing from an average of 26 million subscribers in 2013 to an average of 75 million by early 2025.
The average active data subscribers for MTN was over 75 million in early 2025.
Airtel saw consistent growth, rising from 8.2 million in 2013 to 48.7 million in 2025, on average.
Globacom’s average data subscriber base peaked in 2023 at 43.7 million but fell sharply by 2025 to 15.8 million.
9mobile's average data subscriber base in 2025 dropped to just 1.8 million from its 2016 peak of 15.2 million.

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In 2023, Nigeria's kola nut production reached a peak of 188,703.54 tonnes.
Following a decline in production from 1994 to 2006, production rose dramatically from 2007 onwards.
Between 1997 and 2001, production was lowest, at only 82,000 tonnes.
The 2010s saw steady growth, fuelled by increased agricultural investment and possibly rising domestic or export demand.
The average production from 1994 to 2006 was 86,698.12 tonnes.

Male applicants dominate the Nigerian student loan landscape with 374,946 accounts, representing 68% of total applications.
Female applicants trail behind at 177,063, contributing just 32% to the total loan accounts.
For every 10 students who applied, approximately 7 are male and 3 are female.
The gender gap in student loan uptake is 197,883, with males nearly double the number of female applicants.

Kenya recorded the highest ivory seizure among the top 10 countries, with 130,432 kg confiscated over the 34-year period.
China and Hong Kong follow closely, with 106,069 kg and 75,707 kg seized, respectively, showing their long standing roles as critical players in the global ivory network.
Vietnam and Singapore, both located in Southeast Asia, had substantial seizure records; 71,256 kg and 29,882 kg, indicating persistent trafficking through the region.
Nigeria leads West Africa in ivory confiscations within the top 10, with 23,031 kg, signalling its importance as a key node in the transit chain.
All countries listed in the top 10 are either source, transit, or destination points in the global ivory supply chain, reflecting how widespread and interconnected the illegal trade remains.

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