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Dangote Cement reported the highest H1 2025 profit at ₦436.6 billion, up 50% from ₦291.7 billion in H1 2024.
BUA Cement’s profit more than doubled to ₦149.1 billion, a 164% rise from ₦56.5 billion in the same period last year.
BUA Cement had the fastest profit growth rate among the three major players, despite starting from a lower base.
Combined, the three firms posted over ₦720 billion in half-year profit, with Dangote alone accounting for over 60% of the total.
The sharp profit rises may reflect improved pricing, cost management, or benefits from forex gains after naira devaluation.

Real GDP grew from ₦205.1 trillion in 2019 to ₦217.8 trillion in 2024, a modest 6% rise.
Nominal GDP jumped from ₦205.1 trillion to ₦372.8 trillion over the same period, an 82% increase.
The gap between nominal and real GDP widened sharply after 2021, reaching ₦155 trillion in 2024.
Nominal GDP has grown year-on-year, with the steepest jump between 2023 (₦314.0 trillion) and 2024 (₦372.8 trillion).
Inflationary pressures have driven nominal gains, masking subdued real economic expansion.

Venezuela and Iran offer diesel at nearly free prices, charging just $0.004 and $0.006 per litre respectively, the lowest globally.
Libya leads Africa with diesel priced at only $0.028 per litre, making it the third cheapest worldwide.
Six African countries—Libya, Algeria, Egypt, Angola, Nigeria and Sudan—feature in the global top 20 for the lowest diesel prices.
Nigeria ranks 17th globally, with diesel priced at $0.658 per litre, despite recent subsidy removals and price hikes.

Over six MPC meetings from February to November 2024, the MPR rose cumulatively by 875 basis points, ending the year at 27.5%.
The pace of increases slowed after March: from 200 bps (Feb–Mar) to just 25 bps (Sept–Nov), reflecting a tapering hike strategy.
Since November 2024, the CBN has maintained the rate at 27.5% across four consecutive MPC meetings into July 2025.
The 2024 cycle was dominated by aggressive rate hikes aimed at stabilising inflation and exchange rate volatility.
The CBN’s interest rate strategy appears more restrained in 2025, indicating a possible pause phase in the monetary policy cycle.

Gabon leads with 18.7% of its population being immigrants, the highest in Africa.
Equatorial Guinea follows with 16.4%, also driven by oil-related labor demand.
Djibouti (12.1%) and Libya (12.0%) round out the top four with migrant shares over 10%.
South Africa has the highest immigrant population in Southern Africa at 4.8%.
Most African nations still record under 5% immigrant share, indicating modest migration levels continent-wide.

The United Arab Emirates tops the list with immigrants making up 88% of its total population.
Qatar follows closely with 87% of its residents being immigrants.
Kuwait (73%) and Bahrain (55%) also feature prominently, showing a regional trend where nationals are a minority and foreign workers form the economic backbone
Middle Eastern dominance in the top rankings highlights how the Gulf region’s economic model is heavily dependent on imported labor and expatriate populations.

Libya leads Africa with 48.4 billion barrels of recoverable oil, the continent’s highest.
Nigeria ranks second with 37.3 billion barrels, accounting for about 27% of reserves among top holders.
Algeria holds 12.2 billion barrels, rounding out the top three and far ahead of other nations.
Sudan, Egypt, and Angola each contribute between 2.5 and 5 billion barrels, showing smaller but notable reserves.

South Africa leads the continent with a vast 20,986km rail network, nearly triple the size of Sudan’s, the second-largest.
Nigeria’s rail infrastructure measures 3,798km, ranking it behind Kenya (3,819km) and DR Congo (4,007km).
North African countries like Egypt and Algeria maintain significant rail mileage, exceeding 4,000km each.
Southern Africa dominates the top five, with Mozambique and Zimbabwe also featuring prominently.

Algeria leads Africa with 41 active oil rigs, making up nearly 29% of the continent's total count.
Nigeria follows with 31 rigs, confirming its strong position in West Africa’s upstream oil activity.
Egypt ranks third with 23 rigs, while Libya maintains 18 rigs despite its fluctuating political climate.
The top seven countries host 122 of Africa’s 144 rigs, showing drilling operations are concentrated in just a handful of nations.

Gabon imposes Africa’s highest international air travel tax at $297.70, followed closely by Sierra Leone at $294 and Nigeria at $180.
Libya charges the lowest air travel tax among the listed African countries at just $1.30, with other low-cost countries including Malawi ($5.00), Lesotho ($5.70), and Algeria ($9.80).
All of the 10 most expensive countries charge over $100 in departure taxes, suggesting a trend of high levies among a subset of African nations.
The gap between the highest and lowest air travel taxes in Africa exceeds $296, revealing significant disparities in passenger costs across the continent.

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