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Equity accounts for 98% of Nigeria’s $126M FDI inflow in Q1 2025
  • Nigeria recorded $126.3 million in foreign direct investment during Q1 2025, comprising 2.2% of the country's total capital importation.
  • Equity investment was the primary FDI channel, accounting for $124.31 million or 98.4% of the total FDI.
  • "Other Capital" (possibly intra-company loans or reinvested earnings) contributed just $1.98 million, a marginal 1.6% share.
  • The dominance of equity suggests that foreign investors are committing more to long-term ownership and participation in Nigerian businesses rather than short-term financing

Portfolio Investment dominated Nigeria’s Q1 2025 capital imports, accounting for over 92% of the total
  • Nigeria recorded $5.64 billion in total capital importation in Q1 2025.
  • Portfolio investment alone contributed a massive $5.2 billion, 92.3% of total inflows.
  • FDI contributed just $126.29 million, making up only 2.2% of total capital importation.
  • Loans totalled $311.17 million, accounting for 5.5% of the total inflow.

Money market instruments dominate over 80% of Nigeria’s $5.2B portfolio investment in Q1 2025
  • Nigeria attracted $5.2 billion in portfolio inflows in Q1 2025, making up 92.3% of all capital importation.
  • With $4.2 billion, money market instruments accounted for a dominant 80.9% of portfolio investments.
  • Bonds contributed $877.4 million, roughly 16.8% of portfolio inflows.
  • Equities saw the smallest share, at $117.3 million or just 2.3% of portfolio capital inflows.

Nigeria’s GDP per capita dropped $710 below Sub-Saharan Africa’s average in 2024, its widest gap in 25 years
  • Nigeria’s GDP per capita stayed above the Sub-Saharan African average from 2002 to 2023.
  • In 2014, Nigeria peaked at $3,088.7, far ahead of the region’s $1,886.5.
  • The post-2014 oil crash triggered a prolonged economic slide for Nigeria.
  • By 2023, Nigeria ($1,596.6) and Sub-Saharan Africa ($1,580.8) were nearly identical.
  • In 2024, Nigeria fell sharply to $806.9, $710 below the regional average of $1,516.4, its widest gap in over two decades.

Nigeria’s Super Falcons have dominated WAFCON with 10 titles in 13 competitions
  • The Super Falcons have won 10 out of 13 WAFCON tournaments, a 77% win rate.
  • They have never failed to reach the semi final stage, finishing in second place once and fourth place twice.
  • The Super Eagles, by contrast, have won only 3 out of 34 AFCON tournaments.
  • The men's team has placed second 5 times and third 8 times, but failed to earn a medal in 18 editions.
  • WAFCON results show more consistency and dominance by Nigeria’s women’s team than the men’s team.

BUA Cement and Lafarge recorded over 100% profit growth in the first half of 2025
  • 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.

Nigeria’s nominal GDP has grown by over 80%, but real GDP has grown by only 6%
  • 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 lead globally with ultra-cheap diesel under $0.01, as Libya tops Africa’s chart at $0.028
  • 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.

The CBN raised rates six times in 2024 but has held steady at 27.5% in 2025
  • 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.

Immigrants make up nearly 1 in 5 people in Gabon, leading African countries with highest migrant populations
  • 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.

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