What fields were Nigerian students in the US enroled in during the 2022/2023 academic year?
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields took centre stage, collectively constituting a substantial 61% of the Nigerian student body.
In the third quarter of 2023, Nigeria collected a record ₦948 billion in Value Added Tax, the biggest in any quarter recorded from 2013. This data, spanning from Q1 2013 to Q3 2023, shows a consistent upward trajectory in VAT collections over the years.
Nigerians spent ₦56.6 million last weekend seeing two blockbuster movies — #Barbie and #Oppenheimer. Popularly called Barbenheimer, they were released simultaneously on July 21, 2023. Barbie made 129% more than Oppenheimer in their first weekend.
Did you know? From Hausa and Igbo to Yoruba and others, Nigeria boasts more than 500 spoken languages, making it one of the world's most linguistically diverse countries. Here are the top ten countries with the most living languages as of 2022.
Every Nigerian president since 1999 left office with a higher dollar to naira exchange rate than when they took office. Will President Tinubu's tenure be the exception?
Abdulsamad Rabiu’s wealth has consistently increased for 4 consecutive years since 2020. Aliko Dangote, on the other hand, experienced 3 consecutive years of wealth growth starting from 2021. Mike Adenuga's wealth recorded growth in 2021 and 2022, but it took a downturn in 2023.
Abdulsamad Rabiu's financial journey has been particularly noteworthy, with his wealth witnessing a substantial surge from $1.2b in 2014 to $8.2b in 2023. This growth has seen him surpass Mike Adenuga and become the country's second-wealthiest individual as of 2023.
Nigeria produced 1.4 million tons of palm oil in 2022, 2% of the global production in the 2022/2023 market year, making the country the fifth largest producer of the commodity. Indonesia dominated global production with 59%, followed by Malaysia and Thailand.
In Q1 2023, eight Nigerian states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) received $1.13 billion in capital imports. Lagos State secured $705 million (62%) and the FCT attracted $410 million (36%), adding up to 98%.
Nigeria's capital importation has been on a decline after it hit a $24 billion peak in 2019. In the past 10 years, it received $131 billion, with the lowest recorded in 2016. Here are the country's capital imports since 2013.
Since 2015, electricity revenue in Nigeria has been on the rise, with 8.7% in 2015 the lowest increase and 45% in 2021, the highest.
Of the ₦7.98 trillion generated in the last 8 years, 53% (₦4.2 trillion) was generated in the last 3 years (2020, 2021, and 2022) combined.Per several news sources, there was an increase in electricity tariff in 6 of Nigeria's 11 Distribution Companies in January 2022, resulting in an 8.8% increase in revenue despite a 6.6% decrease in electricity billed in the year.
