The African countries with the highest life expectancies as of 2023 are: Algeria - 77 years, Tunisia - 77 years, Cape Verde - 77 years, Mauritius - 76 years.
The African countries with the lowest life expectancies: Central African Republic - 55 years, Lesotho - 55 years, Nigeria - 54 years, Chad - 54 years.
The pump price of petrol in Nigeria increased from ₦189 to ₦617 between May 29, 2023 and July 18, 2023, a 226% increase within two months. The announcement of the removal of petrol subsidy led to a sharp increase in its pump price.
Spectranet had the highest Internet subscribers among the Internet Service Operators (ISOs) in Nigeria as of Q3 2022, accounting for 56.19%. No other operator has up to 10% of the total number of subscribers on ISOs in the country.
Mobile App transfers increased by 174% to ₦53.21 trillion 20 2021, it also increased by 108% to ₦111.12 trillion in 2022. There was also a charge increase in the volume of funds transfers done on mobile apps. The Central Bank of Nigeria, in its figures, separated Mobile App transfers from those of Mobile Money Operators (MMOs).
The value of transactions conducted over Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) in Nigeria in 2021 was ₦5.2 trillion, 73% higher than 2020 figures. The total transaction value dropped by ₦685 billion in 2022, a 13.3% decline. The transaction volume also witnessed a 6% decline.
Nigeria was the seventh most populous nation in the world in 2020, with 206.1 million people. Projected to reach a population of 401.3 million by 2050, Nigeria will rank third after India (1st) and China (2nd). According to Institut national d'études démographiques' projections, Nigeria, Ethiopia, DR Congo, Egypt, Tanzania, and Kenya will be among the world’s top 20 most populous countries by 2050.
Nigeria was the seventh most populous nation in the world in 2020, with 206.1 million people. Projected to reach a population of 401.3 million by 2050, Nigeria will rank third after India (1st) and China (2nd). According to Institut national d'études démographiques' projections, Nigeria, Ethiopia, DR Congo, Egypt, Tanzania, and Kenya will be among the world’s top 20 most populous countries by 2050.
From the initial ₦555 million commitment in the 2016 national budget, Nigeria Air (the national carrier) has received ₦8.957 billion in budgetary allocation as of 2023, with the past four years accounting for more than 80% of the allocation received.
In 2020, 5.2 million metric tons of cocoa were produced globally, with four African countries — Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, and Cameroon — accounting for 68% of the produce.
The Nigerian movie industry, mainly financed via public or private funding and international grants, produces the most films in Africa, yearly. Nigeria produced more than double the number of films that the Ghanaian and Kenyan movie industries produce annually.
