Between 2017 and 2022, the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) recorded 1.4% revenue growth only in 2018. NIPOST's revenue has gradually declined from ₦8.8 billion in 2016 to ₦3 billion in 2022, representing a 66% drop. Here are NIPOST's revenues since 2016.
African countries grew their presence in the global chocolate industry in 2022, with Nigeria's export value increasing by 652%. Here are Africa's top chocolate exporting countries in the past year.
Nigeria's government collected ₦2 trillion in corporate income tax in H1 2023, with a spike from ₦469 billion in Q1 to ₦1.53 trillion in Q2. The corporate tax payments for H1 2023 are higher than any full-year collections from 2015 to 2021.
In Q2 2023, Nigeria collected 10% more VAT than in the first quarter, 30% more than in Q2 2022, 53% more than in Q2 2021, and 555% more than 40 quarters ago in Q2 2013. Do you see VAT collections reaching one trillion naira soon?
Have you ever considered how much larger the US GDP is in comparison to Nigeria's? Although it would be difficult to compare Nigeria's GDP to that of the US, let's assume it increases by 3.68% annually. How long would it take the nation's GDP to match that of the US in 2022?
Based on information from Comité Champagne, 42 African nations imported 5.1 million 75cl bottles of champagne in 2022 for a total of €134.8 million. Find out more here: http://bit.ly/3qAs8jO
Over the past ten years, there has been a rising trend of fraud and forgery cases in Nigerian banks. Although there was an 88% increase in reported cases in 2021, there was a 27% decrease in 2022, resulting in a 221% increase in financial losses of ₦9.5 billion.
Over the past ten years, there has been a rising trend of fraud and forgery cases in Nigerian banks. Although there was an 88% increase in reported cases in 2021, there was a 27% decrease in 2022, resulting in a 221% increase in financial losses of ₦9.5 billion.
Eighty-six (86%) of the money involved in these cases was recovered thanks to banks' internal control techniques and assistance from relevant government agencies; ₦45 billion remains unrecovered.
Following the May 29th announcement of fuel subsidy removal, which took effect on July 1st, transit fares increased drastically in June. Average bus fares within the city increased by 97.9%, while intercity bus trips increased by 42.1%.
Motorcycle (Okada) services witnessed a 33.1% increase in rates, while waterway passenger transport costs increased by 30.7%; air travel on specified routes saw a 4.9% increase in fares.
According to information provided by the West African Examinations Council, out of the 1.6 million candidates who took the WASSCE in 2023, 79.8% got at least five credits, including English language and mathematics, representing the highest percentage in the previous five years.
