Barbenheimer grossed a combined ₦56.6m in Nigerian cinemas during their first weekend
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.
MultiChoice Group experienced a 31% decline in revenue from Nigeria in 2024 compared to 2023. Nigeria represented 35% of the group's Rest of Africa (RoA) subscription revenue in 2024, down from 44% in 2023. South Africa's contribution to subscription revenue grew from 56.2% in 2023 to 58.4% in 2024. Meanwhile, Nigeria's share of the total revenue dropped from 18.7% in 2023 to 13.9%.
Since its debut at the 1992 Barcelona Paralympics, Nigeria has become one of the most successful African nations in the Paralympic Games, winning an average of ten medals per edition.
Nigeria’s Paralympic team has secured medals in every participation since their debut.
Kenya and South Africa dominate Africa's Olympic success, with 46% of the continent's total medals in Summer Games history.
Kenya tops the list with 124 medals, while South Africa follows with 95. Ethiopia, Egypt, and Nigeria trail with fewer wins.
Team Nigeria made history with its largest Olympic squad ever at Paris 2024, featuring 88 athletes.
Despite the high participation, the team left without a medal, sparking discussions on the effectiveness of sports programmes and athlete support.
Peak performance was in 1996, but recent Games show a trend towards greater participation
Nigeria's first Olympics appearance was at Helsinki 1952 but it wasn't until its fourth appearance at Tokyo 1964 that it won its first medal — a bronze. The country’s best medals haul (6) was at Atlanta 1996, where it won 2 gold, 1 silver, and 3 bronze.
Food prices have continued to increase as Nigeria's headline inflation hit 34.19% in June 2024, one of the highest globally.
NBS's monthly survey for the average prices of selected food items in Nigeria as of June 2024 shows that tomatoes have gone up by 321%, yam by 296%, and staples — beans, rice, and plantain — have also seen significant increases. These are the top ten food items most hit by inflation in Nigeria in the past twelve months.
