Key Takeaways:

• India is projected to remain the world’s most populous country in 2054, reaching 1.69 billion, an increase of 246 million from 2024.
• China’s population is expected to decline to 1.22 billion by 2054, marking a 14.1% decrease.
• Nigeria is projected to rise to 5th place globally, with a population of 374 million, a 62% increase from 2024.
• The United States remains the only high-income country in the top five, with a projected population of 384 million.
• Pakistan is expected to climb from 5th to 3rd place, adding 138 million people by 2054.
• Three African countries (Nigeria, Ethiopia, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo) are expected to rank among the top 10 most populous nations.
• Russia is projected to see a population decline of 6.9%.

Key Takeaways:

• India is projected to remain the world’s most populous country in 2100, with 1.5 billion people, a 4.5% increase from 2024.
• China’s population is expected to fall sharply by 55.1% to 638.7 million, less than half of its 2024 population.
• Pakistan's population is expected to nearly double by 2100.
• Nigeria is projected to become the world’s fourth most populous country by 2100, with a population of more than 470 million.
• Seven of the 15 most populous countries in 2100 are expected to be in Africa.
• The United States is projected to rank sixth globally by 2100 from its current third position, despite a 22.2% expected population increase from 2024.
• Together, the top 15 countries are expected to account for 57.9% of the global population by 2100.
• The total world population is projected to reach 10.19 billion by the end of the century.

• Yakubu Aiyegbeni leads all Nigerian scorers in Premier League history with 95 goals.
• Kanu (54) and Efan Ekoku (52) round out the top three, with a combined total of 201 goals among them.
• Kelechi Iheanacho (42 goals) is the highest active Nigerian scorer.
• Shola Ameobi had a consistent career with 43 goals, mostly with Newcastle United.
• Alex Iwobi (31 goals) continues to be a key attacking presence in midfield roles.

• Gabon led Africa in GDP per person employed for 21 years, the most of any country, thanks largely to its oil wealth and smaller labour force.
• Equatorial Guinea was a close second, topping the list for 12 straight years, particularly during its oil boom.
• Libya never came first but held second place in 18 different years, showing long-term stability in productivity.
• Algeria and Egypt frequently ranked in the top three but never led.
• Nigeria, despite being Africa’s most populous country and once its largest economy, never made it into the top 3 and has consistently ranked around 23rd to 26th.
• The leading countries tend to share a pattern: resource-driven economies with relatively smaller workforces, while lower-ranked ones often struggle.

• Sterling Financial Holdings Company is Nigeria’s youngest listed PLC, at just 3 years (incorporated October 13, 2021).
• Access Holdings and GT Holding Company are both only 4 years old, showing how recent banking reforms are shaping listing dynamics.
• Airtel Africa is just 6 years old as a listed entity, highlighting the recent telecoms push into capital markets.
• BUA Cement, only 11 years old, reflects how strategic industrial players are now aggressively leveraging public listings.
• Financial services dominate the young PLCs list, from VFD Group (15 years) to First Holdco, Stanbic IBTC, and FCMB Group—all under 15.
• Real estate and infrastructure players like UPDC REIT (12 years) and AVA Infrastructure Fund (10 years) show that capital-intensive sectors are increasingly tapping the market early.

• Carlo Ancelotti leads with 5 Champions League wins, making him the most successful manager (in terms of wins) in the competition since 1992.
• Only three managers have 3 or more wins: Ancelotti (5), Guardiola (3), and Zidane (3).
• Zidane is the only manager to win 3 consecutive titles (2016–2018) with a single club.
• José Mourinho has 2 wins with two different clubs—Porto and Inter Milan.
• Jupp Heynckes also has 2 wins, including Bayern Munich’s 2013 treble season.
• Ottmar Hitzfeld is one of the few to win with two different clubs (Dortmund and Bayern Munich).
• Vicente del Bosque, with 2 wins, was instrumental in Real Madrid's early-2000s dominance.

• Alan Shearer holds the all-time Premier League scoring record with 260 goals.
• Harry Kane is the second-highest scorer with 213 goals, closing in on Shearer.
• Wayne Rooney is third with 208 goals, having spent most of his career at Manchester United.
• Mohamed Salah is the highest-scoring African in Premier League history with 186 goals and still counting.
• Only 1 goal separates Andrew Cole (187) and Salah (186), showing how tightly contested the rankings are.
• The gap between the top scorer (Shearer) and the 10th (Defoe) is nearly 100 goals.
• Of the top 10 scorers, 8 are retired, while Kane and Salah are the only active players still adding to their totals.

• Ryan Giggs remains the all-time Premier League assist leader with 162 assists.
• Kevin De Bruyne is second with 119 assists and is still actively playing.
• Egyptian star, Mohamed Salah, needs 75 more assists to match Ryan Giggs’ record of 162.
• Despite being known primarily as a goal scorer, Salah has quietly built a strong assist record.
• Cesc Fàbregas holds third place with 111 assists, most of which came during his time at Arsenal and Chelsea.
• Wayne Rooney ranks fourth with 103 assists, in addition to being third on the goal-scoring chart.
• Seven of the top ten assist leaders have also been known for regularly scoring goals themselves.

• The U.S. dominates globally with 3,757 data centers, more than 8× any other country in the top 10.
• Germany and the U.K. follow distantly with 443 and 428 data centres, respectively.
• No African country makes the top 10, emphasising the infrastructure gap.
• Africa's top three show modest but notable progress: South Africa ranks 36th (49 data centres), Kenya 54th (18), and Nigeria 56th (16).

• The Government of Germany is the largest donor to AfDB’s Africa Climate Change Fund (ACCF), contributing $6.19 million in a single donation in April 2014.
• The Government of Flanders (Belgium) follows closely with a total contribution of $6.12 million, made in two installments (2016 and 2019).
• In 2023, the U.S. Department of State joined as a new donor with a contribution of $5.43 million.
• The current value of the ACCF stands at $36.5 million.
• To date, the ACCF has supported seven completed projects, 20 under implementation and one cancelled project (originally planned for Sudan).
• Some completed projects include climate finance readiness initiatives in Eswatini and Côte d’Ivoire, while ongoing efforts feature "Capacity Building for Women Climate Change Negotiators in Eastern and Southern Africa" in Uganda ($950,000) and "Development of long-term low-carbon and climate-resilient development strategies (LTSs)" for Gabon, Liberia, Botswana, and Lesotho ($500,000).
• The project in Sudan was cancelled due to the conflict in the country.

• Funke Akindele holds the record with 5 AMVCA awards, all in the Best Actress in a Comedy category.
  • 2014 – Return of Sheri Koko
  • 2016 & 2017 – Jenifa's Diary
  • 2020 – Moms at War
  • 2022 – Omo Ghetto: The Saga
•  The AMVCA began in 2013, with no ceremonies held in 2019 (undisclosed reasons) and 2021 (COVID-19).
• Nigerian actors dominate the AMVCA actor categories, claiming 89% of the awards, followed by Ghanaians (5%), Kenyans (5%), and Somalians (2%).
• The Best Actress/Actor in a Comedy category was last featured in 2023, won by Bimbo Ademoye for Selina. It was not included in 2024 and 2025 editions.

Key Takeaways:

• The Nigerian subscribers' preference trend shows their acceptance of faster networks.
• 2G's market share dropped significantly from 58.36% in May 2023 to 39.67% in April 2025.
• 4G adoption rose steadily from 25.06% to 49.27% within the same period.
• 5G adoption increased by nearly 23-fold from 0.12% to 2.81%, showing the strongest growth rate in the same period.
• A major transition occurred around May 2024 when 4G adoption jumped from 34% to 43%.
• 3G gradually declined from 16.46% in May 2023 to 8.25% in April 2025.