• 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.

Key Takeaways:

• Despite substantial net interest revenue (₦2.2 trillion), CBN saw a significant loss of ₦1.15 trillion in 2023.
• From 2017 to 2019, the bank reported negative net interest income while maintaining profitability.
• In 2024, profits increased marginally to ₦38.8 billion, following a significant decrease in 2023. 2021 and 2022 were recovery years, with considerable increases in both net interest and profits.
• Profit decreased by nearly 68% from ₦123 billion (2015) to ₦39 billion (2024).
• Profit after tax was typically positive, with the exception of 2023, when the institution suffered a significant loss, likely due to naira redenomination.

• Livestock Feeds Plc surged from a -₦0.08 loss per share to ₦0.64 EPS, marking a 900.0% improvement—the biggest turnaround in the sector.
• Presco Plc posted ₦63.46 EPS in 2024, nearly doubling its previous year’s ₦32.41.
• Okomu Oil Palm rose from ₦21.64 to ₦41.89, showing a 93.6% year-on-year growth.
• FTN Cocoa Processors reduced its loss marginally, from -₦2.70 to -₦2.44, a 9.6% improvement.
• The top two companies by EPS (Presco and Okomu) are significantly outperforming their peers.

• Financial Services account for 29.93% of all listed companies, far ahead of any other sector.
• Services and Consumer Goods sectors each have 20 listed companies, showing strong competition for second place.
• Industrial Goods (13 companies) and Construction/Real Estate (10 companies) round out the mid-tier listings.
• The ICT sector has only 8 listed companies, despite being central to digital transformation in Nigeria.
• Oil and Gas (8) and Healthcare (7) reflect moderate participation in the public markets.
• Agriculture has just 5 listed firms, despite being one of Nigeria’s largest employers—suggesting a capital access gap.
• The utilities sector is the least represented sector, with only 2 listed companies.

• Royal Exchange is Nigeria’s oldest listed PLC at 104 years, incorporated on February 28, 1921.
• Unilever (101 years) and UAC Nigeria (94 years) follow closely behind, cementing their status as legacy multinationals.
• Greif Nigeria (85 years) and May & Baker Nigeria (81 years) show enduring pharmaceutical and industrial presence.
• Wema Bank is the oldest bank on the list at 80 years, showcasing longevity in financial services.
• Consumer goods dominate the list, with companies like PZ Cussons, Nigerian Breweries, and Guinness all exceeding 75 years.
• Four companies (Chellarams, PZ Cussons, Thomas Wyatt, and Nigerian Breweries) were all incorporated 77-78 years ago, pointing to a cluster of post-WWII business growth.
• The youngest on the list—RT Briscoe—is still 68 years old, proving that listing longevity is no accident but a product of strategic resilience.