• Pius IX served the longest papacy from the 15th century to 2025, with 11,465 days, over three decades.
• John Paul II comes in second with 9,658 days, guiding the Church through some of the most politically charged eras of the 20th century.
• Leo XIII is third, serving 9,275 days, during a time of major global industrial and philosophical shifts.
• Only three popes have served more than 9,000 days.
• Modern popes like Francis I and Paul VI managed to serve over 4,700 and 5,500 days, respectively, reflecting continued longevity in the modern Church.
• The 17th and 18th centuries saw multiple popes—Urban VIII, Clement XI, and Pius VI—with pontificates exceeding 7,000 days.

• Burkina Faso's AIDI score increased by over 10 points between 2003 (11.36) and 2024 (22.11).
• The country experienced notable improvements between 2010 and 2012, with scores rising from 12.72 to 14.25.
• The period between 2018 and 2024 showed the most consistent yearly growth, climbing from 17.51 to 22.11.
• Between 2007 and 2008, Burkina Faso saw one of its smallest improvements, with only a 0.38-point increase.
• The country's AIDI score crossed the 15-point mark in 2013 and has not dropped below it since then.
• Between 2019 and 2024 alone, Burkina Faso added nearly 5 points to its score, showing accelerated development efforts.
• Despite positive growth, the 22.11 score in 2024 still reflects major infrastructure deficits when compared to an ideal score of 100.

• Wizkid's Morayo leads the pack with 12.12 million first-day streams—30% more than the runner-up, 5ive (9.29M).
• The top three singles (Morayo, 5ive, Lungu Boy) together account for 27.29M streams, or 45% of the combined 46.75M total.
• Streams fall nearly 50% between 3rd (5.88M) and 4th place (Timeless, 4.91M), highlighting a sharp mid-chart taper.
• Even #10 (S2) amassed over 2M first-day spins, showing strong baseline engagement across diverse artists.

Key Takeaways: 

• The US' trade deficit with Nigeria narrowed significantly, shifting from a $5.14 billion deficit in 2017 to a $1.69 billion surplus in 2024.
• US goods exports to Nigeria reached $4.2 billion in 2024, representing a 92% increase from the $2.2 billion recorded in 2017.
• US goods imports from Nigeria totalled $5.9 billion in 2024, a 20% decrease from the $7.3 billion recorded in 2017.
• The COVID-19 pandemic severely disrupted bilateral trade in 2020, but both imports and exports began recovering steadily from 2021 onwards.
• By 2024, trade had rebounded substantially, with US imports from Nigeria reaching $5.87 billion and exports to Nigeria reaching $4.17 billion.
• Despite experiencing persistent trade deficits from 2017 through most of the period, the US achieved trade surpluses with Nigeria in 2020 and 2021.
• Total goods trade between the US and Nigeria ranged from $4 billion to approximately $10 billion.

Key takeaways:

• Zenith Bank Plc led the profitability ranking with a Profit After Tax (PAT) of ₦1.03 trillion.
• Guaranty Trust Holding Company followed closely with ₦1.02 trillion in PAT.
• Each of the top six banks recorded profits exceeding ₦600 billion.
• The total PAT for the top ten banks rose by 53%, from ₦3.39 trillion in 2023 to ₦5.54 trillion in 2024.
• FCMB Group Plc was the only bank among the top ten to record a year-on-year decline in PAT.
• Ecobank, First Holdco, Fidelity Bank, and Wema Bank each recorded over 100% growth in PAT compared to 2023.

Key takeaways:

• Ecobank Transnational Incorporated ranks first with total assets of ₦43.3 trillion, marking a 67% increase from 2023.
• Access Holdings Plc ranked the second-largest bank in 2024, as against the first in 2023.
• The combined assets of the top five banks amount to ₦171.6 trillion, a 55% increase from 2023.
• These five institutions represent the largest players in Nigeria’s banking sector by total assets as of 2023 and 2024.
• The increase in total assets of the top ten banks ranges from 34% to 67% year on year.
• The assets of the top ten listed public banks rose by 54% in 2024.

• Video apps consumed 75.86% of the total global mobile data, making them by far the largest data users.
• Social networking apps accounted for 7.84% of the total data usage, translating to 11.52 exabytes.
• The "Others" category, which includes smaller app groups, made up 10.48% of global mobile data usage.
• Software updates consumed 2.73% of the global mobile data volume, equivalent to 4.01 exabytes.
• Web browsing took up 1.42% of mobile data use globally, accounting for 2.09 exabytes.
• Audio apps like streaming music services accounted for 1.20% of the total mobile data usage.
• File sharing applications consumed just 0.47% of the mobile data globally, indicating a relatively small share compared to other categories.

• Italy alone accounts for 217 popes, dominating papal history more than any other region or country.
• France, the second-most represented, has had only 16 popes, which is fewer than one-tenth of Italy's total.
• Germany and Syria have had 6 and 5 popes respectively, reflecting early and medieval Church dynamics.
• Africa has had just 3 popes.
• Modern nations like Argentina, Poland, and the Netherlands have produced only 1 pope each.
• Israel (3), Greece (4), and Turkey (2) are notable for their ancient Christian histories but limited papal presence in modern times.

• Nigeria spent $6 million on its first post-independence census in 1962.
• There is no publicly available data on the amount spent during the 1991 census.
• By 2006, census spending had surged to $266 million, highlighting a significant increase in the cost of national population counts.
• The budget for the upcoming 2025 census has not yet been disclosed.
• In April 2025, President Tinubu inaugurated the National Census Committee and gave a three-week deadline to submit a detailed report.

Key takeaways:

• Kano State received the highest allocation at ₦1.23 billion, accounting for 5.7% of the total NPHCDA Gateway fund.
• Katsina followed closely with an allocation of nearly 4%.
• Five of the top ten recipient states are from Southern Nigeria, while the other five are from the Northern part of Nigeria.
• Southern states (Osun, Oyo, Anambra, Akwa Ibom, and Imo) featured prominently, together receiving approximately 19% of the total disbursement.
• The top ten states collectively received ₦8.30 billion, representing 38.6% of the total fund.
• In total, ₦21.51 billion was disbursed to all states under the NPHCDA Gateway in 2024.

• India led globally for 21 of 24 years, followed by China (2) and Mexico (1)
• No African country ever topped global remittance inflow rankings
• Nigeria ranked among the top 10 recipients for several of the years
• India’s dominance reflects its large global diaspora and steady labour migration
• China’s brief lead came in the early 2000s but it was overtaken quickly
• Mexico in the top spot for one year was tied to strong remittance links with the US
• The top countries rarely changed, showing a stable global remittance pattern
• Most global leaders have large populations abroad in high-income economies
• Global remittances remain a major economic lifeline for developing countries

• Egypt had the highest total remittance inflows across all years in the dataset.
• Nigeria was consistently among the top 3 recipients every year, topping the chart for 13 years.
• Morocco and Ghana showed strong, stable inflows throughout the 2000–2023 period.
• Kenya and Senegal experienced some of the fastest remittance growth from 2000 to recent years.
• Rwanda had high percentage growth, though starting from a small base.
• A noticeable dip occurred in 2020 for most countries, likely linked to COVID-19 — followed by recovery in 2021 and 2022.