• The same countries—Burundi, Malawi, DR Congo, Mozambique, Niger, Liberia, Madagascar, Central African Republic, Chad, and Ethiopia—consistently occupy the bottom ranks over the years.
• These countries remain far below the continent's average, often with GDP per person employed under $5,000 even in recent years.
• Progress is marginal: while some, like Ethiopia and Mozambique, show slow growth, many fluctuate or even regress across periods.
• Structural economic weaknesses, conflict, and low industrialisation seem to persist across the bottom group.

• In 2024, nearly 138 million children globally are still involved in child labour.
• Africa accounts for 94.5 million (68.7%) of these children — the largest regional share.
• Four in 5 child labourers under age 12 are based in Africa.
• The global goal to end child labour by 2025 was not achieved.
• Child labour has fallen by over 100 million since 2000, despite global child population growth.

• Lagos has grown from 325,200 in 1950 to a an estimated 17.2 million in 2025
• The State’s fastest 5-year growth came between 1955–1960 at 62.7%.
• Since 2000, growth has steadied around 18–20% every 5 years.
• More than 10 million people added between 2000 and 2025 alone.
• Growth continues to outstrip investments in housing, transport, and basic services.

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).