• Web payment is the leading payment system in Nigeria, handling over half (52.7%) of transaction volume and 56.6% of transaction value in the first half of 2024.
• With a Constant Annual Growth Rate of 150.4% (in volume) and 208.9% (in value), Web Pay has been leading the Nigerian Payment System in both transaction volume and value since 2020.
• Point-of-sale (POS) terminals account for 29% of transaction volume, proving their continued relevance for in-person transactions.
• Mobile payments contribute 15.8% of transaction volume and 10.9% of transaction value, indicating growing adoption among tech-savvy users.
• The dominance of web payments reflects Nigeria's ongoing transition to a cashless economy and widespread digital adoption.
• With 3.49 billion transactions, mobile payments are gaining traction for low-value, high-frequency activities like bills and purchases.

Key takeaways:  

• Most countries can only target 50-70% of their populations in need.
• Sudan has the greatest humanitarian requirements, with 30.44 million people affected, and it is projected that only 69% will receive help, leaving 10 million individuals unsupported.
• Myanmar exhibits the largest gap, with over 19.9 million people in need and only 5.5 million targeted for assistance.
• The situation in Ukraine leaves nearly 7 million individuals without adequate assistance while targeting approximately 6 million individuals.

Key takeaways:

• The industry sector accounted for the smallest portion of global employment in 2022.
• Around 50 percent of the worldwide workforce is involved in the service sector.
• On a global scale, the disparity between the agriculture and industry sectors is slight.
• The sector with the largest share of employment globally is the service sector.

• Number porting in Nigeria has dropped significantly, with only 55k customers switching networks in 2024, continuing a multi-year decline.
• MTN gained the most new customers in 2024, outperforming other networks in porting gains.
• 9mobile, once the dominant choice for ported customers, has lost its appeal, with far fewer subscribers switching to the network in recent years.
• Overall porting activity has slowed, suggesting improved customer retention or fewer incentives to switch providers.

• 4G smartphones are the most popular globally.
• Sub-Saharan Africa has the smallest 4G smartphone adoption, with a 33% market share in the region.
• Sub-Saharan Africa has the lowest 5G market share of any region.
• 5G smartphones are dominant in North America, the highest of any region.
• Smartphone market share is reflective of income levels across regions.

Key takeaways:

• Sudan is the highest recipient of UN humanitarian aid among African nations in need of humanitarian support and the only North African country receiving such assistance.
• Nigeria is among the top nine African nations that will each receive humanitarian aid worth more than $700 million.
• Zambia and Malawi will receive humanitarian support of less than $100 million each.
• Six countries among the African countries facing humanitarian crises are to receive UN support worth more than $1 billion each.

Key takeaways:

• Mozambique and Chad exhibit the greatest coverage rates for individuals in need of support.
• Less than half of those in need in Nigeria and Zimbabwe are projected to receive UN assistance.
• At least 40% of individuals in need across African nations are expected to receive UN support.
• No nation benefits from full support for individuals requiring humanitarian aid within its borders.

Key Takeaways:

• United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has documented over 435,000 refugees in the U.S. in 2024.
• China and Afghanistan stand as the leading sources of refugees, with 60,044 and 46,137 individuals identified as refugees from these countries respectively.
• The top eleven countries of origin have each recorded more than 10,000 refugees in the United States.
• Central American nations (El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras) accounted for 19.9% of refugees in the US.

Key takeaways:

• Tunisia ranked the highest in Africa with a remarkable life expectancy of about 77 years, surpassing Africa's value of 64 years.
• Five North African countries are among the top 8 countries with the highest life expectancy at birth in Africa.
• There is a significant 22-year difference between the life expectancy in Tunisia (77 years) and Nigeria (55 years).
• Sub-Saharan countries generally have lower life expectancy rates.
• Nigeria is ranked among countries with the lowest life expectancy in Africa and the world.

Key takeaways:

• Sudan requires the largest amount of humanitarian assistance, exceeding $4.16 billion.
• The Syrian Arab Republic is second on the list of recipients, requiring $4 billion in humanitarian aid.
• A total of eleven top countries are set to receive over $1 billion each in support, with the leading six countries requiring more than $2.4 billion each.
• The top ten countries account for over 75% of total global humanitarian needs, which exceeds $32 billion.

• December 2024 saw the biggest year-on-year increase in average movie ticket price since the 38.5% increase in 2021.
• Cinema ticket prices in Nigeria have maintained an upward price trend since 2018, increasing by over 300%.
• Since 2021, average ticket prices in December have maintained double-digit increases over 30% annually.
• 2024's average ticket price was 17% below projections.