• Nigeria's box office is still dominated by foreign titles, with only four local titles in the top ten movies.
• A local title, Everybody Loves Jenifa, was the highest-grossing movie, exceeding ₦1 billion.
• The world's highest-grossing movie, Inside Out 2, did not make it to Nigeria's top ten movies.

• The highest-grossing Nollywood movie has grown from a modest ₦30 million in 2009 to over ₦1 billion in 2023.
• Since 2016, Nollywood's highest-grossing movie at the local box office has stayed above ₦250 million.
• Four of Nollywood's highest-grossing movies in the past five years have been produced by Funke Akindele.

• In 2024, there was a sharp drop in unrealised humanitarian funds from the amount received in 2023.
• The rate at which the amount of unrealised humanitarian aid increased from 2022 to 2023 is approximately the same rate at which the unrealised amount dropped in 2024.
• The lowest amount of unrealised funding was recorded in 2016.
• The UN secured $632 million of the $1.08 billion needed for humanitarian assistance in Nigeria in 2020.

• The funding requirements for humanitarian assistance in Nigeria reached their highest in 2023 but significantly fell in 2024.
• From 2016 to 2025, there has been an 89% rise in the United Nations' planned assistance.
• The funding appeal peaked at $1.31 billion in 2023, representing a 16% increase compared to 2022.
• During the global lockdown in 2020, the United Nations required a humanitarian funding target of $1.08 billion for Nigeria.

• Despite being a key contributor to employment and food security, the Agricultural sector only gets an average of 4.4% of total DMB credit.
• The Industrial sector consistently absorbs the largest loans, accounting for 42%–46% of total credit from January to September 2024.
• The Services sector remains a top recipient of bank credit, with shares fluctuating between 37% and 41%.
• The Government sector receives relatively low credit levels, averaging 4.9%, suggesting reliance on alternative funding sources rather than direct bank borrowing.

• With an impressive 20.1% CAGR, the Industry (including construction) has experienced the fastest expansion, more than doubling its contribution to GDP over the period.
• Services remains the largest contributor to GDP, but its growth at 14.6% CAGR is being outpaced by Industry, signalling an evolving economic structure.
• Agriculture’s 11.2% CAGR shows steady growth, but its share of GDP is shrinking compared to the industrial and service sectors.
• The rapid growth in Industry reflects Tanzania’s shift towards manufacturing, construction, and infrastructure development.
• Unlike decades ago, when agriculture dominated, today’s GDP contributions are more balanced between Services, Industry, and Agriculture, reducing reliance on any single sector.

• With 57.50% inflation, Zimbabwe’s economy is experiencing an extreme price surge, making it the most inflation-affected country in Africa.
• At 34.80%, Nigeria is battling one of its worst inflation crises in decades, severely impacting food prices, transportation, and living costs.
• The fact that seven out of ten countries on this list have inflation rates that double or even quadruple the African average shows the depth of the inflation crisis.
• While their inflation rates (between 16% and 24%), as seen in Ghana, Ethiopia, Zambia, and the Congo, are lower than the top three, they still exceed the sustainable threshold for economic stability.

• Debt servicing costs have grown significantly over the years, from ₦400 billion in 2010 to an estimated ₦11.8 trillion in 2024 — a nearly 30-fold increase in just 15 years.
• Between 2010 and 2024, Nigeria has spent ₦45.57 trillion on servicing its debt, demonstrating the enormity of its financial obligations.
• The year 2024 stands out as the most expensive year yet, with ₦11.8 trillion spent on debt servicing — a jump of over 37% compared to 2023's ₦8.6 trillion.
• While debt service expenditures grew gradually in the early 2010s, the most rapid increases occurred after 2019, with spending surging from ₦2.4 trillion in 2019 to ₦8.6 trillion in 2023.
• From 2019 to 2024, debt servicing costs rose by almost 392%, showcasing how Nigeria’s debt burden has amplified in a short period.
• This steep rise in debt servicing diverts resources from critical areas such as infrastructure, health, and education, hindering overall development.

• The US dusbursed $512 million to Nigeria’s health sector during the fiscal year.
• The US allocated over $232 million to HIV/AIDS programs in Nigeria.
• The World Health Organization (WHO) warns that this freeze could reverse decades of progress in HIV prevention and treatment, with the potential to worsen global health outcomes.
• PEPFAR, a US initiative, provides HIV treatment for over 20 million people worldwide.

• Nigeria's GDP in 2025 is expected to grow faster than in 2024.
• Nigeria's GDP growth rate has stayed below 3.5% since 2016, reaching 3.2% in 2024.
• The federal government's 3.68% projection in 2025 is lower than its 2024 projection of 3.74%

• Europe and Eurasia led overall, with $19.59 billion.

• $11.13 billion was disbursed to the Middle East; nearly half ($5.48b) was for military support.
• Sub-Saharan Africa was the second largest recipient, with $16.21 billion.
• President Trump paused all US foreign aid for 90 days to reassess alignment with strategic priorities.

Key takeaways:

• Economic development in Africa often relies heavily on carbon-intensive energy sources.

• Emissions by South Africa were more than twice Algeria's.
• The top four countries have been the highest contributors to carbon emissions in the past four years.
• Sixty-nine percent of carbon emissions in Africa in 2023 were from the top four African countries.