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When It Comes to Education, Nigeria is Two Countries in One

When It Comes to Education, Nigeria is Two Countries in One

By Obi / Jan 31, 2020 / Development, Sustainability

In Nigeria, there seems to be a wide disparity in educational attainment levels between the northern and southern part of the country....

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All Nigerians States But One, Caught in a Debt Trap and It’s not Lagos

All Nigerians States But One, Caught in a Debt Trap and It’s not Lagos

By Obi / Jan 29, 2020 / Countries, Governance, Sustainability

We took a look at the debt profile of all the states in Nigeria covering the period of 2011 to 2018, to find out which ones have been sustainably managing their debts....

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Increasing Appetite for External Debts by Nigerian States Led By Lagos

Increasing Appetite for External Debts by Nigerian States Led By Lagos

By Obi / Jan 27, 2020 / Countries, Governance

According to the Debt Management Office in Nigeria, for most of the last decade, the external debt p...

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Nigerian States Earned over $125 billion for most of the Last Decade

Nigerian States Earned over $125 billion for most of the Last Decade

By Obi / Jan 25, 2020 / Development, Governance

Over the period of 2011 to 2018, state governments in Nigeria accrued a total revenue (Federal Allocation and Internal Revenue) of over US$125 billion....

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2018 Debt Per Capita for All The Nigerian States

2018 Debt Per Capita for All The Nigerian States

By Obi / Jan 24, 2020 / Countries, General

Debt per capita is how much debt a government has per citizen. According to Investopedia, it is...

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How Quickly Are States in Nigeria Piling Up Debt?

How Quickly Are States in Nigeria Piling Up Debt?

By Obi / Jan 22, 2020 / Countries, Governance

Borrowing by the state governments and the Federal Capital Territory in Nigeria has been increasing at an average annual rate of 10.2%, faster than the national GDP growth over the same period....

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Nigeria: Which States Depends The Most on Federal Allocations

Nigeria: Which States Depends The Most on Federal Allocations

By Obi / Jan 22, 2020 / Countries, Governance

Yobe state in 2018 was the most dependent on Federal funds for its revenue. Only Lagos and Ogun have...

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2018 Proving to be a Pivotal Year for Revenue Generation by Nigerian States

2018 Proving to be a Pivotal Year for Revenue Generation by Nigerian States

By Obi / Jan 21, 2020 / Countries, Governance

2018 See Revenue Drive by State Governments Hit A Milestone Taking a look at the internally gen...

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The Most Agrarian State in Nigeria

The Most Agrarian State in Nigeria

By Obi / Jan 18, 2020 / Countries, General

Nigerian Farmers Agriculture is one of the mainstays of the Nigerian economy, and we took at look at...

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Adult Literacy: Northern Nigeria Still Has A Lot of Catching Up To Do

Adult Literacy: Northern Nigeria Still Has A Lot of Catching Up To Do

By Obi / Jan 17, 2020 / Countries, Development

According to Unesco, adult illiteracy is defined as the percentage of the population aged 15 ye...

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Oil Giants, Nigeria and Angola, Amongst the Least Complex Economies

Oil Giants, Nigeria and Angola, Amongst the Least Complex Economies

By Obi / Jan 17, 2020 / Countries, Development

Harvard’s Center for International Development has created the Economic Complexity Ranking, based on the diversity of exported goods by each country...

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Nigeria Now Account for 1 in 4 Africans Online

Nigeria Now Account for 1 in 4 Africans Online

By Obi / Jan 16, 2020 / Countries

According the latest Internet Users figures released by Internet World Stats, in 2019, Nigeria had t...

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Southern Hemisphere African Countries Dominate Most Powerful Passports on the Continent

Southern Hemisphere African Countries Dominate Most Powerful Passports on the Continent

By Obi / Jan 16, 2020 / Countries, General

Nigeria might be the biggest economy in Africa but has to stand on the sidelines as other countries dominate the passport power rankings....

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When it comes to Law and Order, Egypt comes top, South Africa lags far behind

When it comes to Law and Order, Egypt comes top, South Africa lags far behind

By Obi / Jan 14, 2020 / Governance, Sustainability

An African perspective of Gallup's Law and Order Index in 2019, a worldwide measure that reveals how safe -- or insecure -- people feel in their neighborhood and how confident they are in their local police....

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Abuja Could Become Nigeria's Next Mega City

Abuja Could Become Nigeria's Next Mega City

By Obi / Jan 11, 2020 / Countries, Development, General

As we begin another decade, we take a look at Nigeria’s population in 2050....

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