Infographics and Data Reports

THE 2019 general elections might have come and gone, though, leaving moments that tested the integrity of Nigerian democracy. Nine states governors have served two terms as the chief executive officer of their respective states. The…
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ENDING half a century of unproductive exploration, in 1956, Nigeria discovered oil in commercial quantities in the Niger Delta. The industry has since grown rapidly from producing 5,100 barrels per day in 1958 to 1.9 million barrels in…
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INVESTIGATION has revealed how All Progressive Congress (APC) may have been privileged by a breach of data privacy of Nigerians ahead of 2019 general elections. The ruling party, through its Campaign Call Centre located in Abuja, has been…
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OBY Ezekwesili, the presidential candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN) says that from the year 2000 till date, Nigeria has never reduced the number of out-of-school children except the period she was the minister of…
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ON Thursday, Mohammed El-Yakub, who is the Managing Director of Gotel Communications, Atiku Abubakar's Adamawa-based media organisation, said his boss had approved minimum wage for all staff of his companies. He also put the total of these…
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THE vast majority of Nigeria's top universities either do not have official electronic mailing addresses or do not actively use them in responding to enquiries and requests, The ICIR has discovered.  A report published in May by The ICIR…
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FINDINGS by The ICIR show that only N55 billion was allocated to 14 state universities by their state governments across 12 states in 2018. This amount comprises both the recurrent and capital expenditure of the universities.  In…
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THE Saturday 22 September gubernatorial election in Osun State is going to be a different one, if not unprecedented. In 2014, only  20 parties presented candidates for election, and the number was even fewer in the previous polls – 2007,…
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VICE President Yemi Osinbajo and his predecessor, Abubakar Atiku, exchanged letters on Tuesday on the issue of restructuring, which has been a thorny issue in the Nigerian polity over the years. Osinbajo believes that "the problem with our…
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