Infographics and Data Reports

THE Nigerian Senate on Thursday resolved to summon the National Communications Commission (NCC) over weak performance in the area of poor registration of the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards and dropped calls. Ahmed Lawan, President…
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NASIR EL-RUFAI, the governor of Kaduna State, has said Nigeria's northern region is more backward, more unhealthy, and less educated than the south, and available data, examined by The ICIR seem to support his claim. He said this on…
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NORTH-CENTRAL ranks top among the regions that are yet to access the Universal Basic Education (UBE) matching grants with approximately N19.6 billion lying untouched at the Central Bank of Nigeria, despite its distressing educational…
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THE Bayelsa government on Saturday said it remains the least indebted among the states of the South-South region, but The ICIR has found the claim to be inaccurate. The available fact indeed shows that Edo holds the record. Mr Daniel…
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THE Nigerian military's total spendings rose by 137 per cent between the four-year term of the former President Goodluck Jonathan and the first term of President Muhammadu Buhari. According to the data obtained by The ICIR from the Office…
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HAD the  Nigerian Financial Intelligent Unit (NFIU) been granted autonomy to operate for the past 10 years, with its new guidelines on financial autonomy to local governments, it would have helped the 774 local governments across the…
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For Ada Onche, a teacher who worked with the Benue State Teaching Service Board, for over 35 years until she retired from the state’s civil service in 2014 she finds it difficult to understand why she is still owed her monthly pension by…
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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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