back to top

Data

El-Rufai says Nigeria’s North largely worse off than South, and statistics agree

NASIR EL-RUFAI, the governor of Kaduna State, has said Nigeria's northern region is more backward, more unhealthy, and less...

OPINION: Why should governments open up their data?

By: Ani, Nwachukwu Agwu   RUNNING 21st century governments by the “old rules” is reinforcing information asymmetry, inefficiency in public service, inequality...
- Advertisement -

Between saying too little and asking too much: Question marks over Nigeria’s budgeting figures

Budgets have not always been part of man’s politics or even his vocabulary. They emerged first in the early...

Development indices: Abuja versus Lagos ― What says the data?

  Nigeria is a country with one of the worst human development indices in the world, according to the United...
- Advertisement -

NBS pulls down misleading education statistics after fact check by ICIR

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has secretly pulled down inaccurate and misleading 'Education Statistics' uploaded on its website...

FACT CHECK: Did Nigeria record a reduction in preschool enrolment?

  The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) recently reported that the number of children who enrolled in public early childhood...
- Advertisement -

Support the ICIR

We need your support to produce excellent journalism at all times.

- Advertisement

Recent