WFP to shut half of clinics in Northeast Nigeria amid funding shortfall
“This is no longer just a humanitarian crisis, it’s a growing threat to regional stability,” said WFP Country Director David Stevenson.
By The Numbers
UN reveals 86% of Gaza aid is stolen before reaching those most in need
“Regardless of how many trucks enter Gaza, the critical issue is whether aid actually reaches the people who need it. Right now, that is not happening at the scale required.”
WASSCE 2025: Only 38.32% secure credits in English, Maths as performance drops
“Affected candidates will be communicated through their various schools; and candidates can now call for redress of their malpractice cases if they so wish.”
Dabiri-Erewa reacts to Ghana protest: “Punish offenders, not a nation”
“It is unfair to generalise and attribute that crime to all Nigerians.”
IMF upgrades Nigeria’s 2025 growth projection to 3.4%
The IMF has revised Nigeria’s 2025 economic growth forecast upward to 3.4%, citing improved global conditions.
Nigeria now has one PoS machine for every 41 persons – NIBSS
The rise is driven by fintech expansion and unemployment, prompting more Nigerians to enter the agency banking sector
Malaria crisis: 9 Nigerians die every hour –our nation’s silent epidemic
Nigeria’s malaria nightmare: 97% at risk as disease drains 40% of GDP – with 110 million cases yearly, malaria costs Nigeria billions in lost productivity
NIBSS reports 320 million active bank accounts in Nigeria as of March 2025
Despite the rise in active accounts, only 66.2 million Bank Verification Numbers (BVNs) were registered as of July 2025.
How many prompts users send to ChatGPT each day
OpenAI says ChatGPT now handles 2.5 billion user prompts per day, underscoring the chatbot’s ubiquity in everyday workflows
CBN holds interest rate at 27.5% for third time in 2025 amid inflation concerns
“Monetary policy will need to maintain its current stance until risks to inflation recede sufficiently,” says Cardoso.