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🎤 DAVIDO AT MAJOR GLOBAL SPORTING EVENTS 🇳🇬

🏆 AFCON 2017
🇳🇬 Davido — Performed at the AFCON 2017 Opening Ceremony (Gabon).

🏆 FIFA WORLD CUP 2022
🇳🇬 Davido — Performed “Hayya Hayya (Better Together)”, one of the official soundtrack songs for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.

🏅 50TH PFA AWARDS (2023)
🇳🇬 Davido — Performed at the Professional Footballers' Association Awards (Manchester, England).

🏆 AFCON 2025
🇳🇬 Davido — Performed at the AFCON 2025 Opening Ceremony (Morocco).

🏆 FIFA WORLD CUP 2026
🇳🇬 Davido — Performed at the FIFA World Cup 2026 Countdown Concert (Miami, USA).
🎵 Featured on the FIFA World Cup 2026™️ Official Album alongside Major Lazer and Nelly Furtado.
🎶 FIFA World Cup Song — “No Place Like Home”.

Davido is the only Nigerian artists to have performed at FIFA, AFCON, and PFA events. He has also contributed to the official music projects of both the FIFA World Cup 2022 and FIFA World Cup 2026.

#Statisense

[Davido @davido]

New music this friday !! with @MAJORLAZER @NellyFurtado @FIFAWorldCup ‘NO PLACE LIKE HOME’ 🏟️🏆🌎

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📊 TOP SOURCES OF CAPITAL IMPORTATION INTO NIGERIA IN Q1 2026 🇳🇬💵

Country — Capital Importation Value

1 🇬🇧 United Kingdom — $5.084bn
2 🇺🇸 United States — $3.184bn
3 🇿🇦 South Africa — $983.8m
4 🇲🇺 Mauritius — $390.1m
5 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates — $194.5m
6 🇫🇷 France — $159.3m
7 🇧🇪 Belgium — $104.6m
8 🇱🇺 Luxembourg — $92.3m
9 🇰🇪 Kenya — $33.5m
10 🇸🇬 Singapore — $25.8m
11 🇲🇷 Mauritania — $25.0m
12 🇮🇲 Isle of Man — $13.8m

The United Kingdom remained Nigeria’s largest source of capital importation in Q1 2026, accounting for $5.084bn in inflows. The United States followed with $3.184bn, while South Africa ranked third with $983.8m.

#StatiSense
(NBS, 2026)

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📊 FOREIGN CAPITAL INFLOWS SURGE BY 84% TO $10.37 BILLION IN Q1 2026 🇳🇬

Quarter — Capital Importation Value

Q1 2025 — $5.64bn
Q2 2025 — $5.12bn
Q3 2025 — $6.01bn
Q4 2025 — $6.44bn
Q1 2026 — $10.37bn

From Q1 2025 ($5.64bn) to Q1 2026 ($10.37bn), capital importation rose by $4.73bn, representing an 84% increase.

#Statisense
(NBS)

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SCHOOL KIDNAPPING INCIDENTS IN NIGERIA SINCE 2014 🇳🇬

Goodluck Jonathan (2010–2015)
Number of Incidents — 1
Students Kidnapped — 276

Muhammadu Buhari (2015–2023)
Number of Incidents — 10
Students Kidnapped — 1,127

Bola Tinubu (2023–May 2026)
Number of Incidents — 9
Students Kidnapped — 551

📌Total Since 2014
Number of Incidents — 20
Students Kidnapped — 1,954

#Statisense
(Premium Times)

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🚨 NIGERIA: STATES WITH THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF SCHOOL KIDNAPPING VICTIMS (2014–MAY 2026)

State — Number of Victims

1 🟠 Niger — 472
2 🔴 Zamfara — 339
3 🔴 Kaduna — 308
4 🔴 Katsina — 305
5 ⚫ Borno — 276
6 🔴 Kebbi — 145
7 ⚫ Yobe — 110
8 🟣 Oyo — 46
9 🟠 Kogi — 26
10 ⚫ Sokoto — 15
11 🟠 Nasarawa — 6

🟠 NC ⚫ NE 🔴 NW 🟣 SW

Niger, Zamfara, Kaduna, Katsina, and Borno accounted for 1,700 of the 1,954 victims (87%) abducted in major school kidnapping incidents recorded between 2014 and May 2026.

#Statisense
(Premium Times)

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📈 NIGERIA: ALL-SHARE INDEX (ASI) PERFORMANCE ACROSS PRESIDENTIAL ADMINISTRATIONS 🇳🇬

Olusegun Obasanjo (1999–2007)
1999 — 4,916.21
2007 — 49,930.19
Change — +916.1%

Umaru Musa Yar’Adua / Goodluck Jonathan (2007–2011)
2007 — 49,930.19
2011 — 25,866.62
Change — −48.2%

Goodluck Jonathan (2011–2015)
2011 — 25,866.62
2015 — 34,310.37
Change — +32.7%

Muhammadu Buhari (2015–2023)
2015 — 34,310.37
2023 — 55,769.28
Change — +62.6%

Bola Tinubu (2023–2026)
2023 — 52,305.77
2026 — 246,686.66
Change — +371.8%

The Nigerian All-Share Index recorded its strongest percentage growth under the Obasanjo administration (+916.1%), while the Tinubu administration has recorded a gain of +371.8% (as of June 2nd, 2026).

#Statisense
(NGX)

[Bayo Onanuga, OON, CON @aonanuga1956]

Who else should take the accolade for the phenomenal growth of the stock market, the ASI moving from 53,000 points to 250,000 in three years? Government policies and the reforms being implemented on several fronts are responsible for the growth and the mega profits and dividends that listed companies are recording. A newspaper captured it well by describing the phenomenon as TINUBULL. Your hatred and denial of the greatest reformer in Nigeria's history have been taken too far. You should be ashamed of this post.

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🚘💰MOST EXPENSIVE CARS IN THE WORLD (2024)

Car—Price
1 Rolls-Royce Droptail — $30M+
2 Pagani Huayra Codalunga Speedster — $7M
3 Red Bull RB17 — $6M
4 Koenigsegg Sadair's Spear—$5M
5 Bugatti Mistral — $5M
6 Bugatti Bolide — $4.3M
7 Aspark Owl—$4.2M
8 Bugatti Tourbillon—$4.1M
9 McLaren Solus GT — $4M
10 Gordon Murray Automotive T.50s Niki Lauda — $3.9M

#Statisense
(Robb Report, 2024)

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🇳🇬STATES SHARING BORDER WITH OTHER COUNTRIES

Adamawa: 🇨🇲
Akwa Ibom: 🇨🇲
Benue: 🇨🇲
Borno: 🇨🇲🇳🇪🇹🇩
Cross river: 🇨🇲
Jigawa: 🇳🇪
Katsina: 🇳🇪
Kebbi: 🇳🇪🇧🇯
Kwara: 🇧🇯
Lagos: 🇧🇯
Niger: 🇧🇯
Ogun: 🇧🇯
Oyo: 🇧🇯
Sokoto: 🇳🇪🇧🇯
Taraba: 🇨🇲
Yobe: 🇳🇪
Zamfara: 🇳🇪

🇧🇯Benin 🇨🇲Cameroon 🇹🇩Chad 🇳🇪Niger republic

#StatiSense

[Nigeria Stories @NigeriaStories]

A border between Nigeria and Cameroon high up in the mountains.

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📊 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: PLAYERS UNDER 20 YEARS OLD
Ascending order by age

Players — Age

1 🇲🇽 Gilberto Mora — 17
2 🇨🇿 Hugo Sochůrek — 18
3 🇩🇪 Lennart Karl — 18
4 🇸🇳 Ibrahim Mbaye — 18
5 🇪🇬 Hamza Abdelkarim — 18
6 🇸🇳 Bara Sapoko Ndiaye — 18
7 🇧🇦 Mladen Jurkas — 18
8 🇲🇦 Ayyoub Bouaddi — 18
9 🇧🇦 Kerim Alajbegović — 18
10 🇹🇳 Rayan Elloumi — 18
11 🇦🇺 Lucas Herrington — 18
12 🇺🇿 Behruzjon Karimov — 18
13 🇪🇸 Lamine Yamal — 18
14 🇪🇨 Kendry Páez — 19
15 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Tyler Fletcher — 19
16 🇭🇷 Luka Vušković — 19
17 🇪🇸 Pau Cubarsí — 19
18 🇨🇮 Yan Diomande — 19
19 🇧🇷 Rayan — 19
20 🇧🇷 Endrick — 19
21 🇧🇦 Nidal Čelik — 19
22 🇶🇦 Tahsin Jamshid — 19

FIFA confirmed that 22 players are under the age of 20 at the start of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

#Statisense
(FIFA, 2026)

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📊 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: PLAYERS AGED 40 AND ABOVE

players — Age
1 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Craig Gordon — 43
2 🇵🇹Cristiano Ronaldo — 41
3 🇲🇽Guillermo Ochoa — 40
4 🇭🇷Luka Modrić — 40
5 🇧🇦Edin Džeko — 40
6 🇩🇪Manuel Neuer — 40
7 🇨🇻Vozinha — 40

FIFA confirmed that 7 players are aged 40 or above at the start of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

#Statisense
(FIFA, 2026)

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2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: COUNTRIES WITH THE MOST PLAYERS BASED IN THEIR DOMESTIC LEAGUES

Country — Players Based at Club Level

1 🇬🇧 England — 200
2 🇩🇪Germany — 109
3 🇫🇷France — 86
3 🇪🇸Spain — 86
5 🇮🇹Italy — 71
6 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia — 49
7 🇳🇱Netherlands — 46
8 🇹🇷Türkiye — 45
9 🇺🇸USA — 42
10 🇧🇷Brazil — 36
11 🇵🇹Portugal — 36

A staggering 200 players at the 2026 FIFA World Cup are based in England at club level, making it the leading domestic football market represented in the tournament squads.

England is followed by Germany with 109 players, while France and Spain are tied with 86 players each.

#Statisense
(FIFA, 2026)

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ALEX OTTI VS PETER MBAH — GOVERNANCE MEASURE SCORECARD 🇳🇬📊

💵 Internally Generated Revenue (IGR)

Alex Otti (Abia State)
2023 — ₦23.7 billion
2024 — ₦40.0 billion
Change — +68.8%

Peter Mbah (Enugu State)
2023 — ₦33.8 billion
2024 — ₦180.5 billion
Change — +434.0%

📊 IGR Per Capita (2025)

Enugu — ₦6,686
Abia — ₦3,888

🏢 Ease of Doing Business

Alex Otti (Abia State)
2023 — 21st (Middle Tier)
2025 — Middle Tier

Peter Mbah (Enugu State)
2023 — 36th (Lower Tier)
2025 — 6th (Top Tier)

🌍 External Debt

Alex Otti (Abia State)
2023 — $92.3 million
2025 — $107.1 million
Change — +16.0%

Peter Mbah (Enugu State)
2023 — $120.6 million
2025 — $99.8 million
Change — -17.2%

💳 Domestic Debt

Alex Otti (Abia State)
2023 — ₦142.4 billion
2025 — ₦48.4 billion
Change — -66.0%

Peter Mbah (Enugu State)
2023 — ₦93.1 billion
2025 — ₦157.6 billion
Change — +69.3%

📑 Audit Transparency Ranking (SAE Index)

Alex Otti (Abia State)
2023 — 34th (12%)
2025 — 36th (9%)

Peter Mbah (Enugu State)
2023 — 22nd (25%)
2025 — 26th (21%)

🏅 State Performance Ranking (PSPI)

Alex Otti (Abia State)
2023 — 36th
2025 — 10th

Peter Mbah (Enugu State)
2023 — 30th
2025 — 20th

The pcl. State Performance Index (pSPI) is based on
socioeconomic performance and risk profiles of Nigerian states.
#Statisense

(NBS, PEBEC, DMO, PLSI, PSPI)

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📊 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: CLUBS WITH THE HIGHEST PLAYER REPRESENTATION

Club — Players Represented

1 🇬🇧Manchester City — 19
2 🇩🇪Bayern Munich — 18
3 🇬🇧Arsenal — 16
4 🇫🇷Paris Saint-Germain — 16
5 🇪🇸Barcelona — 15
6 🇬🇧Crystal Palace — 12
7 🇬🇧Manchester United — 12
8 🇸🇦Al-Hilal — 12
9 🇪🇸Atlético Madrid — 12
10 🇬🇧Liverpool — 11
11 🇩🇪Borussia Dortmund — 11
12 🇹🇷Galatasaray — 11
13 🇨🇿Slavia Prague — 10
14 🇮🇹AC Milan — 10
15 🇳🇱PSV Eindhoven — 10
16 🇪🇸Real Madrid — 10
17 🇹🇷Fenerbahçe — 10
18 🇸🇦Al-Ahli — 9
19 🇸🇦Al-Nassr — 9
20 🇬🇧Aston Villa — 9
21 🇧🇷Flamengo — 9
22 🇬🇧Sunderland — 9

Manchester City ranked 1st among clubs with the highest player representation at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with 19 players listed across national team squads.

#Statisense
(FIFA, 2026)

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📊 STATES WITH THE HIGHEST INTERCITY BUS TRAVEL INTENSITY IN NIGERIA 🇳🇬 (April 2026)

State — Average Cost of Intercity Bus Journey

🟢 Abia — ₦10,998
🟣 Ondo—₦10,978
🟠 FCT Abuja—₦10,950
🟣 Ogun — ₦10,773
🔴 Kaduna — ₦10,560
🔴 Katsina — ₦10,402
🟢 Enugu — ₦10,230
🔴 Zamfara — ₦10,085
🟤 Cross River — ₦10,056
🟣 Lagos — ₦10,045
🔴 Jigawa — ₦9,979
🟤 Akwa Ibom — ₦9,882

🟣 SW 🟢 SE 🟤 SS 🟠 NC 🔴 NW

Intercity bus fares were highest in Abia, Ondo and the FCT in April 2026, with passengers paying about ₦11,000 on average per trip. The South East and South West accounted for five of the twelve states on the list, while the North West had the largest regional representation with four states.

#StatiSense
(NBS, 2026)

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📊 NIGERIA: PUBLIC TRUST IN INSTITUTIONS AND LEADERS

Institution / Leader — Percentage of People Who Trusted Them

1 🕌⛪ Religious Leaders — 60%
2 👑 Traditional Leaders — 50%
3 🪖 Military — 43%
4 ⚖️ Courts of Law — 28%
5 🇳🇬 President — 27%
6 🏛️ Ruling Party — 26%
7 🗳️ National Electoral Commission (INEC) — 23%
8 🏘️ Local Government Councils — 21%
9 🎙️ Opposition Political Parties — 21%
10 🏛️ National Assembly — 19%
11 👮 Police — 15%

Religious leaders ranked as the most trusted public figures in Nigeria, with 60% of respondents stating that they trusted them “somewhat” or “a lot.” They were trusted more than the President, INEC, the National Assembly, and the Police.

#Statisense
(Afrobarometer, 2022)

[CHUKS 🍥 @ChuksEricE]

"Nigeria is a funny country. All those who used to speak out during Jonathan's administration, why are they not talking now? They say men of God are no longer speaking about the current situation in the country. When we were shouting, did you people speak up? We have been speaking out for a long time. Even Pastor Oyedepo did, and people said we talk too much."

— Pastor David Ibiyeomie

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📊 STATES WITH THE LOWEST INTERCITY BUS TRAVEL INTENSITY IN NIGERIA 🇳🇬 (April 2026)

State — Average Cost of Intercity Bus Journey

🟠 Kwara—₦7,900
🟤 Edo—₦7,953
🟤 Bayelsa — ₦8,208
⚫ Bauchi — ₦8,579
🟢 Ebonyi — ₦8,677
⚫ Yobe—₦8,687
🟠 Benue—₦8,767
🟠 Adamawa — ₦8,893
🟢 Anambra—₦8,987
🟣 Oyo — ₦9,039
🔴 Kano — ₦9,300
⚫ Gombe — ₦9,408

🟣 SW 🟢 SE 🟤 SS 🟠 NC 🔴 NW ⚫ NE

Intercity bus fares were lowest in Kwara and Edo in April 2026, with average fares below ₦8,000 per trip. The North Central zone accounted for three of the twelve states on the list, while the North East and South South each had three states among the lowest-cost locations.

#StatiSense
(NBS, 2026)

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@RxDafe noted sir

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📊 EBONYI STATE GOVERNANCE SCORECARD — FRANCIS NWIFURU

💵 External Debt Stock
Jun 2023 — $57.4 million
Dec 2025 — $108.0 million
Change — +88.2% 🔴

🏦 Domestic Debt Stock
Jun 2023 — ₦76.1 billion
Dec 2025 — ₦13.5 billion
Change — −82.3% 🟢

📈 Internally Generated Revenue (IGR)
2023 — ₦30.8 billion
2025 — ₦23.3 billion
Change — −24.4% 🔴

🏢 Ease of Doing Business
2023 — 32nd (Lower Tier)
2025 — Lower Tier 🔴

🎯 State Performance Index (pSPI)
2023 — 13th (Good Performance)
2025 — 13th (Good Performance)

📊 Fiscal Transparency
Q2 2023 — 58% (21st, Average)
Q4 2025 — 100% (3rd, Progressive) 🟢

🏥 Health Budget Performance
2025 — 27th (39.24%) 🔴

Ebonyi State recorded significant improvements in fiscal transparency and reduced its domestic debt burden.

However, external debt rose sharply, while internally generated revenue declined by 24.4%.

#Statisense
(NBS, DMO, BudgIT, PEBEC, Ebonyi State Government, pSPI)

[IGBO History & Facts @IgboHistoFacts]

Ebonyi State Governor Francis Nwifuru is 3 years in office today. One word to describe his tenure so far?

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TOP STATES BY FAAC ALLOCATION — Q1 2026 🇳🇬

State — Net Allocation

1 🟣 Lagos — ₦200.2bn
2 🟤 Delta — ₦143.4bn
3 🟤 Rivers — ₦123.9bn
4 🟤 Bayelsa — ₦114.5bn
5 🟤 Akwa Ibom — ₦109.8bn
6 🔴 Kano — ₦75.0bn
7 🟣 Oyo — ₦68.9bn
8 🔴 Jigawa — ₦55.7bn
9 🟣 Ondo — ₦53.5bn
10 🔴 Katsina — ₦52.6bn
11 ⚫️ Borno — ₦52.4bn
12 🟢 Anambra — ₦52.2bn
🟠 NC ⚫️ NE 🔴 NW 🟣 SW 🟢 SE 🟤 SS

Lagos alone received ₦200.2bn, exceeding the combined allocations of Rivers and Kano (₦198.9bn).

#Statisense
(NBS, 2026)

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FAAC ALLOCATION TO LAGOS LGAs — Q1 2026 FAAC

(All 20 LGAs — Net Allocation)

1 Alimosho — ₦10.7bn
2 Ajeromi/Ifelodun — ₦9.0bn
3 Kosofe — ₦8.9bn
4 Mushin — ₦8.8bn
5 Oshodi/Isolo — ₦8.8bn
6 Ojo — ₦8.8bn
7 Ikorodu — ₦8.6bn
8 Surulere — ₦8.5bn
9 Agege — ₦8.4bn
10 Ifako/Ijaiye — ₦8.3bn
11 Somolu — ₦8.2bn
12 Ikeja — ₦7.9bn
13 Amuwo-Odofin — ₦7.9bn
14 Eti-Osa — ₦7.95bn
15 Lagos Mainland — ₦7.9bn
16 Badagry — ₦7.8bn
17 Apapa — ₦7.7bn
18 Lagos Island — ₦7.6bn
19 Epe — ₦7.6bn
20 Ibeju-Lekki — ₦7.4bn

Total — ₦165.75bn

#Statisense
(NBS)