BREAKING: DSS officers, prison officials fight over custody of Emefiele Earlier Today, the federal high court in Ikoyi, Lagos, granted Emefiele N20m bail and one surety in like sum. However, DSS operatives insisted on taking away the suspended CBN governor into their custody.

FULL LIST: Out-of-school children across states in Nigeria (Ages 6–15) 1. Kebbi: 67.6% 2. Sokoto: 66.4% 3. Yobe: 62.9% 4. Zamfara: 61.3% 5. Bauchi: 55.7% 6. Borno: 54.2% 7. Jigawa: 51.1% 8. Gombe: 48% 9. Katsina: 45.9% 10. Niger: 42.8% 11. Kano: 39.2% 12. Taraba: 28.8% 13. Nasarawa: 25.4% 14. Plateau: 23.2% 15. Kwara: 22% 16. Kaduna: 21.9% 17. Adamawa: 21.7% 18. Oyo: 20.9% 19. Ogun: 20.5% 20. Benue: 18.4% 21. Ebonyi: 16.7% 22. Ondo: 13.8% 23. Osun: 12.8% 24. FCT: 12.8% 25. Edo: 11.3% 26. Akwa Ibom: 10.6% 27. Kogi: 10.2% 28. Delta: 9.3% 29. Rivers: 7.7% 30. Cross River: 7.6% 31. Enugu: 7.5% 32. Bayelsa: 7.4% 33. Lagos: 6.4% 34. Abia: 5.6% 35. Ekiti: 5.1% 36. Imo: 5.1% 37. Anambra: 2.9% <NMPI 2022> #TheCableIndex

BREAKING: Tinubu loses Gbajabiamila's polling unit to Labour Party Location: Surulere, Ward 08, PU 014 APC: 69 LP: 89 PDP: 05 NNPP: 01 #NigeriaElections2023 #NigeriaDecides2023

Lagos tops the list of the fastest-growing emerging tech ecosystems in the world (2025) 1. Lagos, Nigeria 🇳🇬 2. Istanbul, Turkey 🇹🇷 3. Pune, India 🇮🇳 4. Belo Horizonte, Brazil 🇧🇷 5. Mumbai, India 🇮🇳 6. Curitiba, Brazil 🇧🇷 7. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦 8. Johannesburg, South Africa 🇿🇦 9. Chennai, India 🇮🇳 10. Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam 🇻🇳 11. Kyiv, Ukraine 🇺🇦 12. Mexico City, Mexico 🇲🇽 13. Vilnius, Lithuania 🇱🇹 14. Jakarta, Indonesia 🇮🇩 15. Bengaluru, India 🇮🇳 16. Zagreb, Croatia 🇭🇷 17. Dhaka, Bangladesh 🇧🇩 18. Bangkok, Thailand 🇹🇭 19. Santiago de Chile, Chile 🇨🇱 20. Kampala, Uganda 🇺🇬 <Dealroom> #TheCableIndex

FULL LIST: VAT generated in states across Nigeria in Q1 2025 1. Lagos: N819.62bn 2. Rivers: N278.23bn 3. Oyo: N79.78bn 4. Bayelsa: N27.26bn 5. Kano: N22.97bn 6. Edo: N20.73bn 7. Delta: N20.04bn 8. Akwa-Ibom: N16.08bn 9. Kwara: N14.43bn 10. Benue: N12.36bn 11. Jigawa: N11.22bn 12. Sokoto: N10.88bn 13. Anambra: N10.73bn 14. Ekiti: N10.17bn 15. Adamawa: N9.12bn 16. Kaduna: N8.12bn 17. Borno: N7.87bn 18. Ebonyi: N7.43bn 19. Kogi: N7.33bn 20. Ogun: N7.20bn 21. Ondo: N7.14bn 22. Nasarawa: N7.05bn 23. Bauchi: N6.30bn 24. Niger: N5.97bn 25. Katsina: N5.96bn 26. Osun: N5.95bn 27. Yobe: N5.81bn 28. Plateau: N5.55bn 29. Kebbi: N5.13bn 30. Enugu: N4.96bn 31. Gombe: N4.61bn 32. Zamfara: N3.77bn 33. Abia: N2.92bn 34. Cross River: N2.65bn 35. Imo: N2.34bn 36. Taraba: N2.33bn <FAAC report> #TheCableIndex

FULL LIST: VAT generated in states across Nigeria in 2024 1. Lagos: N2.75trn 2. Rivers: N832.69bn 3. Oyo: N272.41bn 4. Kano: N77.76bn 5. Delta: N73.39bn 6. Bayelsa: N64.66bn 7. Edo: N53.55bn 8. Anambra: N47.53bn 9. Akwa Ibom: N46.93bn 10. Adamawa: N42.01bn 11. Borno: N35.29bn 12. Niger: N34.84bn 13. Taraba: N32.37bn 14. Kwara: N31.51bn 15. Kaduna: N30.30bn 16. Ekiti: N29.58bn 17. Jigawa: N28.54bn 18. Benue: N26.59bn 19. Ogun: N26.16bn 20. Sokoto: N25.98bn 21. Gombe: N25.45bn 22. Ebonyi: N25.11bn 23. Kogi: N23.61bn 24. Plateau: N22.10bn 25. Katsina: N22.08bn 26. Yobe: N19.79bn 27. Bauchi: N19.59bn 28. Zamfara: N17.83bn 29. Nasarawa: N15.89bn 30. Enugu: N15.39bn 31. Osun: N14.79bn 32. Ondo: N13.80bn 33. Cross River: N9.36bn 34. Kebbi: N8.77bn 35. Abia: N8.68bn 36. Imo: N4.38bn <Agora Policy, FAAC> #TheCableIndex

Dangote vs European refineries by capacity (barrels per day) 1. Dangote (Nigeria): 650,000 2. Shell Pernis (Netherlands): 404,000 3. BP Rotterdam (Netherlands): 380,000 4. GOI Energy ISAB (Italy): 360,000 5. TotalEnergies Antwerp (Belgium): 338,000 6. Orlen Plock (Poland): 327,000 7. Shell Rheinland (Germany): 327,000 8. Miro (Germany): 310,000 9. ExxonMobil Antwerp (Belgium): 307,000 10. Saras Sarroch (Italy): 300,000 <Bloomberg> #TheCableIndex

Ogun State generated more internally generated revenue (IGR) in 2023 than all five south-east states combined. South-east states👇 1. Enugu: N33.86bn 2. Anambra: N33.46bn 3. Ebonyi: N30.84bn 4. Abia: N23.73bn 5. Imo: N21.05bn ➡️ South-east IGR: N142.95bn ➡️ Ogun state IGR: N146.88bn <NBS> #TheCableIndex

What the six geopolitical zones contributed to the VAT pool and received in 2024 1. SOUTH WEST Contributed: N3.11trn Received: N849.71bn (27.4%) 2. SOUTH SOUTH Contributed: N1.08trn Received: N543.49bn (50.3%) 3. NORTH WEST Contributed: N211.27bn Received: N574.32bn (271.8%) 4. NORTH EAST Contributed: N174.50bn Received: N411.84bn (236%) 5. NORTH CENTRAL Contributed: N154.54bn Received: N408.66bn (264.4%) 6. SOUTH EAST Contributed: N101.09bn Received: N341.46bn (337.8%) <Agora Policy, FAAC> #TheCableIndex

FULL LIST: Covenant University is Nigeria’s best varsity in THE ranking for 2025 1. Covenant University 2. Ahmadu Bello University 3. Landmark University 4. University of Ibadan 5. University of Lagos 6. Bayero University 7. Federal University of Technology Akure 8. Federal University of Technology, Minna 9. University of Benin 10. University of Ilorin 11. University of Nigeria Nsukka 12. Ekiti State University 13. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta 14. Federal University of Technology, Owerri 15. Federal University Oye-Ekiti 16. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology 17. Lagos State University 18. Nnamdi Azikiwe University 19. Obafemi Awolowo University 20. University of Port Harcourt 21. Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto 22. Abia State University 23. Akwa Ibom State University 24. Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike 25. Ambrose Alli University 26. Baze University 27. Bells University of Technology 28. Benson Idahosa University 29. Bowen University 30. Delta State University, Abraka 31. Evangel University, Akaeze 32. Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun 33. Godfrey Okoye University 34. Lagos State University of Education 35. Lagos State University of Science and Technology 36. Nasarawa State University, Keffi 37. Niger Delta University 38. Nile University of Nigeria 39. Osun State University 40. Rivers State University 41. Thomas Adewumi University 42. University of Cross River State 43. University of Maiduguri 44. Veritas University, Abuja <THE- Times Higher Education 2025> #TheCableIndex

What states contributed to the VAT pool and what they received in January 2025 1. LAGOS Contributed: N305.52bn Received: N62.59bn (20.49%) 2. RIVERS Contributed: N90.21bn Received: N11.01bn (12.20%) 3. OYO Contributed: N27.71bn Received: N13.02bn (47.00%) 4. BAYELSA Contributed: N12.80bn Received: N8.02bn (62.65%) 5. KANO Contributed: N9.59bn Received: N13.57bn (141.49%) 6. KWARA Contributed: N9.53bn Received: N8.10bn (85.04%) 7. DELTA Contributed: N6.57bn Received: N9.05bn (137.77%) 8. AKWA IBOM Contributed: N5.62bn Received: N8.79bn (156.26%) 9. EDO Contributed: N5.09bn Received: N8.17bn (160.67%) 10. EKITI Contributed: N4.98bn Received: N7.51bn (150.65%) 11. SOKOTO Contributed: N4.41bn Received: N8.45bn (191.63%) 12. BORNO Contributed: N3.91bn Received: N8.74bn (223.56%) 13. KATSINA Contributed: N3.86bn Received: N10.01bn (259.34%) 14. NIGER Contributed: N3.80bn Received: N8.57bn (225.73%) 15. JIGAWA Contributed: N3.57bn Received: N8.85bn (248.05%) 16. ANAMBRA Contributed: N3.56bn Received: N8.72bn (244.92%) 17. KADUNA Contributed: N3.50bn Received: N10.18bn (290.60%) 18. ADAMAWA Contributed: N3.39bn Received: N7.91bn (233.16%) 19. EBONYI Contributed: N3.30bn Received: N7.12bn (215.65%) 20. NASARAWA Contributed: N3.13bn Received: N6.86bn (218.95%) 21. KOGI Contributed: N2.67bn Received: N7.90bn (295.93%) 22. BAUCHI Contributed: N2.44bn Received: N8.93bn (365.95%) 23. OGUN Contributed: N2.31bn Received: N8.20bn (355.26%) 24. GOMBE Contributed: N2.16bn Received: N7.11bn (328.70%) 25. YOBE Contributed: N2.16bn Received: N7.08bn (328.65%) 26. BENUE Contributed: N2.05bn Received: N8.55bn (416.84%) 27. KEBBI Contributed: N1.93bn Received: N7.77bn (402.38%) 28. ENUGU Contributed: N1.75bn Received: N7.76bn (442.91%) 29. PLATEAU Contributed: N1.75bn Received: N7.70bn (439.57%) 30. IMO Contributed: N1.59bn Received: N8.26bn (521.03%) 31. CROSS RIVER Contributed: N1.55bn Received: N7.45bn (480.44%) 32. ZAMFARA Contributed: N1.45bn Received: N7.72bn (531.51%) 33. ONDO Contributed: N985.78m Received: N7.80bn (791.24%) 34. TARABA Contributed: N939.66m Received: N6.91bn (735.00%) 35. ABIA Contributed: N733.82m Received: N7.29bn (993.98%) 36. OSUN Contributed: N589.41m Received: N7.73bn (1,312.09%) <FAAC> #TheCableIndex

The Nigerian passport has recorded its highest ranking in five years, rising to 88th place out of 199 in the latest Henley Passport Index released on July 18. The index is updated regularly based on exclusive data from the International Air Transport Authority (IATA) and expert analysis on the latest shifts in passport power. Nigeria shares the 88th spot with Ethiopia and Myanmar—the same countries it was grouped with earlier this year when ranked 91st. #TheCableIndex

Foreign portfolio investment percentage growth under presidents since 2007 1. Umaru Musa Yar’Adua (2007-2010): -6.22% 2. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan (2010-2015): +77.55% 3. Muhammadu Buhari (2015-2019): -8.0% 4. Muhammadu Buhari (2019-2023): -56.46% 5. Bola Ahmed Tinubu (2023-2025): +253.89% <NGX> #TheCableIndex

What states contributed to the VAT pool and what they received in 2024 1. LAGOS Contributed: N2.75trn Received: N460.11bn (16.74%) 2. RIVERS Contributed: N832.69bn Received: N186.66bn (22.4%) 3. OYO Contributed: N272.41bn Received: N116.83bn (42.9%) 4. KANO Contributed: N77.76bn Received: N117.19bn (150.7%) 5. DELTA Contributed: N73.39bn Received: N80.73bn (110%) 6. BAYELSA Contributed: N64.66bn Received: N63.42bn (98.1%) 7. EDO Contributed: N53.55bn Received: N72.33bn (135.1%) 8. ANAMBRA Contributed: N47.53bn Received: N78bn (167.1%) 9. AKWA IBOM Contributed: N46.93bn Received: N76.09bn (162.1%) 10. ADAMAWA Contributed: N42.01bn Received: N70.41bn (167.6%) 11. BORNO Contributed: N35.29bn Received: N76.15bn (215.8%) 12. NIGER Contributed: N34.84bn Received: N74.79bn (214.7%) 13. TARABA Contributed: N32.37bn Received: N63.24bn (195.4%) 14. KWARA Contributed: N31.51bn Received: N63.63bn (201.9%) 15. KADUNA Contributed: N30.30bn Received: N88.50bn (292.1%) 16. EKITI Contributed: N29.58bn Received: N63.47bn (214.7%) 17. JIGAWA Contributed: N28.54bn Received: N76.68bn (268.7%) 18. BENUE Contributed: N26.59bn Received: N75.47bn (283.8%) 19. OGUN Contributed: N26.16bn Received: N72.10bn (275.7%) 20. SOKOTO Contributed: N25.98bn Received: N71.94bn (276.9%) 21. GOMBE Contributed: N25.45bn Received: N62.77bn (246.7%) 22. EBONYI Contributed: N25.11bn Received: N61.43bn (244.7%) 23. KOGI Contributed: N23.61bn Received: N68.74bn (291.2%) 24. PLATEAU Contributed: N22.10bn Received: N67.87bn (307.1%) 25. KATSINA Contributed: N22.08bn Received: N85.59bn (387.6%) 26. YOBE Contributed: N19.79bn Received: N61.78bn (312.1%) 27. BAUCHI Contributed: N19.59bn Received: N77.47bn (395.3%) 28. ZAMFARA Contributed: N17.83bn Received: N67.87bn (380.7%) 29. NASARAWA Contributed: N15.89bn Received: N58.16bn (365.9%) 30. ENUGU Contributed: N15.39bn Received: N67.54bn (438.7%) 31. OSUN Contributed: N14.79bn Received: N68.62bn (463.8%) 32. ONDO Contributed: N13.80bn Received: N68.57bn (496.8%) 33. CROSS RIVER Contributed: N9.36bn Received: N64.25bn (686.5%) 34. KEBBI Contributed: N8.77bn Received: N66.55bn (758.5%) 35. ABIA Contributed: N8.68bn Received: N63.78bn (734.8%) 36. IMO Contributed: N4.38bn Received: N70.70bn (1,613%) <Agora Policy, FAAC> #TheCableIndex

Inside the VAT Pool: VAT contributed and received across geopolitical regions in Q1 2025 1. South-east Contribution: N28.37bn Received: N104.50bn (Received 368% of what it contributed) 2. North-east Contribution: N30.04bn Received: N124.20bn (Received 345% of what it contributed) 3. North-west Contribution: N68.05bn Received: N176.74bn (Received 260% of what it contributed) 4. North-central Contribution: N52.70bn Received: N126.16bn (Received 239% of what it contributed) 5. South-south Contribution: N364.99bn Received: N171.19bn (Received 47% of what it contributed) 6. South-west Contribution: N929.87bn Received: N258.19bn (Received 28% of what it contributed) <FAAC Report> #TheCableIndex

FULL LIST: Lagos beats Dubai, Miami, ranked 19th out of 50 best cities in 2024 1. New York City, US 2. Cape Town, South Africa 3. Berlin, Germany 4. London, UK 5. Madrid, Spain 6. Mexico City, Mexico 7. Liverpool, UK. 8. Tokyo, Japan 9. Rome, Italy 10. Porto, Portugal 11. Paris, France 12. Mumbai, India 13. Lisbon, Portugal 14. Chicago, US 15. Manchester, UK 16. São Paulo, Brazil 17. Los Angeles, US 18. Amsterdam, The Netherlands 19. #Lagos, Nigeria 20. Melbourne, Australia 21. Naples, Italy 22. Singapore 23. Miami, US 24. Bangkok, Thailand 25. Lima, Peru 25. Budapest, Hungary 27. Beijing, China 28. Dubai, UAE 29. Montreal, Canada 30. Glasgow, UK 31. Sydney, Australia 32. Bueno Aires, Argentina 33. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 34. Manila, Philippines 35. Seoul, South Korea 36. Hanoi, Vietnam 37. San Francisco, US 38. Barcelona, Spain 39. Abu Dhabi, UAE 40. New Orleans, US 41. Philadelphia, US 42. Austin, US 43. Boston, US 44. Accra, Ghana 45. Marseille, France 46. Taipei, Taiwan 47. Istanbul, Turkey 48. Osaka, Japan 49. Hong Kong, China 50. Vancouver, Canada <TimeOut> #TheCableIndex

VAT generated in states across Nigeria (August 2024) 1. Lagos: N249.77bn 2. Rivers: N70.54bn 3. Oyo: N20.11bn 4. FCT: N18.17bn 5. Delta: N13.09bn 6. Bayelsa: N7.12bn 7. Kano: N4.65bn 8. Akwa Ibom: N4.49bn 9. Anambra: N4.28bn 10. Edo: N4.05bn 11. Ekiti: N3.66bn 12. Borno: N3bn 13. Kwara: N2.89bn 14. Adamawa: N2.59bn 15. Plateau: N2.58bn 16. Benue: N2.56bn 17. Gombe: N2.55bn 18. Kogi: N2.43bn 19. Kaduna: N2.03bn 20. Ebonyi: N1.90bn 21. Taraba: N1.88bn 22. Sokoto: N1.84bn 23. Osun: N1.81bn 24. Ogun: N1.74bn 25. Niger: N1.73bn 26. Yobe: N1.71bn 27. Katsina: N1.68bn 28. Jigawa: N1.59bn 29. Nasawawa: N1.47bn 30. Ondo: N1.45bn 31. Enugu: N1.08bn 32. Cross River: N1.08bn 33. Bauchi: N691.28m 34. Kebbi: N665.17m 35. Abia: N663.42m 36. Zamfara: N432.80m 37. Imo: N235.41m Total: N44.19bn <FIRS> #TheCableIndex

Exports outpace imports as Nigeria records N12.64trn trade surplus in H1 2025 🟢Trade Summary (H1 2025): - Exports: N43.35trn - Imports: N30.71trn 🟢Total Trade: N74.06trn Trade Balance: N12.64trn (Surplus) Note: H1 = January - June <NBS> #TheCableIndex

FULL LIST: 419, Agbero, Japa... 22 Nigerian words now in the Oxford Dictionary 1. 419, n. 2. abi, adv. 3. adire, adj. & n. 4. agbero, n. 5. area boy, n. 6. cross-carpet, v. 7. cross-carpeting, n. 8. eba, n. 9. Edo, n. & adj./2 10. gele, n./2 11. jand, n. 12. jand, v. 13. janded, adj. 14. japa, n. 15. japa, v. 16. Kanuri, n. & adj. 17. kobo, n./2 18. Naija, adj. & n. 19. suya, n. 20. yahoo, n./2 21. yahoo boy, n. 22. yarn dust, v. #TheCableIndex

𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐂𝐓 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐐𝟑 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑 1. Lagos: $308.83m 2. Abuja: $194.66m 3. Abia: $150.09m 4. Ogun: $1m 5. Akwa Ibom: $65,000 6. Ekiti: $12,750 <NBS> #TheCableIndex

FULL LIST: Multidimensional poverty across states in Nigeria 1. Sokoto: 90.5% 2. Bayelsa: 88.5% 3. Gombe: 86.2% 4. Jigawa: 84.3% 5. Plateau: 84% 6. Yobe: 83.5% 7. Kebbi: 82.2% 8. Taraba: 79.4% 9. Ebonyi: 78% 10. Zamfara: 78% 11. Cross River: 75.4% 12. Benue: 75% 13. Bauchi: 73.9% 14. Kaduna: 73.9% 15. Katsina: 72.7% 16. Borno: 72.5% 17. Akwa Ibom: 71.3% 18. Niger: 69.1% 19. Adamawa: 68.7% 20. Ogun: 68.1% 21. Kano: 66.3% 22. Enugu: 63.1% 23. Rivers: 62.4% 24. Kogi: 61.3% 25. Nasarawa: 60.7% 26. Oyo: 48.7% 27. Kwara: 48.3% 28. FCT: 48.3% 29. Delta: 47.6% 30. Imo: 40.7% 31. Osun: 40.7% 32. Ekiti: 36% 33. Edo: 35.4% 34. Anambra: 32.1% 35. Abia: 29.8% 36. Lagos: 29.4% 37. Ondo: 27.2% Note: percentage of the population who are multidimensionally poor <NMPI 2022> #TheCableIndex

FULL LIST: Nigerian states by GDP 1. Lagos: N41.17trn 2. Rivers: N7.96trn 3. Akwa Ibom: N7.77trn 4. Imo: N7.68trn 5. Delta: N6.19trn 6. Anambra: N5.14trn 7. Ondo: N5.10trn 8. Ogun: N5.03trn 9. Bayelsa: N4.63trn 10. Niger: N4.58trn 11. Kaduna: N4.31trn 12. Benue: N4.27trn 13. Kano: N4.20trn 14. Cross River: N4.07trn 15. Edo: N3.99trn 16. Kogi: N3.69trn 17. Oyo: N3.65trn 18. Abia: N3.53trn 19. Katsina: N3.32trn 20. Sokoto: N2.85trn 21. Adamawa: N2.66trn 22. Bauchi: N2.63trn 23. Ekiti: N2.35trn 24. Osun: N2.30trn 25. Ebonyi: N2.24trn 26. Jigawa: N2.16trn 27. Gombe: N2.10trn 28. Taraba: N2.04trn 29. Borno: N1.96trn 30. Nasarawa: N1.86trn 31. Kebbi: N1.80trn 32. Zamfara: N1.73trn 33. Plateau: N1.50trn 34. Enugu: N1.45trn 35. Kwara: N1.38trn 36. Yobe: N1.09trn <BudgIT 2022> #TheCableIndex

8:10PM: Governorship election results submitted to the INEC IReV portal so far 1. Rivers - 54.49% 2. Oyo - 64.63% 3. Enugu - 71.39% 4. Delta - 39.04% 5. Kano - 26.47% 6. Abia - 36.16% 7. Borno - 34.19% 8. Lagos - 50% #ElectionResults #TheCableIndex

Only four states, FCT attracted foreign investors in the first nine months of 2024 1. Lagos: $4.80bn 2. FCT: $2.43bn 3. Kaduna: $1.95m 4. Enugu: $184,229 5. Ekiti: $117,850 Total: $7.23bn <NBS> #TheCableIndex

Top 10: What states contributed to VAT pool and what they benefitted (August 2024) 1. Lagos Contributed: N249.77bn Allocated: N40.22bn 2. Rivers Contributed: N70.54bn Allocated: N15.54bn 3. Oyo Contributed: N20.11bn Allocated: N9.46bn 4. Delta Contributed: N13.09bn Allocated: N7.72bn 5. Bayelsa Contributed: N7.12bn Allocated: N5.58bn 6. Kano Contributed: N4.65bn Allocated: N9.71bn 7. Akwa Ibom Contributed: N4.49bn Allocated: N6.54bn 8. Anambra Contributed: N4.28bn Allocated: N6.66bn 9. Edo Contributed: N4.05bn Allocated: N6.08bn 10. Ekiti Contributed: N3.66bn Allocated: N5.54bn <FIRS> #TheCableIndex

Nigeria's exports outpace imports -- trade surplus hit N15.06trn in nine months Total Exports: N57.20trn Total Imports: N42.14trn Trade Balance: N15.06trn (Surplus) Total trade stood at N99.34trn <NBS> #TheCableIndex

Nigeria's economy in 18 years Jonathan Administration (+53.97%) 2010: $374.10bn 2011: $419.94bn 2012: $467.16bn 2013: $521.86bn 2014: $576.00bn Buhari Administration (–3.61%) 2015: $494.31bn 2016: $405.02bn 2017: $375.75bn 2018: $421.74bn 2019: $474.52bn 2020: $432.30bn 2021: $441.07bn 2022: $476.47bn Tinubu Administration (–41.78%)* 2023: $363.82bn 2024: $187.64bn 2025: $188.27bn* 2026: $192.34bn* 2027: $211.80bn* Note: The figures are in current prices (not adjusted for inflation). The 2025–2027 values are IMF projections. <IMF> #TheCableIndex

FULL LIST: Covenant University is Nigeria’s best varsity in THE ranking for 2024 1. Covenant University 2. University of Ibadan 3. Federal University of Technology, Akure 4. University of Lagos 5. Bayero University 6. University of Ilorin 7. University of Nigeria 8. Afe Babalola University 9. University of Benin 10. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta 11. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology 12. Lagos State University 13. Nnamdi Azikiwe University 14. Obafemi Awolowo University 15. University of Port Harcourt 16. Abia State University 17. Akwa Ibom State University 18. Alex Ekwueme Federal University 19. Babcock University 20. Baze University 21. Bells University of Technology 22. Benson Idahosa University 23. Delta State University, Abraka 24. Edo State University 25. Edwin Clark University 26. Elizade University 27. Evangel University, Akaeze 28. Federal University of Kashere 29. Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun 30. Federal University of Technology, Minna 31. Federal University of Technology, Owerri 32. Fountain University 33. Landmark University 34. Nassarawa State University, Keffi 35. Niger Delta University 36. Plateau State University 37. Thomas Adewumi University 38. Veritas University 39. Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Kano <THE- Times Higher Education 2024> #TheCableIndex

IGR growth in the South-east Abia 2015: N13.35bn 2020: N14.38bn 8% increase Anambra 2015: N14.79bn 2020:N28.01bn 89% increase Ebonyi 2016: N2.34bn 2020:N13.59bn 480% increase Enugu 2015: N18.08 2020: N23.65 31% increase Imo 2015: N5.47bn 2020: N17.08bn 212% increase <NBS>

FULL LIST: Out-of-school children across states in Nigeria (Ages 6–15) 1. Kebbi: 67.6% 2. Sokoto: 66.4% 3. Yobe: 62.9% 4. Zamfara: 61.3% 5. Bauchi: 55.7% 6. Borno: 54.2% 7. Jigawa: 51.1% 8. Gombe: 48% 9. Katsina: 45.9% 10. Niger: 42.8% 11. Kano: 39.2% 12. Taraba: 28.8% 13. Nasarawa: 25.4% 14. Plateau: 23.2% 15. Kwara: 22% 16. Kaduna: 21.9% 17. Adamawa: 21.7% 18. Oyo: 20.9% 19. Ogun: 20.5% 20. Benue: 18.4% 21. Ebonyi: 16.7% 22. Ondo: 13.8% 23. Osun: 12.8% 24. FCT: 12.8% 25. Edo: 11.3% 26. Akwa Ibom: 10.6% 27. Kogi: 10.2% 28. Delta: 9.3% 29. Rivers: 7.7% 30. Cross River: 7.6% 31. Enugu: 7.5% 32. Bayelsa: 7.4% 33. Lagos: 6.4% 34. Abia: 5.6% 35. Ekiti: 5.1% 36. Imo: 5.1% 37. Anambra: 2.9% <NMPI 2022> #TheCableIndex

FULL LIST: Tax revenue generated by states from self-employed individuals in 2023 1. Lagos: N33.39bn 2. FCT: N2.87bn 3. Benue: N2.33bn 4. Ogun: N2.29bn 5. Edo: N1.94bn 6. Zamfara: N1.91bn 7. Oyo: N1.09bn 8. Ebonyi: N993.79m 9. Bauchi: N980.33m 10. Ondo: N858.35m 11. Rivers: N858.07m 12. Anambra: N804.04m 13. Niger: N797.42m 14. Kano: N745.68m 15. Kebbi: N719.94m 16. Ekiti: N586.32m 17. Katsina: N556.64m 18. Delta: N530.27m 19. Kwara: N472.49m 20. Imo: N361.66m 21. Kaduna: N353.82m 22. Osun: N353.17m 23. Abia: N347.01m 24. Jigawa: N227.71m 25. Borno: N164.73m 26. Cross River: N151.60m 27. Kogi: N139.38m 28. Enugu: N137.07m 29. Adamawa: N99.51m 30. Akwa Ibom: N82.41m 31. Nasarawa: N72.87m 32. Plateau: N66.64m 33. Yobe: N45.63m 34. Gombe: N25.46m 35. Bayelsa: N21.74m 36. Taraba: N17.74m 37. Sokoto: N16.02m Total: N57.42bn #TheCableaindex

IGR growth in some states with outgoing governors Kaduna 2015: N11.54bn 2021: N52.86bn +358% increase Sokoto 2015: N6.22bn 2021: N23.76bn +282% increase Jigawa 2015: N5.08bn 2021: N16.49bn +225% increase <NBS> #TheCableIndex 1/4 ⬇️

Informal refuse disposal across geopolitical zones 1. North-east: 59.8% 2. South-east: 53.1% 3. North-west: 46.4% 4. South-south: 43.4% 5. North-central: 38.7% 6. South-west: 36.9% <NBS, GHS 2023/2024> #TheCableIndex

FULL LIST: Only 20 states generated IGR from their local governments in 2023 1. Lagos: N10.49bn 2. Ebonyi: N6.13bn 3. Kwara: N3.35bn 4. Oyo: N3.11bn 5. Jigawa: N2.89bn 6. Edo: N2.59bn 7. Gombe: N2.09bn 8. Ondo: N1.39bn 9. Ogun: N1.31bn 10. Cross River: N701.34m 11. Taraba: N441m 12. Kaduna: N382.22m 13. Akwa Ibom: N343.18m 14. Abia: N341.74m 15. Ekiti: N303.65m 16. Kogi: N289.73m 17. Bauchi: N250.37m 18. Imo: N215.34m 19. Borno: N213.12m 20. Osun: N204.42m Total: N37.05bn #TheCableIndex

REVEALED: Tinubu’s economic council member behind petrol imports from Malta, Russia Nigeria was awash with news recently about the quantum leap in the quantity of fuel imports from Malta after revelations by Aliko Dangote, chairman of Dangote Petroleum Refinery. In 2023, Nigeria’s petroleum importation from Malta surged significantly to $2.08 billion, compared to zero between 2017 and 2022, and a mere $13.32 million in 2016. Mele Kyari, the group chief executive officer (GCEO) of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPCL), immediately denied Dangote’s claim, saying he did not have interest in any plant in Malta. TheCable can now reveal the identity of one of the biggest importers via the tiny European country. He is Abdulkabir Adisa Aliu, owner of Matrix Energy and member of the presidential economic coordination council (PECC). In an interview with TheCable, however, Aliu strenuously denied any wrongdoing in his business practices and promised a full response to the newspaper’s questions. #TheCableIndex

ICYMI: Kano state generated N24bn VAT in the first eight months of 2021 — more than ALL south-east states Kano State: N24.4 billion South-east region: N21.23 billion Lagos state top the chart with N421.2 billion generated VAT. #TheCableIndex

JUST IN: The senate has passed four tax reform bills proposed by President Bola Tinubu for second reading. #TheCableIndex

DID YOU KNOW? In 2023, Ogun State’s IGR surpassed the total IGR of all five South-east states combined. Ogun State = > N146.88bn South-east states => 142.95bn <NBS> #TheCableIndex

FG infrastructure project spending by region 1. North-west: N5.97trn 2. South-south: N2.41trn 3. North-central: N1.13trn 4. South-west: N604bn (excluding Lagos) 5. South-east: N407bn 6. North-east: N400bn <FBN> #TheCableIndex

What north-east states contributed to the VAT pool and received in 2024 1. ADAMAWA Contributed: N42.01bn Received: N70.41bn (167.6%) 2. BORNO Contributed: N35.29bn Received: N76.15bn (215.8%) 3. TARABA Contributed: N32.37bn Received: N63.24bn (195.4%) 4. GOMBE Contributed: N25.45bn Received: N62.77bn (246.7%) 5. YOBE Contributed: N19.79bn Received: N61.78bn (312.1%) 6. BAUCHI Contributed: N19.59bn Received: N77.47bn (395.3%) <Agora Policy, FAAC> #TheCableIndex

GDP Breakdown: How Nigeria’s Geopolitical zones ranked in 2022 1. South-west: N59.60trn 2. South-south: N34.61trn 3. North-west: N20.37trn 4. South-east: N20.04trn 5. North-central: N17.28trn 6. North-east: N12.48trn Note: This list ranks the GDP of Nigeria’s 6 Geo-political zones based on BudgIT’s 2022 data. #TheCableIndex

The Nigerian Navy commissioned officer ranks 1. Admiral of the fleet (honorary rank) 2. Admiral 3. Vice Admiral 4. Rear Admiral 5. Commodore 6. Captain 7. Commander 8. Lieutenant Commander 9. Lieutenant 10. Sub-Lieutenant 11. Midshipman #TheCableIndex

𝐋𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐬 𝐈𝐆𝐑 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝟐𝟓 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐 North-central : N246.4bn North-west: N186.4bn South-east: N114.5bn North-east : N92bn Total: N639.3bn ----- Lagos: N651.1bn <NBS> Note: 25 States make up the four zones #TheCableIndex

Percentage of children who CANNOT write beyond their names 1. North-west: 90.1% 2. North-east: 90.0% 3. North-central: 73.7% 4. South-east: 54.9% 5. South-south: 43.2% 6. South-west: 34.8% <WorldBank 2023/2024> #TheCableIndex

Presidential election result (1979 till date) #TheCableIndex #NigeriaDecides2023

What south-east states contributed to the VAT pool and received in 2024 1. ANAMBRA Contributed: N47.53bn Received: N78bn (167.1%) 2. EBONYI Contributed: N25.11bn Received: N61.43bn (244.7%) 3. ENUGU Contributed: N15.39bn Received: N67.54bn (438.7%) 4. ABIA Contributed: N8.68bn Received: N63.78bn (734.8%) 5. IMO Contributed: N4.38bn Received: N70.70bn (1,613%) <Agora Policy, FAAC> #TheCableIndex

BREAKING: Finnish court sentences Simon Ekpa to six years in prison for terrorism crimes The Finnish court found Ekpa guilty of inciting terrorism and participating in the activities of a terrorist group. #TheCableIndex

VAT generated in states across the south-west (August 2024) Lagos: N249.77bn Oyo: N20.11bn Ekiti: N3.66bn Osun: N1.81bn Ogun: N1.734bn Ondo: N1.45bn <FIRS> #TheCableIndex

South-east: What states contributed to the VAT pool and what they benefitted (August 2024) Anambra Contributed: N4.28bn Allocated: N6.66bn Ebonyi Contributed: N1.90bn Allocated: N5.20bn Enugu Contributed: N1.08bn Allocated: N5.73bn Abia Contributed: N663.42m Allocated: N5.43bn Imo Contributed: N235.41m Allocated: N6.01bn <FIRS> #TheCableIndex

Nigeria ranks 31st among the countries with the largest military strength (2025) 1. United States 🇺🇸 2. China 🇨🇳 3. Russia 🇷🇺 4. India 🇮🇳 5. South Korea 🇰🇷 6. United Kingdom 🇬🇧 7. Japan 🇯🇵 8. France 🇫🇷 9. Turkey 🇹🇷 10. Italy 🇮🇹 11. Brazil 🇧🇷 12. Pakistan 🇵🇰 13. Indonesia 🇮🇩 14. Germany 🇩🇪 15. Israel 🇮🇱 16. Iran 🇮🇷 17. Spain 🇪🇸 18. Australia 🇦🇺 19. Egypt 🇪🇬 20. Algeria 🇩🇿 21. Ukraine 🇺🇦 22. Poland 🇵🇱 23. Taiwan 🇹🇼 24. Vietnam 🇻🇳 25. Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦 26. Thailand 🇹🇭 27. Sweden 🇸🇪 28. Canada 🇨🇦 29. Singapore 🇸🇬 30. Greece 🇬🇷 31. Nigeria 🇳🇬 32. Mexico 🇲🇽 33. Argentina 🇦🇷 34. North Korea 🇰🇵 35. Bangladesh 🇧🇩 *this is based on air power, land power, manpower, naval power, and financial power <World Population Review> #TheCableIndex

US funding to Nigeria for HIV/AIDS intervention programs (2010-2025) 2010: $326.35m 2011: $302.21m 2012: $231.52m 2013: $415.60m 2014: $332.58m 2015: $198.40m 2016: $264.24m 2017: $239.19m 2018: $232.22m 2019: $175.85m 2020: $274.56m 2021: $215.94m 2022: $263.76m 2023: $244.98m 2024: $288.71m 2025*: $136.22m *as of September 2025 <USAID> #TheCableIndex

Percentage of households worried about running out of food due to lack of money (Across geopolitical zones) 1. South-south: 80.2% 2. South-east: 78.6% 3. North-east: 66.4% 4. South-west: 61.7% 5. North-west: 47.4% 6. North-central: 44.9% National: 62.4% <NBS, GHS 2023/2024> #TheCableIndex

FACT CHECK: According to National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) data, only four states and the FCT attracted foreign investment in Q3 2024. Kaduna ranked third on the list, with $1.95 million in foreign investment. El-Rufai left office on May 29, 2023, giving room for Uba Sani as Kaduna governor. Breakdown of Foreign Investment: 1. Lagos: $650.41m 2. Abuja: $600.02m 3. Kaduna: $1.95m 4. Enugu: $184,229 5. Ekiti: $96,600 Total: $1.25bn Therefore, the claim that Kaduna State has not attracted a single foreign investment since El-Rufai left office is FALSE. Official data from the NBS confirms that the state attracted $1.95 million in foreign direct investment in Q3 2024. #TheCableIndex

Takeaways from Dangote’s press conference 1. "Our refinery will eliminate all fuel queues in Nigeria" 2. "Our refinery will show the true consumption of Nigeria using our tracker" 3. The Dangote refinery has officially commenced the production of petrol 4. Aliko Dangote said the introduction of naira for crude will reduce the demand for FX by 40% 5. "Your car engines will last longer' -- Dangote assures Nigerians of quality petrol from refinery 6. "Our quality matches that of America and any other country in the world" 7. "We are ready to start rolling out petrol within the next 48 hours" #TheCableIndex

Only six states and the FCT secured foreign investment in Q1 2025 FCT: $3.05bn Lagos: $2.56bn Ogun: $7.95m Oyo: $7.81m Kaduna: $4.06m Kano: $117,000 Ekiti: $4,250 Total in Q1: $5.63bn #TheCableIndex

BREAKING: Herbert Wigwe, the group chief executive officer of Access Holdings Plc, was involved in a helicopter crash in the United States, on Friday, TheCable understands. Wigwe, his wife and son were in the helicopter when it crashed in California near the Nevada border, as well as Abimbola Ogunbanjo, the former group chairman of Nigerian Exchange Group Plc (NGX Group). Six passengers were onboard, however, no survivors found so far. #TheCableIndex

FULL LIST: Ranking of states by their dependency on FAAC allocation in 2023 1. Bayelsa: 92.17% 2. Akwa Ibom: 86.29% 3. Delta: 83.88% 4. Taraba: 81.89% 5. Niger: 80.19% 6. Benue: 79.85% 7. Anambra: 76.94% 8. Bauchi: 75.33% 9. Cross River: 74.87% 10. Nasarawa: 74.55% 11. Gombe: 72.29% 12. Enugu: 70.68% 13. Edo: 70.24% 14. Kano: 70.24% 15. Borno: 67.32% 16. Abia: 66.78% 17. Adamawa: 65.70% 18. Imo: 64.89% 19. Yobe: 64.65% 20. Katsina: 64.21% 21. Ekiti: 63.36% 22. Jigawa: 63.23% 23. Kogi: 61.29% 24. Rivers: 60.44% 25. Osun. 60.11% 26. Kaduna: 58.59% 27. Kebbi: 58.30% 28. Kwara: 57.62% 29. Ebonyi: 57.05% 30. Plateau: 56.05% 31. Sokoto: 55.67% 32. Ondo: 55.38% 33. Oyo: 46.38% 34. Zamfara: 45.04% 35. Ogun: 31.95% 36. Lagos: 26.55% <BudgIT - State of State report> #TheCableIndex

BREAKING: The Central Bank of Nigeria has finally extended the deadline for the exchange of old naira notes by 10 days. The new deadline is February 10, 2023. #TheCableIndex

What south-west states contributed to the VAT pool and received in 2024 1. LAGOS Contributed: N2.75trn Received: N460.11bn (16.74%) 2. OYO Contributed: N272.41bn Received: N116.83bn (42.9%) 3. OGUN Contributed: N26.16bn Received: N72.10bn (275.7%) 4. OSUN Contributed: N14.79bn Received: N68.62bn (463.8%) 5. ONDO Contributed: N13.80bn Received: N68.57bn (496.8%) 6. EKITI Contributed: N29.58bn Received: N63.47bn (214.7%) <Agora Policy, FAAC> #TheCableIndex

Tinubu to reinstate Fubara - Here are four conditions to be met 🟢 Fubara will be reinstated to complete his four-year tenure BUT must forgo any plans to seek a second term in 2027 🟢 Wike would be allowed to nominate all the local government chairpersons across the 23 LGAs of the state. 🟢 Fubara has also agreed to pay all outstanding allowances and entitlements owed to the 27 lawmakers loyal to Wike who were suspended from the state assembly. 🟢 In return, the lawmakers will not initiate any impeachment proceedings against him. #TheCableIndex

BREAKING: President Muhammadu Buhari has given Adamu Adamu, minister of education, two weeks to resolve issues of contention regarding the strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). #TheCableIndex

JUST IN: The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential screening committee has been asked to disqualify Bola Tinubu, a former Lagos governor, over “questionable educational qualifications”. #TheCableIndex

'375k for APC, PDP gets 284k' -- Tinubu wins in Niger #TheCableIndex #NigerianElections2023

The fresh allegations against Yahaya Bello and two others #TheCableIndex

Peter Obi’s $12.24m investment in international breweries Ltd now worth $5.38m #TheCableIndex

FULL LIST: Number of medical doctors across states in Nigeria 1. Lagos: 7,385 2. FCT: 4,453 3. Rivers: 2,194 4. Enugu: 2,070 5. Oyo: 1,996 6. Edo: 1,777 7. Kaduna: 1,524 8. Anambra: 1,518 9. Ogun: 1,511 10. Kano: 1,477 11. Delta: 1,456 12. Osun: 1,294 13. Plateau: 1,200 14. Imo: 1,110 15. Kwara: 1,016 16. Ebonyi: 899 17. Akwa Ibom: 888 18. Abia: 829 19. Cross River: 826 20. Ondo: 743 21. Borno: 736 22. Bayelsa: 727 23. Ekiti: 695 24. Benue: 621 25. Sokoto: 602 26. Katsina: 562 27. Nassarawa: 552 28. Niger: 494 29. Gombe: 485 30. Bauchi: 443 31. Kogi: 418 32. Adamawa: 280 33. Yobe: 275 34. Kebbi: 273 35. Zamfara: 267 36. Jigawa: 255 37. Taraba: 201 <MDCN 2022> #TheCableIndex

𝐋𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡-𝐰𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐈𝐆𝐑, 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝟕𝟐% 𝐢𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐 1. Lagos: N651.1bn 2. Ogun: N120.6bn 3. Oyo: N62.2bn 4. Ondo: N32.6bn 5. Osun: N24.6bn 6. Ekiti: N17bn Total: N908.3bn <NBS> #TheCableIndex

Share of households that had to skip a meal because of lack of money 1. South-east: 62.4% 2. South-south: 59.6% 3. South-west: 50.1% 4. North-east: 48.3% 5. North-west: 37% 6. North-central: 34% Urban: 53.5% Rural: 45.6% National average: 48.1% <GHS Report 2023/2024> #TheCableIndex

Average price of petrol per litre across states and the FCT as at July 2024 1. Katsina: N950 2. Jigawa: N903 3. Benue: N847 4. Osun: N842 5. Borno: N829 6. Taraba: N827 7. Kebbi: N822 8. Bauchi: N816 9. Adamawa: N810 10. Gombe: N809 11. Oyo: N809 12. Yobe: N801 13. Abia: N797 14. Zamfara: N797 15. Imo: N793 16. Plateau: N782 16. Anambra: N782 16. Nassarawa: N782 19. Ebonyi: N781 20. Enugu: N780 21. Ondo: N777 22. Ekiti: N774 23. Kaduna: N763 24. Kano: N755 25. Kogi: N751 26. Sokoto: N750 27. Niger: N746 28. Ogun: N742 29. Lagos: N694 30. Rivers: N685 31. Bayelsa: N684 32. Delta: N680 33. Cross River: N678 34. Abuja: N677 35. Akwa Ibom: N674 36. Edo: N670 37. Kwara: N650 National Average: N771 <NBS> #TheCableIndex

𝐅𝐔𝐋𝐋 𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐓: 𝐑𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐞 (𝐈𝐆𝐑) 𝐢𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐 #TheCableIndex

Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, is reportedly meeting with Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Paris, France. #TheCableIndex (1/2)

BREAKING: PDP, APC get no votes in Peter Obi's polling unit Location: Anambra - Agulu 2 Ward, PU 19, Anaocha LGA PDP: 0 APC: 0 LP: 236 APGA: 3 NNPP: 2 #NigeriaElections2023 #NigeriaDecides2023

BREAKING: Peter Obi wins polling unit in Adamawa Location: Adamawa: PU35, Karewa, Yola north LGA APC: 26 PDP: 82 LP: 120 NNPP: 2 #NigeriaElections2023 #NigeriaDecides2023

𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡-𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐍𝟏𝟏𝟒.𝟓𝟑𝐛𝐧 𝐈𝐆𝐑 𝐢𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐, 𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐫𝐚 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝 1. Anambra: N33.97bn 2. Enugu: N28.69bn 3. Abia: N20.11bn 4. Imo: N19.34bn 5. Ebonyi: N12.43bn Total: N114.53bn <NBS> #TheCableIndex

According to the NBS, the following 18 states failed to attract foreign investment in three years (2021 – 2023) 1. Bauchi 2. Bayelsa 3. Benue 4. Borno 5. Cross River 6. Ebonyi 7. Edo 8. Enugu 9. Gombe 10. Imo 11. Jigawa 12. Kaduna 13. Kebbi 14. Nasarawa 15. Sokoto 16. Taraba 17. Yobe 18. Zamfara #TheCableIndex

What to know about electricity service bands Band A: Minimum of 20hrs/day Band B: Minimum of 16hrs/day Band C: Minimum of 12hrs/day Band D: Minimum of 8hrs/day Band E: Minimum of 4hrs/day #TheCableIndex

BREAKING: INEC declares Makinde winner of Oyo governorship election #TheCableIndex

AS IT STANDS (AFTER 30 LGAs) APC: 375,027 PDP: 403,371 #OsunDecides2022 #OsunElection #TheCableIndex

Lagos, Abuja, Enugu top list of Nigeria’s best-performing cities in 2025 1. Lagos 2. Abuja 3. Enugu 4. Onitsha 5. Ibadan 6. Owerri 7. Ilorin 8. Ogbomosho 9. Aba 10. Port Harcourt 11. Abeokuta 12. Jos 13. Benin City 14. Kano 15 Zaria 16. Maiduguri 17. Kaduna 18. Sokoto <OEGCI> #TheCableIndex

Here is how old these politicians will be if they contest for president in 2027 1. Atiku Abubakar: 81 years 2. David Mark: 79 years 3. Bola Tinubu: 75 years 4. Ibrahim Shekarau: 72 years 5. Rabiu Kwankwaso: 71 years 6. Yemi Osinbajo: 70 years 7. Goodluck Jonathan: 70 years 8. Bala Mohammed: 69 years 9. Nasir El-Rufai: 67 years 10. Peter Obi: 66 years 11. Bukola Saraki: 65 years 12. Chibuike Amaechi: 62 years 13. Seyi Makinde: 60 #TheCableIndex

Results of presidential elections in Nigeria 1979 - 2019 #2023Elections #OsinbajoDeclares #TheCableIndex

UPDATE: #Nigeria has traded over $566 million in #Bitcoin in five years on a single platform US - $3,755,463,837 Nigeria - $566,668,692 China - $181,329,392 Canada - $131,108,721 UK - $119,440,278 Source: QZ Africa #TheCableIndex @cenbank

BREAKING: Tinubu suspends emergency rule in Rivers, asks Fubara to resume tomorrow In a statement on Wednesday, the president asked Siminalayi Fubara, the suspended governor, to resume work on Thursday, September 18. He also asked Ngozi Nma Odu, the deputy governor, and members of the Rivers state house of assembly to resume their duties. The emergency rule was declared in the state six months ago. #TheCableIndex

Breakdown of APC delegates by state #TheCableIndex

What's the IGR of all south-west states WITHOUT Lagos? #TheCableIndex

Tinubu’s one year: The economic indices #TheCableIndex

BREAKING: Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has endorsed Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) for the presidency. He made the endorsement on Sunday in his New Year message to Nigerians. #TheCableIndex

BREAKING: The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) says Ukpo Nwamini David, the kidney donor in the trial of Ike Ekweremadu, former deputy senate president, is actually 21 years old — not 15. #TheCableIndex

Ademola Adeleke declared winner of Osun governorship election 2022 #TheCableIndex #OsunDecides2022

FULL LIST: Usman Ododo of Kogi state is Nigeria's youngest governor at 43 How old is your governor? ⬇️⬇️ 1. Bala Muhammed (Bauchi): 66 years 2. Douye Diri (Bayelsa): 66 years 3. Hope Uzodinma (Imo): 66 years 4. Charles Soludo (Anambra): 65 years 5. Bassey Otu (Cross River): 65 years 6. Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq (Kwara): 65 years 7. Abdullahi Sule (Nasarawa): 65 years 8. Dapo Abiodun (Ogun): 65 years 9. Ademola Adeleke (Osun): 65 years 10. Muhammad Yahaya (Gombe): 63 years 11. Sheriff Oborevwori (Delta): 62 years 12. Umar Namadi (Jigawa): 62 years 13. Abba Kabir Yusuf (Kano): 62 years 14. Umo Eno (Akwa Ibom): 61 years 15. Alex Otti (Abia): 60 years 16. Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos): 60 years 17. Lucky Aiyedatiwa (Ondo): 60 years 18. Caleb Mutfwang (Plateau): 60 years 19. Nasir Idris (Kebbi): 59 years 20. Dauda Lawal (Zamfara): 59 years 21. Hyacinth Alia (Benue): 59 years 22. Ahmadu Fintiri (Adamawa): 58 years 23. Biodun Oyebanji (Ekiti): 57 years 24. Seyi Makinde (Oyo): 57 years 25. Mai Mala Buni (Yobe): 57 years 26. Babagana Zulum (Borno): 55 years 27. Monday Okpebholo (Edo): 55 years 28. Ahmad Aliyu (Sokoto): 55 years 29. Uba Sani (Kaduna): 54 years 30. Dikko Umaru Radda (Katsina): 54 years 31. Agbu Kefas (Taraba): 54 years 32. Peter Mbah (Enugu): 53 years 33. Mohammed Umar Bago (Niger): 51 years 34. Francis Nwifuru (Ebonyi): 50 years 35. Siminalayi Fubara (Rivers): 50 years 36. Usman Ododo (Kogi): 43 years #TheCableIndex

BREAKING: Banks place Nestoil under receivership over $1bn debt Police have sealed off the corporate headquarters of Nestoil Limited in Victoria Island, Lagos, after the company was placed under receivership by a consortium of lenders over a reported $1 billion debt. A federal high court sitting in Lagos had on October 22, 2025 issued an order of Mareva authorising First Trustees and its subsidiary, FBNQuest Merchant Bank, to take over the company’s assets. Justice D. I. Dipeolu issued the injunction against Nestoil Limited and its affiliate, Neconde Energy Limited, as well as Ernest Azudialu-Obiejesi and Nnenna Obiejesi, the principal promoters. #TheCableIndex

State by State: Percentage of people over 10 years who haven't completed six years of schooling 1. Borno: 84% 2. Sokoto: 77% 3. Zamfara: 77% 4. Jigawa: 76% 5. Yobe: 76% 6. Bauchi: 74% 7. Katsina: 73% 8. Kebbi: 72% 9. Kano: 69% 10. Niger: 68% 11. Taraba: 61% 12. Kaduna: 56% 13. Benue: 55% 14. Nasarawa: 54% 15. Adamawa: 51% 16. Kwara: 48% 17. Gombe: 46% 18. FCT: 46% 19. Imo: 46% 20. Plateau: 43% 21. Ebonyi: 43% 22. Rivers: 41% 23. Oyo: 41% 24. Delta: 41% 25. Enugu: 40% 26. Bayelsa: 38% 27. Kogi: 38% 28. Cross River: 36% 29. Osun: 30% 30. Ekiti: 28% 31. Akwa Ibom: 26% 32. Ogun: 25% 33. Ondo: 25% 34. Edo: 23% 35. Anambra: 21% 36. Abia: 21% 37. Lagos: 15% <NMPI 2022> #TheCableIndex

JUST IN: Olumide Akpata loses polling unit to Ighodalo Location: PU11, Ward 06, Oredo LGA Results PDP: 41 APC: 19 LP: 32 #TheCableIndex #EdoDecides2024

What some northern states contributed to the VAT pool and what they benefitted (August 2024) 1. Zamfara Contributed: N432.80m Allocated: N5.65bn 2. Kebbi Contributed: N665.17m Allocated: N5.66bn 3. Bauchi Contributed: N691.28m Allocated: N6.48bn 4. Nasawawa Contributed: N1.47bn Allocated: N4.97bn 5. Jigawa Contributed: N1.59bn Allocated: N6.42bn 6. Katsina Contributed: N1.68bn Allocated: N7.27bn 7. Yobe Contributed: N1.71bn Allocated: N5.26bn 8. Niger Contributed: N1.73bn Allocated: N6.12bn 9. Sokoto Contributed: N1.84bn Allocated: N6.07bn 10. Taraba Contributed: N1.88bn Allocated: N5.27bn <FIRS> #TheCableIndex

Nigeria's Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflow by administrations #TheCableIndex

Checks by TheCable in June 2022 had shown that $12.24 million was invested in International Breweries at the time, and the amount was now worth less than $6 million. #TheCableIndex

Nigeria's economy in 15 years Jonathan's administration 2010: $369.06bn 2011: $414.09bn 2012: $460.95bn 2013: $514.96bn 2014: $568.49bn Buhari's administration 2015: $492.43bn 2016: $404.64bn 2017: $375.74bn 2018: $421.73bn 2019: $448.12bn 2020: $429.42bn 2021: $441.42bn 2022: $477.37bn Tinubu's administration 2023: $374.94bn 2024: $252.73bn* *projections Note: The GDP is measured by current prices. <IMF> #TheCableIndex

Breakdown of APC national delegates by zone #TheCableIndex

Biodun Oyebanji, former secretary to the state government (SSG), has been declared winner of the Ekiti governorship election. #TheCableIndex #EkitiDecides #Ekitielection

BREAKING: Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), has won the presidential election in Lagos state. #TheCableIndex #NigeriaElections2023