On Monday, October 26, 2022, the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, announced a redesign of NGN200, NGN500, and NGN1,000 In his first announcement, the apex bank boss stated that the redesigned banknotes would start circulating by December 15, but analysts say redesigning naira notes would have economic consequences, including putting pressure … Read more
Ekiti state is located in the southwestern part of Nigeria, and it has borders with Kwara state to the north, Kogi to the northeast, Ondo to the south and southeast, and Osun to the west. Nicknamed the Fountain of Knowledge, in this post, we take a look at the economic profile of Ekiti, its population … Read more
Adamawa being an extremely diverse state compared to other states in Nigeria is one of the northern states with predominately several economic activities which predominantly involves farming. Located in the northeastern region of Nigeria, Adamawa state shares a border with Cameroon and Borno to the west, Gombe to the west, and Taraba to the southwest. … Read more
One of the states in Nigeria with oil-rich soil coupled with many aquaculture activities is Akwa Ibom state in the South-South geo-political zone. The government job and white-collar jobs are the main economic driver in Akwa Ibom. Also, People mostly make a living by fishing (those who live along rivers and coastlines), farming (those who … Read more
Oyo State is located in southwestern Nigeria, and the city of Ibadan serves as its capital. Oyo State is bounded by Kwara State to the north, Osun State to the east, Ogun State to the southwest, and the Republic of Benin to the south. The 2016 population estimates by Nigeria’s National Population Commission (NPC) put … Read more
Kaduna State was the political and administrative hub of the northern region throughout the colonial and early post-colonial eras. As a result, the state came to be known as “the Centre of Learning” due to its prominence as an economic, media, industrial, and trading hub as well as a hub for higher education. With its … Read more
Delta State is located in the southwestern part of Nigeria which was originally part of Bendel State. Warri is the economic hub of the state, while Asaba, in the northeast, is the state capital When it comes to oil production, around 35% of Nigeria’s crude oil and a sizeable proportion of natural gas come from … Read more
Nigeria is made up of 36 states. The states are politically and geographically divided into six geo-political zones. Worthy of note is that the states have unique two-letter abbreviations associated with each of them. For instance, there are some online forms that only use Nigeria’s state abbreviations, you have the know them to know the … Read more
Lagos state has the highest internal generated revenue (IGR) among the 36 states in Nigeria including the Federal Capital Territory, according to data published by the National Bureau of Statistics Lagos State generated a whooping NGN267,232,774,434.06 as IGR in the first quarter of 2021. The commercial state is richer than the 20 states of the … Read more
There are 6,744 unclaimed estates in the United Kingdom as of September 17, 2022, according to a comprehensive list published and updated by the UK’s Legal Department, Treasury Solicitor, as seen by Infomediang Team. The unclaimed assets are owned by different nationals including 58 Nigerians whose property has been laying in the country and remain … Read more
Millions of eligible Nigerian voters will go to the polls in 2023 to elect a new president and vice president as the incumbent Muhammadu Buhari is expected to hand over power on May 29, 2023, after exhausting the maximum two-term as the president of the most populous African country. According to the timetable by the … Read more
Today, there are 96,303,028 registered voters in Nigeria, according to data from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). In 2019, 84,004,084 registered voters were recorded while the just ‘concluded’ Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) shows that another 12,298,944 Nigerians have been added to the INEC voter register database. The CVR began in June 2021 till July … Read more
Katung is the pioneer winner of Big Brother Nigeria in 2006, followed by Efe Ejeba. The eight past and incumbent winners of the show from 2006 to date are: How it started The first edition of the reality TV show Big Brother Nigeria kick-started from March 5 to June 4, 2006, and was aired on M-Net … Read more
The 2022 Big Brother Naija Level Up Season 7 came to an end on Sunday, October 2, 2022, with the winner walking home with NGN100,000,000 worth of prizes. Phyna is the winner of BBNaija 7 Josephina Otabor aka Phyna has won the 2022 Big Brother Naija Level Up season 7. She walks home with a … Read more
There are 21 local government areas in Adamawa state, Northeast, Nigeria. Toungo council area is the largest in terms of land area in the state. The table below shows the LGAs in Adamawa, and their population using the 2006 National Population Commission or the estimates of some of the council areas. Council Areas Population Land … Read more