$29.96bn – The amount of loan the Federal Government of Nigeria plans to borrow from the World Bank, African Development Bank, Japan International Co-operation Agency, Islamic Development Bank and China Exim Bank in the next three years.

N2.1trn – The total amount Nigeria lost to the activities of militants in the Niger Delta region from January 2016 till date, according to NNPC.

33,000 – The Ministry of Finance says this is the number of ghost workers exposed in the payroll off the Federal of Government.

1,106 – The number of appointees the Cross River state government brought on to fill various Special Adviser and Special Assistant positions in the state.

N6trn – The 2017 budget has been set at this amount and will soon be presented, according to Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun.