7,396 prisoners in Lagos; Trump’s fortune plunges by $600 million | The 5 numbers that mattered this week

N140 billion – The amount the Senate Committees on Customs, Excise and Tariff and Marine Transport claim they have recovered in their probe of the Nigeria Customs Service. 7,396 – The total number of prisoners in Lagos prisons, which is the highest in the country and double the capacity the state is able to hold.... Read More

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billionaire, Customs, donald trump, forbes, inflation rate, lagos, NBS, numbers that mattered, prisons, senate, vaccination

September 30, 2017

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Twitter’s 280 character limit; 2541 Boko Haram terrorists to be prosecuted | The 5 numbers that mattered this week

2,541 – The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami said a special prosecution arrangement has been put in place and trial will commence for this number of suspected Boko Haram members currently detained at Wawa Barracks in Kainji, Niger State, and Maiduguri prison in Borno State. $375,000 – According to the Vice-Chancellor of Redeemer’s... Read More

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boko haram, Federal Government, numbers that mattered, Redeemers University, revenue, trial, twitter.

September 2, 2017

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N136.5m spent on Hajj; 110,000 displaced in Benue | The 5 numbers that mattered this week

12.1 million – The numbers of viewers who tuned in to watch the final episode of the seventh season of HBO series, Game of Thrones. An additional 4 million caught the episode on streaming channels. 110,000 – According to the Benue State Emergency Management Agency, this number of people were left homeless in 24 communities... Read More

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APC, benue, flooding, Game of Thrones, hajj, inflation, NBS, numbers that mattered, PDP

August 26, 2017

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120 cut-off mark; 360 bank staff sacked every week | The 5 numbers that mattered this week

120 – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) announced that minimum cut-off marks for the university degree for the 2017 academic year be put at 120 while polytechnics and Monotechnics at 100. 2,736 – Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola said on Thursday that the Federal Government is building this number of housing units... Read More

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aliko dangote, banking sector, boko haram, Housing units, JAMB, NBS, numbers that mattered, UNICEF

August 19, 2017

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N400bn bribe; 170 refugees evacuated | The 5 numbers that mattered this week

N553.77 million – On Tuesday, the EFCC announced it recovered this amount from corrupt politicians in the South East. 312 – The number of people who died after heavy rains caused mudslides in Sierra Leone on Monday. Over 2,000 were left homeless after the incident. 170 – The number of Nigerian refugees, mostly women and... Read More

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bribe, EFCC, NBS, NEMA, numbers that mattered, refugees, sierra leone

August 12, 2017

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N47.2bn & $487.5m traced to Diezani Madueke; Man arrested with 849 ATM cards | The 5 numbers that mattered this week

$9 billion – Chief of Army Staff, Lt.Gen. Tukur Buratai said on Friday that the economic impact of Boko Haram activities in the North East has been estimated at this amount, with Borno state carrying the highest burden. N47.2 billion and $487.5 million – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said it has traced... Read More

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atm, boko haram, Customs, Diezani Alison Madueke, EFCC, Mudashiru Obasa, numbers that mattered

August 6, 2017

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€222m Neymar transfer deal, 42 alleged homosexuals arraigned in Lagos | The 5 numbers that mattered last week

€222 million – Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) signed Brazilian footballer, Neymar in a five-year transfer deal from Barcelona. Neymar will earn $653,000 per week in the record-breaking deal. 42 – The number of young adults and minors who were arrested by the Lagos state government and arraigned before a magistrate court for alleged homosexuality. $10.5 million... Read More

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lai mohammed, neymar, numbers that mattered, psg, UN, Vladimir Putin

July 8, 2017

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700 Boko Haram terrorists surrender; N300,000 reward for N-Power volunteer | The 5 numbers that mattered this week

447 – The number of Boko Haram insurgents killed by the Nigerian Army in the last three months. 10 soldiers have also lost their lives while over 19,000 abductees have been rescued. 700 – After a series of raids on hideouts in the Sambisa forest, this number of Boko Haram insurgents have surrendered to the... Read More

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boko haram, fifa, Fulani herdsmen, N-Power, nigeria, Nigerian Army, numbers that mattered

June 24, 2017

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$3bn stolen by hackers, N90m bank fraud | The 5 numbers that mattered this week

$3 billion – The FBI estimates that phishing attacks by hackers have cost more than 22,143 Nigerian companies this amount. N350 billion – The Federal Government of Nigeria set to release this amount of funds for capital projects to government MDAs for implementation of the 2017 budget. 188,588 – The number of Kogi West constituents who... Read More

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budget, candidates, dino melaye, FBI, FG, Hackers, Kogi, numbers that mattered, UTME

June 3, 2017

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145 TVC staff fired, N17bn worth of office furniture | The 5 numbers that mattered this week

192 – Governor Obaseki of Edo state appointed this number of Special Assistants who will help the state connect with people in the rural areas. N17 billion – The amount the Ministry of Finance allegedly paid for the procurement of office furniture. 15 – The number of INEC Resident Electoral Commissioners the Nigerian Senate confirmed... Read More

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Edo state, FG, INEC, Ministry of Finance, numbers that mattered, Obaseki, TVC

May 20, 2017

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998 Boko Haram captives rescued; 2,500 whistleblower tips | The 5 numbers that mattered this week

€2million – The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has reported that the Federal Government paid Boko Haram insurgents two million euros for the release of 82 abducted Chibok girls. 998 – The number of Boko Haram captives rescued on Friday by the Nigerian Army during a patrol of some villages in Borno. 1,048,914 – The number of... Read More

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Beyoncé, boko haram, Chibok girls, FG, JAMB, Jay-z, numbers that mattered, Whistleblower

April 15, 2017

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$50m cash in an Ikoyi mansion, 15 million jobs | The 5 numbers that mattered this week

$50 million – The whopping amount of cash found by the EFCC in an empty apartment in Ikoyi, Lagos following a whistleblower alert. The monies were found safely tucked in bulletproof safes locked in wooden wardrobes. N6 billion – The Federal Government of Nigeria said it spends this amount on a monthly basis on the... Read More

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balogun market, BBNaija, EFCC, Efe, FG, ikoyi, Jobs, N-Power, numbers that mattered

April 1, 2017

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N5bn compensation, N242.6million worth of smuggled drugs | The 5 numbers that mattered this week

N5billion – EFCC Acting Chairman, Ibrahim Magu seeks this amount worth of compensation from The SUN Newspaper for “libelous imputations and statements” made against him in a story published on the March 25, 2017 edition of the Saturday Sun. $2.14million – President Donald Trump’s childhood home sold to a mystery buyer at this amount on... Read More

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AMCON, arms deal, Customs, donald trump, drug smugglinng, EFCC, Magu, numbers that mattered, Raymond Dokpesi, Sambo Dasuki

March 25, 2017

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130 underaged Nigerian girls trapped in foreign lands | 5 numbers that mattered this week

130 – Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Abike Dabiri-Erewa disclosed that 130 Nigerian girls are trapped outside Nigeria in neighbouring countries. 90 of the girls are in Burkina Faso while the remaining 40 are in Mali. $100 million – The Central Bank of Nigeria on Thursday disclosed that the sum... Read More

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burkina faso, CBN, Forex, libya, mali, numbers that mattered, Whistle blowers

March 18, 2017

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N49 million cash, 900 airline staff sacked | 5 numbers that mattered this week

N49million – The EFCC intercepted five sacks containing new naira notes of this amount at the Kaduna International airport. The sacks contained 20 bundles of N200 notes and 180 bundles of N50 notes all totaling N49 million. 900 – Aero Contractors lays off 900 members of its workforce for redundancy. The affected staff would be... Read More

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Aero Contractors, ban, boko haram, Cameroon, EFCC, importation, Kaduna airport, N-Power, numbers that mattered, president buhari, rice, Staff

March 11, 2017

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N541.8bn loan, 37 deportees | The 5 numbers that mattered this week

N541.8bn – Three Nigerian banks set to take over telecommunications company, Etisalat for its failure to pay a loan obtained in 2015. 500,000 – The number of jobs to be created by the Lagos-Ibadan railway line project when it is completed in December 2018, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. 37 – The number of... Read More

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AGF, Deportees, Edo state, etisalat, Italy, loan, MMIA, numbers that mattered, Peace corps, railway line, widows, Yemi Osinbajo

February 18, 2017

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N40m wildlife feeding budget, $2.5bn loan | The 5 numbers that mattered this week

N40 million – The amount of money set aside in the 2017 National Budget for feeding and maintenance of wildlife in Aso Rock Presidential Villa. N775 million – The Federal Government has released this amount for the Enumeration Area Demarcation exercise in preparation for the 2018 census programme according to the Chairman of the National... Read More

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2018 census, debt, loan, national budget, numbers that mattered, wildlife maintenance, World Bank

February 11, 2017

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$9.8m cash, N200 suicide bombing fee | 5 numbers that mattered this week

$9.8 million – The EFCC discovered this amount of cash and another 74,000 pounds in the Kaduna home of the former GMD of the NNPC, Andrew Yakubu. $80 billion – According to Petroleum minister, Ibe Kachikwu, Nigeria loses this amount to pipeline vandalism in Niger Delta every year. N194 million – The Nigerian Customs Service... Read More

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Andrew Yakubu, Ibe Kachikwu, Nigerian customs, nnpc, numbers that mattered, power distribution companies, Suicide bomber

February 4, 2017

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N250million gatehouse, 150 cows for Mugabe | The 5 numbers that mattered this week

N250million – Senator Dino Melaye revealed that the cost of constructing the Vice President’s official residence had been inflated and his gatehouse alone is to cost this amount. 150 – The number of cows Zimbabweans have to donate to their President, Robert Mugabe in preparation for his 93rd birthday celebration. 3,332 – The Nigerian Army... Read More

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boko haram, dino melaye, EFCC, musiliu obanikoro, Nigerian customs, numbers that mattered, Robert Mugabe, vice president, Zimbabwe

January 21, 2017

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N2.7 billion fighter jet fuel, 20000 deaths in Kaduna | The 5 numbers that mattered this week

N250 million – The Oyo and Osun state governments each paid this amount to LAUTECH to enable staff get back to work after the prolonged strike. 1.3 billion – On Wednesday, NNPC assured that it has litres of PMS worth this number in its reserve so Nigerians should not panic buy. 20,000 – Kaduna state governor,... Read More

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boko haram, kaduna, LAUTECH, NAF, Nasir el-Rufai, nnpc, numbers that mattered

January 14, 2017

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N100 million bribe, $4 million record deal | The 5 numbers that mattered this week

84 – The number of suspected terrorists arrested by the Lagos state Police at the Seme border on Thursday. N100 million – UK based journalist, Lekan Fatodu facilitates the arrest of Sahara Reporters publisher, Omoyele Sowore for demanding this sum in bribe from him and for criminal defamation. N1.7 million – Late Ugandan government official... Read More

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Justice Ajumogobia, Lagos State Police, numbers that mattered, terrorists, Witness

January 7, 2017

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N200m box office earnings, N5000 stipend | The 5 numbers that mattered this week

N4.7 million – Anti-graft agency, ICPC recovers this sum of money extorted from students by authorities of FUNAAB. 952 students were refunded in the process. $153 million – A Federal High Court has ordered the temporary forfeiture of this sum of money allegedly stolen by former Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke. 140,000 pounds – Former... Read More

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box office, chelsea, Diezani Alison Madueke, FUNAAB, icpc, Mikel, numbers that mattered, president buhari, The Wedding Party

December 24, 2016

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N1.05bn for foreign trips, 140 deportees | The 5 numbers that mattered this week

N1.05billion – The amount of money budgeted for President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo’s foreign trips in 2017. 1,880 – The number of women and children rescued from the Sambisa forest, according to a briefing by the Nigerian Army on Wednesday. 3 million Euros – The German government has donated this sum and... Read More

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Buhari, Germany, insurgency, numbers that mattered, Osinbajo, police, sambisa forest

November 26, 2016

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N284bn, 9 iPhones | The 5 numbers that mattered this week

50th – Nigeria’s latest world ranking by football body, FIFA. The Super Eagles used to be in the 60th position. N20bn – The amount deducted from the Federal Government’s monthly wage bill. The reduction is part of the government’s quest to reduce expenditure and save more. N284bn – The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU)... Read More

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ASUU, boko haram, Chris Ngige, FG, fifa, numbers that mattered, Seun Egbegbe, super eagles

November 5, 2016

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N100m, 16 | The 5 numbers that mattered this week

195 – The number of years a former Oceanic Bank staff, Aliyu Suleiman was sentenced to, for fraud by Justice Dije Abdu Aboki of the Kano State High Court. 200,000 – This is the number of graduates employed by the Federal Government of Nigeria to work as teachers and agricultural extension workers across the country. They... Read More

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Akwa Ibom, lagos state, musiliu obanikoro, numbers that mattered, Oceanic Bank, Sambo Dasuki

October 9, 2016

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N270 million; N26.5 billion… | The 5 numbers that mattered this week

6 – The number of new ICT hubs that will be set up by the Federal Government, according to the Minister of Communication, Adebayo Shittu. 21,744 – the number of commercial motorists warned by the Federal Road Safety Corps, between October 1st and 6th, for failing to install speed limiters in their buses and trucks.... Read More

AMCON, DSS, Jigawa, nigeria, numbers that mattered, prisons

September 24, 2016

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$12 billion; N441 million… | The 5 numbers that mattered this week

$12 billion – The amount allegedly smuggled out of Nigeria by telecoms company MTN between 2006 and 2016. This is according to Sen. Dino Melaye. 2 million – The number of people freed by the military from members of the Boko Haram Islamic sect. N441 million – The amount received by Kano Pillars football club following striker, Ahmed Musa’s move... Read More

Ahmed Musa, dino melaye, dressing, EFCC, football, lasu, MTN, nigeria, numbers that mattered, Patience Jonathan, telecoms

September 11, 2016

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$500 million; 471… | The 5 numbers that mattered this week

$500 million – The amount pledged by the World Bank to five Northern states through the Universal Basic Education scheme. $458 million – The amount to be returned from the loot stashed away by former President Sani Abacha in the United States. N24.5 billion – The amount consolidated by the Kaduna State Government in its... Read More

chibok, Goodluck Jonathan, loot, numbers that mattered, presidential fleet, Sani Abacha, United Nations

August 27, 2016

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N51.28billion; 241… | The 5 numbers that mattered this week

N51.28 billion – the amount Nigeria lost to pipeline vandalism in 2015. 9 – the number of banks barred from the interbank forex market by the CBN, for not remitting $2.334 billion of the NNPC’s dollar deposits into the Treasury Single Account 241 – the number of Nigerians deported from Libya 30,000 – the number... Read More

nigeria, nnpc, numbers that mattered

August 20, 2016

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110,460; N60 billion… | The 5 numbers that mattered this week

500 The number of former Niger Delta militants who will be given agriculture related skills. 1,600 The number of cases of pipeline vandalism which have occurred so far in 2016, according to the Minister of State for Petroleum, Ibe Kachikwu. 110,460 The number of shortlisted candidates for aptitude tests into the Nigeria Police Force. 100,000... Read More

Ibe Kachikwu, In vitro fertilization, nigeria, numbers that mattered, Oil and Gas, police

7,396 prisoners in Lagos; Trump’s fortune plunges by $600 million | The 5 numbers that mattered this week

Twitter’s 280 character limit; 2541 Boko Haram terrorists to be prosecuted | The 5 numbers that mattered this week

N136.5m spent on Hajj; 110,000 displaced in Benue | The 5 numbers that mattered this week

120 cut-off mark; 360 bank staff sacked every week | The 5 numbers that mattered this week

N400bn bribe; 170 refugees evacuated | The 5 numbers that mattered this week

N47.2bn & $487.5m traced to Diezani Madueke; Man arrested with 849 ATM cards | The 5 numbers that mattered this week

€222m Neymar transfer deal, 42 alleged homosexuals arraigned in Lagos | The 5 numbers that mattered last week

700 Boko Haram terrorists surrender; N300,000 reward for N-Power volunteer | The 5 numbers that mattered this week

$3bn stolen by hackers, N90m bank fraud | The 5 numbers that mattered this week

145 TVC staff fired, N17bn worth of office furniture | The 5 numbers that mattered this week

998 Boko Haram captives rescued; 2,500 whistleblower tips | The 5 numbers that mattered this week

$50m cash in an Ikoyi mansion, 15 million jobs | The 5 numbers that mattered this week

N5bn compensation, N242.6million worth of smuggled drugs | The 5 numbers that mattered this week

130 underaged Nigerian girls trapped in foreign lands | 5 numbers that mattered this week

N49 million cash, 900 airline staff sacked | 5 numbers that mattered this week

N541.8bn loan, 37 deportees | The 5 numbers that mattered this week

N40m wildlife feeding budget, $2.5bn loan | The 5 numbers that mattered this week

$9.8m cash, N200 suicide bombing fee | 5 numbers that mattered this week

N250million gatehouse, 150 cows for Mugabe | The 5 numbers that mattered this week

N2.7 billion fighter jet fuel, 20000 deaths in Kaduna | The 5 numbers that mattered this week

N100 million bribe, $4 million record deal | The 5 numbers that mattered this week

N200m box office earnings, N5000 stipend | The 5 numbers that mattered this week

N1.05bn for foreign trips, 140 deportees | The 5 numbers that mattered this week

N284bn, 9 iPhones | The 5 numbers that mattered this week

N100m, 16 | The 5 numbers that mattered this week

N270 million; N26.5 billion… | The 5 numbers that mattered this week

$12 billion; N441 million… | The 5 numbers that mattered this week

$500 million; 471… | The 5 numbers that mattered this week

N51.28billion; 241… | The 5 numbers that mattered this week

110,460; N60 billion… | The 5 numbers that mattered this week

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