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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 -…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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 -…
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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 -…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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 -…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy
YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy