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By the end of 2022, Nigeria was home to 3.6 million internally displaced people, 1.9 million of whom were living in protracted displacement in the north-eastern state of Borno. ...

High-quality cocoa beans are Nigeria's largest agricultural export. The crop accounted for N74.65 billion of total agricultural exports in the fourth quarter of 2022. ...

Agriculture contributed 19.63% to nominal GDP in the first quarter of 2023. This figure was lower than the share recorded in the first quarter of 2022 and in the fourth quarter of 2022 which were 21.09% and 24.90% respectively. However, the sector contributed 21.66% of total GDP in real terms in the...

In the fourth quarter of 2022 ‘superior quality cocoa beans’ had the highest export value in Nigeria at N74.65 billion, followed by ‘sesame seeds,’ with N38.56 billion and ‘standard quality cocoa beans’ with N14.16 billion. The main agricultural products imported in the fourth quarter...

The Islamic State West Africa (ISWA) remains the deadliest terrorist group in Nigeria for the third year in a row. The group’s lethality rate increased for the first time in two years, from just over three deaths per attack in 2021 to 3.7 deaths per attack in 2022. ...

According to the Nigerian Correctional Service, as of 2023, the total inmate population is 74,872. Of the inmates, 22,933 are convicted prisoners, while 51,939 are awaiting trial. ...

Nigeria was ranked 8th in the 2023 Global Terrorism Index (GTII), an improvement from 6th in 2022. ...

Nigeria recorded the highest number of malaria deaths across the world in 2021, according to the latest World Malaria Report. According to the report, Nigeria accounted for 31% of the 619,000 deaths recorded worldwide (191,890 deaths), of which Africa recorded a total of 599,000 deaths during this p...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec) released the final list of candidates contesting for the presidency in the 2023 general elections. Inec said that 18 parties had fielded presidential candidates and their running mates. The list includes Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democr...