#YouAsked Elections & political parties How many presidential candidates are contesting in Nigeria's forthcoming election? Source Independent National Electoral Commission Short answer How many presidential candidates are contesting in Nigeria's forthcoming election? 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... Back Full answer
Welfare & population Sex & gender What share of Nigeria’s population is female? Source World Bank: Population, female - Nigeria Short answer What share of Nigeria’s population is female? In 2021, Nigeria’s female population was roughly 104 million or 49.3%. ... Back Full answer
Welfare & population What is the size of Nigeria’s population? Source World Bank: Population, total - Nigeria Short answer What is the size of Nigeria’s population? Nigeria's population was estimated at 211.4 million in 2021. ... Back Full answer
Welfare & population How many poor people are there in Nigeria? Source Nigeria Multidimensional Poverty Index (2022) Short answer How many poor people are there in Nigeria? 133 million Nigerians are poor, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). In its latest National Multidimensional Poverty Index report, the NBS said that 63% of Nigerians were poor due to a lack of access to health, education, living standards, employment and security. The Multidimension... Back Full answer
Sex & gender Welfare & population What share of Nigeria's doctor population is female? Source Africa Check FACTSHEET: What the numbers say about the fortunes of Nigeria’s women Short answer What share of Nigeria's doctor population is female? According to the statistical report on men and women, female doctors made up less than 35% of all doctors in 2017 and 2018. In 2019 this share increased slightly to 35.04%. ... Back Full answer
Welfare & population Sex & gender What share of Nigeria's teacher population is female? Source Africa Check FACTSHEET: What the numbers say about the fortunes of Nigeria’s women Short answer What share of Nigeria's teacher population is female? In 2019, 56.2% of primary school teachers across Nigeria were female. This dropped to 50.4% in secondary schools and 23.6% among university academic staff. Women accounted for just 15% of professors. ... Back Full answer
Welfare & population Sex & gender What share of Nigeria's female adult population is literate? Source Africa Check FACTSHEET: What the numbers say about the fortunes of Nigeria’s women Short answer What share of Nigeria's female adult population is literate? Literacy data from the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) showed that 59.3% of young women aged 15 to 24 in Nigeria were literate, compared to 70.9% for men. This data was from the 2016/17 multi-indicator cluster survey. A person was considered literate if they could read a short, si... Back Full answer
#YouAsked Elections & political parties Who is the president of Uganda? Source Office of the President: Republic Of Uganda Short answer Who is the president of Uganda? Yoweri Kaguta Museveni is the current president of the Republic Of Uganda. He has been in power since 1986. ... Back Full answer
Welfare & population How many refugees are there in Uganda? Source Vox Populi: Who will care for the carers? The untold stories of Uganda's refugee-host relationships Short answer How many refugees are there in Uganda? Statistics from the Office of the Prime Minister show that Uganda is host to over one million refugees, the majority from South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo. A 2018 report by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs puts the number at over 1.8 million. ... Back Full answer