FEATURED #YouAsked Covid-19 Is the new coronavirus airborne? Source World Health Organization Short answer Is the new coronavirus airborne? The new coronavirus spreads through droplets, which are produced when someone sneezes, coughs or talks. If you are close to someone when this happens, you could breathe in the virus. According to the World Health Organization, “studies to date suggest that the virus that causes Covid-19 is… Back Full answer
FEATURED #YouAsked Welfare & population What is the size of Ghana’s population? Source Ghana Statistical Service Short answer What is the size of Ghana’s population? Ghana’s projected population for 2020 stood at 30.96 million. Back Full answer
#YouAsked Education How many students have benefitted from free secondary education in Ghana? Source Mid-Year Review of the Budget Statement and Economic Policy 2020 Short answer How many students have benefitted from free secondary education in Ghana? To date some 1,199,750 Senior High School students in Ghana have benefited from a free senior high school social intervention programme rolled out by the government in 2017.The programme, Free Senior High School (SHS), is meant to extend guaranteed access to free quality education for all children… Back Full answer
#YouAsked Health Are cancer cases on the increase in Zimbabwe? Source Zimbabwe National Cancer Registry, WHO International Agency for Research on Cancer Short answer Are cancer cases on the increase in Zimbabwe? Cancer cases have increased over the past 10 years in Zimbabwe. In 2009, Zimbabwe recorded 3,519 new cancer cases before rising to 17,465 in 2018.More: Yes, cancer cases are on the rise in Zimbabwe Back Full answer
#YouAsked Economy Did the Oyo state Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) increase by 26.4% without additional tax? Source Internally Generated Revenue At State Level H1 2020 (Nigerian Bureau of Statistics) Short answer Did the Oyo state Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) increase by 26.4% without additional tax? Oyo state generated N17.7billion in the first half of 2020 which is higher than the N14 billion it generated during the same period of 2019. The total tax for the first half of 2019 was N10.8 billion while the total tax for the first half of 2020 was N5.98 billion. Its revenue in the first half of… Back Full answer
#YouAsked Economy Was fuel in Nigeria sold at N600 in 2013? Source Premium Motor Spirit (Petrol) Price Watch October 2020 (National Bureau of Statistics) Short answer Was fuel in Nigeria sold at N600 in 2013? The average price paid by consumers for petrol increased by 0.07% month-on-month from N161.06 per litre in September 2020 to N161.17 per litre in October 2020. Back Full answer
#YouAsked Elections & political parties How many voters will be participating in the 2020 Ghana election? Source The Electoral Commission Short answer How many voters will be participating in the 2020 Ghana election? Ghana’s electoral register has 17,027,655 registered voters.The West African nation went to the polls on December 7 to elect a president and 275 members of parliament.More: ELECTION 2020: EC publishes voters register again Back Full answer
#YouAsked Welfare & population How many indigenous languages are spoken in Kenya? Source Language in Education Policy in Kenya: Intention, Interpretation, Implementation 2018 Short answer How many indigenous languages are spoken in Kenya? The number of indigenous languages spoken in Kenya remains speculative with most sources saying that there are over 40 different indigenous languages and dialects. Back Full answer
#YouAsked Economy Did the Kenyan economy grow over the pandemic period? Source Quarterly Gross Domestic Product Report Second Quarter 2020 (Kenya National Bureau of Statistics) Short answer Did the Kenyan economy grow over the pandemic period? Kenya's real GDP, which accounts for inflation, contracted by 5.7% from 1 April to 30 June 2020 compared to an expansion of 5.3% in the same period of 2019. Back Full answer
