August 28th, 2023 Investigations

Delayed Abuja project leaves 3.8m residents struggling for clean water

Abuja, the capital city of Nigeria, was promised a lifeline in the form of Greater Abuja Water Supply Project, which was aimed at providing clean drinking water to its growing population. ​​The project, funded by the Federal Capital Territory Authority (FCTA), has been delayed, pushing the city’s 3.8 million inhabitants into despair. From patronising water vendors to improvised wells, a quiet revolution has emerged as residents navigate the arduous path to secure a basic human necessity. In this report, Dataphyte delved into the reasons behind the project’s delay and the heart-wrenching struggles faced by the affected residents.

April 12th, 2023 Diaspora

How embassies in UK, France, Saudi, Germany, 12 others ignore Nigerian diaspora’s urgent emails

Dataphyte sent emails to 23 different Nigerian embassies and missions around the world, including those in Qatar, China, Portugal, the United States, the United Kingdom, among other countries.

March 29th, 2023 Technology

Nigeria’s mobile subscribers hit 226.8m, grow 15% in one year

The number of network subscribers increased by 0.42 percent in February compared to January 2023, with 955,539 new subscribers added by telecommunication companies during the month.

March 16th, 2023 Investigations

How APC governorship candidate in Adamawa influenced N2bn constituency projects to her companies

Dataphyte also discovered that two of the three companies, Binani Nigeria Limited and Binani Publishing Limited, had failed to file their yearly returns to the Federal Government in a blatant violation of the law, which led to the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) designating them as “inactive”.

March 11th, 2023 Education

Nigeria’s N869bn census budget can build 19,000 classrooms, 30,000 PHCs

With the spate of dilapidated and uncompleted classrooms in public schools littered across the country, the government can spend N389 billion to build two blocks of three classrooms at the average rate of N50 million each for more than 19,000 public schools in the country.

March 6th, 2023 Elections

Nigeria emerges largest African democracy with lowest voter turnout

…Only three out of 10 people turned out to vote.

February 18th, 2023 Elections

Heightened election violence may taint 2023 polls

Since Nigeria returned of democracy in 1999, its elections have been tainted with all forms of violence, with same trend leading up to the 2023 general elections.

February 13th, 2023 Economy

Naira crisis worsens days after Buhari’s pledge

President Muhammadu Buhari has failed to deliver on his promise to resolve naira crisis after seven days.

January 23rd, 2023 Security

60 civilians, security personnel killed, 80 kidnapped across the country in first fortnight of January

Non-state actors killed at least 60 civilians and security personnel in the first two weeks of the year, according to data published by the Nigeria Security Tracker.

January 19th, 2023 Economy

Nigeria to spend 76 per cent of revenue on debt servicing by 2025, how sustainable is this?

The Debt Management Office, in a press statement, noted that Nigeria’s debt profile could reach N77 trillion by May 2023. The agency pointed out that this is due to the addition of Ways and Means (loans sourced from the Central Bank of Nigeria) totaling N22.72 trillion.

December 15th, 2022 Governance

What Amplifies Flooding Disasters in Nigeria? Its Corruption-ridden Ecological Fund Management

The just past rainy season heralded unprecedented flooding and flood-related devastations across Nigeria. According to the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Nigeria recorded 612 fatalities, 1.43 million homeless, and 874 thousand farmlands and homes were partially or entirely destroyed.

December 8th, 2022 Oil and Gas

Analysis: How far has Nigeria gone with its Gas Sector Revamp?

Nigeria’s Gas sector master plan and policy are an effort to further maximise Nigeria’s gas potential and also ensure better commercialisation of the sector.

November 4th, 2022 Latest Reports

Nightmare on roads as 3,372 Nigerians killed, 44,973 involved in accidents – Report

More than 44,000 Nigerians were involved in road accidents claiming about 3,372 of their lives across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) as of the first half of 2022, data on road traffic crashes from the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) shows.