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In 2020 there were 11.4 deaths per 1000 inhabitants. 2019 Data from Statista showed the main causes of deaths in Nigeria are neonatal disorders, malaria, diarrheal diseases and lower respiratory infections.
The average prices of selected food items in the country increased from N796.91 in November 2021 to N808.48 in December 2021, a month-on-month increase of 1.45%.
According to the report, the number of women arrested for various drug-related offenses increased from 703 in 2018 to 909 in 2019, an increase of 9.63%.
Sweet potato, beans (black eye), tomato, beans (brown) and groundnut oil are the 5 food items with the highest year on year change.
Today is World Down Syndrome Day, a day set aside to advocate for the rights of people with Down Syndrome. This year’s theme is “What does inclusion mean? And the focus is on full inclusion into the society for people with Down Syndrome.
The number of Nigerians fleeing to neighbouring countries of Chad, Cameroon and Niger has been on an increase.
According to National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) data, Nigeria recorded 9,856 oil spills between 2011 to 2021 and a total of 468,803 barrels of oil has been released to the country’s inland waters, shores, open seas, and swamps.
People living below the poverty line according to the National Bureau of Statistics are individuals whose per capita living expenditure is below 137,340 naira per year. Over 82.9 million Nigerians are considered poor by national standards.
North West has the highest percentage of women that do not own a house according to the Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) of 2018.
Since the start of the fourth Republic until now, women’s representation in politics has never exceeded 6%. Nigeria currently ranks 139th out of 156 countries in the list of countries with the largest gender gap.
Road traffic crashes are one of the leading causes of death in Nigeria. The total casualties for Q4 2021 were 11,823.
Nigeria has a total working population of 122.1 million people out of which the age group 15-24 constitutes the highest number. According to the National Bureau of Statistics report, the age group 35-44 constitutes the highest number in the workforce.
The total company income tax received in 2021 was N1.69 Trillion. According to data from the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), the amount is 19.6% increase from 2020 total of N1.41 Trillion.
A total of 258.9 billion naira CIT was collected locally and a total of 88.9 billion naira was the value of foreign CIT payments.
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Credit is essential for economic development. Bank credits in Nigeria are loans granted by financial institutions solely to the private sector such as businesses and households by providing capital for new investments and enabling people to buy commodities.
