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11 hours ago

Nigeria’s Revenue Mobilisation Commission is considering a salary review. With inflation rising and oil revenues uncertain, any pay increase for leaders must align with the realities of the national budget and be justified by tangible improvements in governance for citizens.…

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16 hours ago

57% of Nigerian workers report experiencing daily stress, while 69% are actively job hunting despite being employed. Burnout now extends beyond emotional and mental fatigue to include financial fragility. Read more: dataphyte.com/issue/pocket-s… @NLCHeadquarters @NigeriaGov @ilo…

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a day ago

The President’s annual salary is N14.1 million, around 67 times higher than the average Nigerian income of N207,741. This 6,768% gap raises a pressing question: can leaders genuinely grasp the daily struggles of citizens when their earnings are so detached from ordinary reality?…

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2 days ago

83% of Nigerian workers are disengaged, placing Nigeria 25th out of 36 countries in Africa. Low pay, inflation, and stalled career growth are fueling burnout, draining both energy and income. Read more: dataphyte.com/issue/pocket-s… @NLCHeadquarters @NigeriaGov @ilo @fmydNG…

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2 days ago

#DailyDataCard: Nigeria ranks 21st out of 34 African countries in closing the gender data gap, with 53.3% of gender-related data missing. The Gender Data Outlook (launched in 2024) tracks how countries gather and use gender data to drive equality. To change this, Nigeria must…

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2 days ago

Nigeria’s President officially earns ₦1.17m monthly, yet many benefits are hidden under the vague label “to be provided.” One senator even claimed ₦21m take-home, but there’s no public evidence. Read more: dataphyte.com/topic/governan… @NigeriaGov @cenbank @BudgITng @ng_rmafc

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3 days ago

Globally, 85% of women have witnessed online violence, and 38% have personally experienced it. In Nigeria, young women aged 13–44 are most at risk, often facing threats that spill into offline harm. Read more: dataphyte.com/issue/senorrit… @hm_womenaffairs @UN_Women @FMWA_ng

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3 days ago

Across eight countries, 62% of women reported experiencing harassment on Twitter, while Nigerian female candidates in the 2019 elections endured defamation and online abuse. Digital spaces, designed as platforms for empowerment, are increasingly being weaponised to silence…

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2 weeks ago

President Tinubu signed the Nigerian Insurance Industry Reform Bill into law on August 5, 2025. It raises minimum capital requirements by an average of 120%, introduces compulsory insurance in key areas, and aims to strengthen resilience in pursuit of a $1 trillion economy.…

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5 days ago

Across Nigeria, ruling parties usually win LG elections, but Rivers and Abia are exceptions. In 2024, Abia’s ruling Labour Party won no seats, while ZLP and YPP shared 17 LGAs. Rivers’ 2025 poll has again proved that internal party crises, not incumbency, decide grassroots…

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7 days ago

Rivers State has defied the usual trend of ruling parties sweeping local government polls. In 2018, the APC broke the PDP’s dominance; in 2024, the APP secured chairmanship seats in 22 of 23 LGAs. In today’s local government elections, the PDP is fielding only three chairmanship…

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a week ago

Between 2019 and 2025, Nigeria’s cost of living index fell from 31.7 to 25.7, and purchasing power dropped too, from 15.9 to 10.1, the lowest in Africa. A “cheap” country with the weakest buying power leaves citizens poorer, not richer. Read more: dataphyte.com/issue/pocket-s……

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a week ago

As the class continues, journalists are deepening their understanding of digital rights as human rights online, and how these rights shape their work and safety in today’s civic space. Our second speaker, Judith Chiamaka, emphasized that journalists must understand not only the…

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a week ago

At the Masterclass on Digital Rights Reporting today, our first speaker, @itegbe_adei opened the session with a powerful exploration of digital rights and Nigeria’s civic space, reminding us that while laws are meant to protect everyone, they are sometimes twisted into tools of…