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TheCableIndex

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TheCableIndex is the data, research, and policy analysis arm of @TheCableng. We tell you everything about Nigeria — one list at a time.

Lagos, Nigeria

Joined January 2020

TheCableIndex
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Jul 25, 2023
BREAKING: DSS officers, prison officials fight over custody of Emefiele Earlier Today, the federal high court in Ikoyi, Lagos, granted Emefiele N20m bail and one surety in like sum. However, DSS operatives insisted on taking away the suspended CBN governor into their custody.
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TheCableIndex
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Mar 19, 2024
FULL LIST: Out-of-school children across states in Nigeria (Ages 6–15) 1. Kebbi: 67.6% 2. Sokoto: 66.4% 3. Yobe: 62.9% 4. Zamfara: 61.3% 5. Bauchi: 55.7% 6. Borno: 54.2% 7. Jigawa: 51.1% 8. Gombe: 48% 9. Katsina: 45.9% 10. Niger: 42.8% 11. Kano: 39.2% 12. Taraba: 28.8% 13.
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TheCableIndex
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Feb 25, 2023
BREAKING: Tinubu loses Gbajabiamila's polling unit to Labour Party Location: Surulere, Ward 08, PU 014 APC: 69 LP: 89 PDP: 05 NNPP: 01 #NigeriaElections2023 #NigeriaDecides2023
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TheCableIndex
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Oct 16, 2025
Lagos tops the list of the fastest-growing emerging tech ecosystems in the world (2025) 1. Lagos, Nigeria 🇳🇬 2. Istanbul, Turkey 🇹🇷 3. Pune, India 🇮🇳 4. Belo Horizonte, Brazil 🇧🇷 5. Mumbai, India 🇮🇳 6. Curitiba, Brazil 🇧🇷 7. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦 8. Johannesburg, South Africa
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TheCableIndex
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May 28, 2025
FULL LIST: VAT generated in states across Nigeria in Q1 2025 1. Lagos: N819.62bn 2. Rivers: N278.23bn 3. Oyo: N79.78bn 4. Bayelsa: N27.26bn 5. Kano: N22.97bn 6. Edo: N20.73bn 7. Delta: N20.04bn 8. Akwa-Ibom: N16.08bn 9. Kwara: N14.43bn 10. Benue: N12.36bn 11. Jigawa: N11.22bn
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TheCableIndex
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Jan 24, 2025
FULL LIST: VAT generated in states across Nigeria in 2024 1. Lagos: N2.75trn 2. Rivers: N832.69bn 3. Oyo: N272.41bn 4. Kano: N77.76bn 5. Delta: N73.39bn 6. Bayelsa: N64.66bn 7. Edo: N53.55bn 8. Anambra: N47.53bn 9. Akwa Ibom: N46.93bn 10. Adamawa: N42.01bn
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TheCableIndex
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Sep 20, 2025
Dangote vs European refineries by capacity (barrels per day) 1. Dangote (Nigeria): 650,000 2. Shell Pernis (Netherlands): 404,000 3. BP Rotterdam (Netherlands): 380,000 4. GOI Energy ISAB (Italy): 360,000 5. TotalEnergies Antwerp (Belgium): 338,000 6. Orlen Plock (Poland):
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TheCableIndex
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Apr 11, 2025
Ogun State generated more internally generated revenue (IGR) in 2023 than all five south-east states combined. South-east states👇 1. Enugu: N33.86bn 2. Anambra: N33.46bn 3. Ebonyi: N30.84bn 4. Abia: N23.73bn 5. Imo: N21.05bn ➡️ South-east IGR: N142.95bn ➡️ Ogun state IGR:
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TheCableIndex
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Jan 25, 2025
What the six geopolitical zones contributed to the VAT pool and received in 2024 1. SOUTH WEST Contributed: N3.11trn Received: N849.71bn (27.4%) 2. SOUTH SOUTH Contributed: N1.08trn Received: N543.49bn (50.3%) 3. NORTH WEST Contributed: N211.27bn Received: N574.32bn (271.8%)
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TheCableIndex
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Jan 21, 2025
FULL LIST: Covenant University is Nigeria’s best varsity in THE ranking for 2025 1. Covenant University 2. Ahmadu Bello University 3. Landmark University 4. University of Ibadan 5. University of Lagos 6. Bayero University 7. Federal University of Technology Akure
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TheCableIndex
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Mar 5, 2025
What states contributed to the VAT pool and what they received in January 2025 1. LAGOS Contributed: N305.52bn Received: N62.59bn (20.49%) 2. RIVERS Contributed: N90.21bn Received: N11.01bn (12.20%) 3. OYO Contributed: N27.71bn Received: N13.02bn (47.00%) 4. BAYELSA
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TheCableIndex
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Jul 23, 2025
The Nigerian passport has recorded its highest ranking in five years, rising to 88th place out of 199 in the latest Henley Passport Index released on July 18. The index is updated regularly based on exclusive data from the International Air Transport Authority (IATA) and expert
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TheCableIndex
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Sep 29, 2025
Foreign portfolio investment percentage growth under presidents since 2007 1. Umaru Musa Yar’Adua (2007-2010): -6.22% 2. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan (2010-2015): +77.55% 3. Muhammadu Buhari (2015-2019): -8.0% 4. Muhammadu Buhari (2019-2023): -56.46% 5. Bola Ahmed Tinubu
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TheCableIndex
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Jan 24, 2025
What states contributed to the VAT pool and what they received in 2024 1. LAGOS Contributed: N2.75trn Received: N460.11bn (16.74%) 2. RIVERS Contributed: N832.69bn Received: N186.66bn (22.4%) 3. OYO Contributed: N272.41bn Received: N116.83bn (42.9%) 4. KANO Contributed:
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