Ademola Lookman scored 3 goals and provided 1 assist to help Nigeria reach the AFCON finals. He also scored a hat-trick in the Europa League final, leading Atalanta to their first Europa title. He had 11 goals and 7 assists in Seria A with 5 goals and 1 assist in Europa.

Top 5 most corrupt public officials in Nigeria: 1. Prosecutors - 62% 2. Land Registry Officers - 53% 3. Judges/Magistrates - 50% 4. Customs/Immigration Officers - 48% 5. Embassy/Consulate Officers - 48% (NBS)

Four Nigerian universities are in the top ten in Sub-Saharan Africa for teaching skills: 1. University of Cross River State – 1st 2. Benson Idahosa University – 2nd 3. Umaru Musa Yar’adua University – 6th 4. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta – 7th (THE)

Nigeria will host the 2nd Africa Military Games in November. The inaugural edition took place in Kenya over 20 years ago. At least 23 countries have expressed interest in participating in this event.

Top 10 Nigerian universities: 1. Covenant University 2. University of Ibadan 3. FUTA 4. University of Lagos 5. Bayero University 6. University of Ilorin 7. University of Nigeria 8. Afe Babalola University 9. University of Benin 10. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta

On November 7, 2024, it will be ten years since the 30,000-capacity Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo, also known as The Nest of Champions, was commissioned. It remains the only Nigerian stadium approved by CAF to host international matches.

Team Nigeria will compete in the following sports events in the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris: 1. Athletics 2. Badminton 3. Basketball 4. Boxing 5. Canoeing 6. Cycling 7. Football 8. Table Tennis 9. Taekwondo 10. Weightlifting 11. Wrestling

Between 2016 and 2023, over 600,000 Nigerians sought asylum abroad under former President Muhammadu Buhari's administration. 355,792 sought asylums from 2016 to 2019, and 308,592 from 2020 to 2023. (Statisense)

Nigeria fines Meta $220 million for violating consumer and data protection laws. The charges include denying Nigerian users control over their data, sharing data without consent, and abusing market dominance.

Everton have signed Nigerian international forward Toni Payne. The 29-year-old, who can play across the front line, joins the club as the first signing of the summer for Brian Sorensen’s side, following a six-year spell with Sevilla in Spain.

According to ESPN, Asisat Oshoala, a six-time African Women's Footballer of the Year, three-time UEFA Women's Champions League winner, and four-time Spanish Primera Division champion, is ranked as the 9th best African athlete of the 21st century.

Top 5 African universities by student population: 1. 🇿🇦 University of South Africa - 233,897 2. 🇳🇬 National Open University of Nigeria - 128,864 3. 🇬🇭 Kwame Nkrumah University - 85,349 4. 🇬🇭 University of Ghana - 59,741 5. 🇳🇬 Ahmadu Bello University - 55,217 (THE)

5 African countries with the highest number of internet users in 2024: 1. 🇳🇬 Nigeria - 103 million 2. 🇪🇬 Egypt - 82 million 3. 🇿🇦 South Africa - 45 million 4. 🇲🇦 Morocco - 34 million 5. 🇩🇿 Algeria - 33 million (DataReportal)

In Q1’24, Nigeria experienced a 139% year-on-year surge in imported manufactured goods, reaching N5.4 trillion, up from N2.40 trillion in Q1’23, driven by Naira depreciation and local manufacturing challenges. (NBS)

Nigeria's headline inflation surged to 34.19% in June 2024, up from 33.95% in May, marking a 28-year high. This rate is 11.40 percentage points higher than June 2023's 22.79%. Month-on-month, June's inflation was 2.31%, 0.17 percentage points higher than May's 2.14%. (NBS)

Top 5 African countries with most traffic time (mid 2024): 1. 🇳🇬 Nigeria - 64.2 mins 2. 🇰🇪 Kenya - 50.6 mins 3. 🇪🇬 Egypt - 48.1 mins 4. 🇿🇦 South Africa - 38.7 mins 5. 🇲🇦 Morocco - 35.3 mins (Numbeo)

Top 5 African countries with the highest number of Christians in 2024: 1. 🇪🇹 Ethiopia - 77,500,000 2. 🇳🇬 Nigeria - 74,400,000 3. 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of Congo - 63,100,000 4. 🇿🇦 South Africa - 52,900,000 5. 🇰🇪 Kenya - 40,700,000

As of June 30, 2023: Nigeria’s total public debt stock was N87.38tn ($113.42bn). As of March 31, 2024: Nigeria’s total public debt stock was N91.46tn ($121.67bn).

The count of millionaires in Africa with wealth exceeding USD1 million is as follows: 1.🇿🇦 37,400 - South Africa 2.🇪🇬 15,600 - Egypt 3.🇳🇬 8,200 - Nigeria 4.🇰🇪 7,200 - Kenya 5.🇲🇦 6,800 - Morocco

According to Similarweb, Chrome holds a dominant market share of 61.19% in Nigeria, making it the country's most popular web browser.