In the midst of Nigeria’s many intrigues and the drama playing out on the political scene, which is like the longest episode of all the Real Housewives franchises combined, the ASUU eight-month-long strike action is a distant memory. However, history…
In a season Nigeria faces the sore impact of climatic change challenges, leading data journalism platform, Dataphyte, has launched the first climate data platform in Africa’s biggest economy. Nigeria’s vulnerability to global warming and climate change is glaring. Although the country has made…
Dataphyte has released its latest brief which provides an in-depth overview and appraisal of Nigeria’s Agricultural sector. The brief titled “From Farm to Future: Thoughts on Food Security, Farmers’ Prosperity and Fiscal Stability in Nigeria” critically examined in detail the challenges…
Passing through roads in the major areas of Abeokuta, the capital city of Ogun State, southwest Nigeria, and viewing the spectacle of refuse that now outline the ancient city, brings to mind the grim reality of another cycle of pain…
Oyo State government’s attempts to defend itself against the revelations in Dataphyte’s report of “Notebook Gate” has backfired spectacularly leading to even greater indictments on its public procurement processes under the current administration. The Oyo state government through its Ministry…
The Interactive Initiative for Social Impact, through its data for development programme Dataphyte, are to receive a $15,000 grant from the John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford University and Big Local News. In Nigeria, Dataphyte journalists will research on the effects of…
Notoriety is attained through exclusivity; such is the case for the exclusive MVP list for EndSARS supporters. Already there are whispers of frozen bank accounts and no-fly lists. And now, a law suit. In other news, two businesses, private and public, are defying covid-related downturns,…
By Dataphyte | The task ahead is enormous for Nigerian banker and AfDB President, Akinwumi Adesina; With COVID-19 disruption, the AfDB leader believes an increase in economic infrastructure, quality physical infrastructure, and quality health infrastructure will tame the negative impact; In his…
By Aderemi Ojekunle| Dataphyte The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), an agency of the federal government, has spent N5,600 on one unit of hand sanitiser (500ml) for a procurement deal worth ₦5.6 million. This is one of the many outrageous and…
A review of the Revised 2020 Budget exclusively obtained by DATAPHYTE indicates that the Federal Government has reduced the total budget size by only ₦84.71 billion. Against the background that the government initially proposed a ₦1.5 trillion budget cut (over 14 percent reduction of the total…
