Dataphyte

29/08/2026

President Tinubu recently suspended three permanent secretaries over a fake agency operating within the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF), a month after another fictitious body, the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC), was uncovered after more than two years of operation and N1.3 billion in budget allocation.

Key insights:
— PFIPC held meetings with real MDAs, including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the EFCC, and engaged foreign diplomats for over two years before its status was questioned.
— PFIPC secured approval to recruit over 300 staff and opened a Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) dollar and pound accounts.
— PFIPC was allocated N1.3 billion in the 2026 federal budget, with N802.98 million allocated for personnel alone.

The case shows how a budget allocation can grant financial legitimacy without the underlying legal legitimacy ever being confirmed, and that gap is what allowed PFIPC to operate for years.

28/08/2026

Yesterday, we brought health experts, researchers, health advocates, and policy stakeholders together to validate our new State Health Budget Dashboard.

Dataphyte's State Health Budget Dashboard tracks health budget allocation and release across Nigeria's 36 states from 2021–2025, measured against the Abuja Declaration's 15% benchmark. Despite N5.09 trillion allocated to health over five years, only Kaduna and Kano met the 15% target more than once. The validation meeting answered questions of stakeholders and also received recommendations.

Explore the dashboard: https://dataphyte.com/nigerian-state-health-budgets-dashboard

What would you want to see tracked in Dataphyte's State Health Dashboard? Tell us in the comments. 👇

28/08/2026

Join us for the Dataphyte Academy 3.0 Webinar: Election Data Storytelling

Are you ready to elevate your election reporting skills? This insightful session will be focused on how journalists can leverage data to tell deeper stories before, during, and after elections.

Date: August 29, 2026
Time: 10 AM
Location: Zoom (Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/9t5Y1OzPSnKhENYAjGVdmA)

Speakers
- Fumilayo Babatunde will guide us on building a data-driven election reporting agenda.
- Khadija Kareem will share tips on analyzing voter patterns and creating compelling narratives from data.
- Kehinde Ogunyale will discuss combining numbers with field reporting for impactful stories.

Don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your reporting and gain valuable insights for the upcoming 2027 elections.

26/08/2026

26/08/2026

FAAN has reportedly banned Uber and Bolt in some airports and launched its own taxi app.

However, there are significant issues with the new app, including high prices and a lack of tracking for taxis and drivers, which raises security concerns for commuters.

The Dataphyte team previously investigated conditions at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja and found numerous problems, such as the FAAN car hire app functioning poorly and Bolt drivers being fined N25,000 for entering the airport.

Recent updates indicate that this ban is not limited to Abuja; it is also taking place in Lagos.

What do you think is the best way forward for airport transport in Abuja? And if you live outside the capital, are e-hailing apps banned at your airport?

26/08/2026

Calling all health practitioners, health influencers, and stakeholders! 📢

In 2025, only 1 of Nigeria's 36 states met the 15% Abuja Declaration health budget benchmark.

Join us at the Dataphyte Health Dashboard Validation Meeting as we review five years of state health budget data. What did states in Nigeria allocate, what did they actually release, and where do the gaps remain?

Your voice and expertise matter in shaping how we track health spending across Nigeria.

Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/ElLKb8cgQqKX2TiZH-e3dw

Know someone who needs to be in this meeting? Tag them in this post.

26/08/2026

Join us for the Dataphyte Academy 3.0 Webinar: Election Data Storytelling

Are you ready to elevate your election reporting skills? This insightful session will focus on how journalists can leverage data to tell deeper stories before, during, and after elections.

Date: August 29, 2026
Time: 10 AM
Location: Zoom (Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/9t5Y1OzPSnKhENYAjGVdmA)

Speakers
- Fumilayo Babatunde will guide us on building a data-driven election reporting agenda.
- Khadija Kareem will share tips on analyzing voter patterns and creating compelling narratives from data.
- Kehinde Ogunyale will discuss combining numbers with field reporting for impactful stories.

Don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your reporting and gain valuable insights for the upcoming 2027 elections.

25/08/2026

Join us for the Dataphyte Academy 3.0 Webinar: Election Data Storytelling

Are you ready to elevate your election reporting skills? This insightful session will be focused on how journalists can leverage data to tell deeper stories before, during, and after elections.

Date: August 29, 2026
Time: 10 AM
Location: Zoom (Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/9t5Y1OzPSnKhENYAjGVdmA)

Speakers
- Fumilayo Babatunde will guide us on building a data-driven election reporting agenda.
- Khadija Kareem will share tips on analyzing voter patterns and creating compelling narratives from data.
- Kehinde Ogunyale will discuss combining numbers with field reporting for impactful stories.

Don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your reporting and gain valuable insights for the upcoming 2027 elections.

24/08/2026

Nigeria's off-cycle elections keep raising the same question on whether Nigerians losing faith in the ballot box?

In the 2026 Osun State governorship election, just 43.2 per cent of registered voters were present at their polling units, meaning that for every 10 people registered to vote, only 4 actually did vote.

Key insights:
- Over 2.3 million people were registered to vote, but only about 1.01 million were accredited on election day.

- 985,079 valid votes were cast, with 20,721 rejected.

- Voter turnout increased by just one percentage point from 2022, despite Osun recording its highest-ever number of registered voters.

- Osun's 43.2 per cent turnout was the second-highest among Nigeria's 8 off-cycle election states, all of which recorded turnout below 50 per cent.

Why do you think voter turnout is low even as voter registration increases?

Read the full analysis here. Link in bio.

20/08/2026

Did you miss the 2026 Osun State Governorship election? No problem, because we created something just for you.

Read through Dataphyte's detailed reports capturing all events before and during the election.