Africa · Thursday, 5 November 2026
Nigeria
No written brief today: there’s too little data for one, or the draft didn’t pass our checks.
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Everyday apps here: WhatsApp · Tiktok · Snapchat · Facebook app · iAmor Family Location Tracker. Apps that top the charts every day. They’re listed after what’s new or in the news.
What the news is talking about
How much of the news here is about each issue today, and how it sounds, compared with the past 4 weeks. From 1,644 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
- Climate More than usual
- Nigeria moves to Green Education System as IGEN launches report - Blueprint Newspapers Limited (blueprint.ng)
- Skeptical Science New Research for Week #45 2026 (skepticalscience.com)
Survey · 2023 61% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)
- Who dares wins: LPG, the next frontier for Africa's downstream (dailynews.co.tz)
- WHO Setujui Uji Klinis Dua Vaksin Ebola Bundibugyo (koran-jakarta.com)
- IOM moves to combat migration misinformation (vanguardngr.com)
- Democrats Won Congress. Will That Make Japa Any Easier? (ynaija.com)
- Expert champions real estate investment partnerships, technology - Blueprint Newspapers Limited (blueprint.ng)
- 菲律宾10月通胀率升至7.8% 创2023年2月以来新高-中新网 (chinanews.com.cn)
How the news sounds
- Tone−0.1positive minus negative words per 100usually −0.6The GDELT Project
- Anxiety0.9× usual2.9 words per 1,000usually 3.3The GDELT Project
- Fear0.8× usual0.5 words per 1,000usually 0.6The GDELT Project
- Anger0.9× usual5.1 words per 1,000usually 5.7The GDELT Project
- Sadness1.0× usual5.8 words per 1,000usually 6.1The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty0.9× usual5.8 words per 1,000usually 6.2The GDELT Project
News coverage in more than 100 languages, machine-translated and counted with English word lists, from The GDELT Project.
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Issues people are looking up
The top topics in politics, the economy, tech, science, health, climate, education and society that people here read and search about today.
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Searches that grew the most in the week from Sunday, 25 October 2026, in most of the country’s regions.
By category
Business & economy
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Books, arts & history
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Education & careers
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Food & drink
Original uploader was TalShiar at nl.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 2XXXX
Everyday app
同花顺至尊版-股票软件Movies & TV
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Music
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Celebrities & creators
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Politics & world affairs
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Society & beliefs
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Sports
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Tech & AI
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Travel & places
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Pxhere, CC0 2Como
Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0
Industries here
Media & entertainment 21Music 14Sports & fitness 12Government & public sector 11Tech & software 10Travel & tourism 6Education 4Nonprofits & NGOs 2Fashion & beauty 1Gaming 1Advertising & marketing 1Finance & banking 1Crypto & digital assets 1
The numbers behind the mood
The latest official figures, with the period each one covers. Yearly numbers can be a year or more old.
Politics in the news
- Protests in the news12reports of events, mostly in English5 Nov 2026 · usually 6 a dayThe GDELT Project
- Violence in the news30reports of events, mostly in English5 Nov 2026 · usually 47 a dayThe GDELT Project
Economy
- Inflation15.4%Jul 2026 · −0.4 pts since Jun 2026World Bank GEM · CC BY 4.0
- Unemployment3.1%2025 · +0.0 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
- GDP growth4.0%2025 · −0.1 pts since 2024World Bank · CC BY 4.0
- Youth unemployment5.3%2025 · +0.3 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
Research
Most-published fields last month
- Education
- Sociology and Political Science
- Information Systems
- Accounting
Society
- People online41.2%2024 · +1.1 pts since 2023World Bank (ITU) · CC BY 4.0
- Say humans mainly cause climate change27.0%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
- Want climate made a high government priority62.3%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
Charts
Netflix · TV
1Lupin
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4Doctor X: Mafia in White
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5Dead-End Job
7Akka: The Protectors
8Shadows of the Ten Ninja
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9100 Days of Deception
10Where the Mask Ends
Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01
Netflix · Films
1The Paradise
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2Oversabi Aunty
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3Collision Course
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4Surviving Hurricane Otis
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5Manoj Bajpayee
6Evil Dead Burn
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7Animals
8Blackout
9Doing Life
10Nowhere to Run
Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01
Apple Music · Artists
1Peruzzi, Zlatan & Shoday
2Bnxn
3Seyi Vibez
4Asake
5Blaqbonez
8Davido
9FOLA
Apple Music · 2026-11-06
Apple Podcasts · Shows
1DJ Selex
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2I Said What I Said
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3Joel Osteen Podcast
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4Afrobeat Banger
5Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast
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6Abdur-Rahman as-Sudais
7Omar Suleiman
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8Coffee Break French
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9JIM ROHN
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10Dj Shinski New Mixes
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Apple Podcasts · 2026-11-06
App Store · Free apps
1MoMo PSB NG
2Moniepoint Personal Banking
3OPay-Beyond Banking
4ChatGPT
5WhatsApp
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6PalmPay - Smarter Way to Bank
7Tiktok
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8Temu
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9Snapchat
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10Facebook app
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App Store · 2026-11-06
App Store · Paid apps
1Shadowrocket
2MFT Exam Pro
3Fongo World Edition
4Chromagraph Camera
5Free Tone - Calling & Texting
6Voice Recorder - Audio Record
7CalcTape calculadora de cinta
8OppaMatch - Chat with Koreans
9Threema for iOS
10LiveATC Air Radio
Show the top 50
App Store · 2026-11-06
Data credits: App Store · Apple Music · Apple Podcasts · Google Trends · Netflix Top 10 · Wikipedia. These signals show what people look up, watch, play and buy online. How it works.