Africa · Thursday, 12 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 Business · WhatsApp · AndroMoney · Wedding Gate Cards2026 · 飞常准PRO-全球航班查询机票酒店预订. 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 1,740 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
- 'It's game on,' Funso Doherty reacts to attack on Obi's Lagos Town Hall (pmnewsnigeria.com)
- 2027: INEC to simulate presidential election in nationwide mock vote (vanguardngr.com)
- Climate More than usual
- COP31 Türkiye pavilyonu en az karbon ayak iziyle kültürel mirası buluşturuyor (haberler.com)
- İKLİM ZİRVESİ COP31 ANTALYA - Türkiye'nin COP31 pavilyonu Anadolu'nun kültürel mirasını ziyaretçilerle buluşturuyor (haber1.com)
Survey · 2023 61% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)
- Kenya's Last Ebola Patient Leaves Hospital (allafrica.com)
- United Nigeria Airlines, NCS Kick-off Initiative to Fight Cancer – THISDAYLIVE (thisdaylive.com)
- Africa: South Africa's Unemployment Rate Rises to 33.7 Percent (allafrica.com)
- THE WORSENING PLIGHT OF WORKERS – THISDAYLIVE (thisdaylive.com)
- Army Raids Terrorist Hideouts, Recover 5 Motorcycles In Taraba (leadership.ng)
- NAF Begins Aerial Display Rehearsals in Abuja, Lagos Ahead of 61st Anniversary (silverbirdtv.com)
- Election: Police declare war on AI-generated fake news (punchng.com)
- INEC flags staff in 10 states over AI-generated voters' photos, vows sanctions (promptnewsonline.com)
- IG pledges stronger police, immigration collaboration (punchng.com)
- UN Appeals for Emergency Aid for Nigerian Refugees in Niger (allafrica.com)
- United Capital: Nigeria's inflation to ease to 14.01% in October (cnbcafrica.com)
How the news sounds
- Tone−0.3positive minus negative words per 100usually −0.5The GDELT Project
- Anxiety1.0× usual3.2 words per 1,000usually 3.3The GDELT Project
- Fear1.1× usual0.7 words per 1,000usually 0.6The GDELT Project
- Anger1.0× usual5.5 words per 1,000usually 5.6The GDELT Project
- Sadness1.0× usual5.7 words per 1,000usually 6.0The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty0.9× usual5.6 words per 1,000usually 6.0The 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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Rising on Google
Searches that grew the most in the week from Sunday, 1 November 2026, in most of the country’s regions.
By category
Business & economy
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Cars & transport
Falling Everyday app
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3iAmor Family Location Tracker
Everyday app
Fashion & beauty
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Food & drink
Everyday app
Money & crypto
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3OKash: Safe and reliable loan
Everyday app
同花顺至尊版-股票软件
Movies & TV
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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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Industries here
Media & entertainment 20Travel & tourism 13Sports & fitness 13Music 10Tech & software 6Government & public sector 4Education 2Nonprofits & NGOs 2Fashion & beauty 1Advertising & marketing 1Telecom & internet 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 news6reports of events, mostly in English12 Nov 2026 · usually 7 a dayThe GDELT Project
- Violence in the news39reports of events, mostly in English12 Nov 2026 · usually 42 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
- Economics and Econometrics
- Communication
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
1Dead-End Job
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2Akka: The Protectors
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3The Covenant
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4A Couple of Lies
5Lupin
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7The Rainmaker
8Doctor X: Mafia in White
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Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-08
Netflix · Films
1Collision Course
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2Oversabi Aunty
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4Rush Hour
5The Paradise
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6Wonder Woman 1984
7Rush Hour 2
8Rush Hour 3
9Nowhere to Run
10Animals
Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-08
Apple Music · Artists
1Bnxn
2Peruzzi, Zlatan & Shoday
3Asake
4Davido
5Seyi Vibez
8Blaqbonez
10FOLA
Apple Music · 2026-11-13
Apple Podcasts · Shows
1I Said What I Said
2DJ Selex
3Afrobeat Banger
4Joel Osteen Podcast
5Abdur-Rahman as-Sudais
6Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast
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7Pastor Dolapo Lawal
8Coffee Break French
9Rotten Mango
10Dj Shinski New Mixes
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Apple Podcasts · 2026-11-13
App Store · Free apps
1ChatGPT
2OPay-Beyond Banking
3MoMo PSB NG
4Cityboy Elite
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5Temu
6Moniepoint Personal Banking
7WhatsApp Business
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8PalmPay - Smarter Way to Bank
9Tiktok
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10Facebook app
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App Store · 2026-11-13
App Store · Paid apps
1Shadowrocket
2Procreate
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3Driving Theory Test 4 in 1 Kit
4Stash - Rule Based Proxy
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5TeleGuard
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6Space Cleaner-Clean Up Storage
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7飞常准PRO-全球航班查询机票酒店预订
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8Arbauna Hadith Sheikh Jafar
9Universalis
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10AndroMoney
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App Store · 2026-11-13
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.