Nigeria at 65: A Data Story of Progress & Promise
Visualizing the journey from independence to today through the lens of data and national achievements
Education: From 2 to 693 Institutions
Economic Milestones (2023-2025)
Record Non-Oil Revenue
₦20 trillion achieved by August 2025, with September alone raising ₦3.65 trillion (411% increase from May 2023)
Fiscal Health Restored
Debt service-to-revenue ratio reduced from 97% to below 50%. “Ways and Means” advances paid down.
Trade Surplus Achieved
5 consecutive quarters of trade surplus. Non-oil exports now represent 48% of total exports.
Oil Production Rebounded
Production increased to 1.68 million barrels/day from 1 million in May 2023. Domestic PMS refining resumed after 40 years.
Naira Stabilized
Multiple exchange rates eliminated. Currency no longer tied to oil price fluctuations.
Youth Empowerment
510,000 students benefited from NELFUND loans. 153,000 Nigerians received affordable loans through Credicorp.
Nigeria’s Journey: 1960 to 2025
Independence with 120 secondary schools and only 2 tertiary institutions (University of Ibadan and Yaba College of Technology)
Civil War – A bitter and avoidable conflict that tested national unity
Periods of military dictatorships and political instability
President Tinubu assumes office, inheriting a near-collapsed economy
65th Independence Anniversary: Economy growing at 4.23%, inflation down to 20.12%, and foreign reserves at $42.03 billion
Key Economic Indicators
Building a New Nigeria Together
“The federal government will continue to fix the plumbing in our economy. Now, we must all turn on the taps of productivity, innovation, and enterprise.” – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu
Let us be a nation of producers, not just consumers. Let us farm our land, build factories, and patronize ‘Made-in-Nigeria’ goods.
