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Nigeria’s inflation rose to 32.70% in September 2024 – NBS
This is largely attributed to rising prices of staples such as rice, maize, beans, and yams.…
Nigeria’s inflation rate dropped to 32.15% in August: NBS
The decline in food inflation on a month-on-month basis was caused by a decrease in the…
NBS: Domestic airfare up 25% in July
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has reported a 25 percent increase in flight fares for…
Nigeria’s inflation rate declines to 33.40% in July- NBS
The figure is 0.8 per cent points lower than 34.19 per cent recorded in June. Nigeria’s…
Poverty in Nigeria remains multidimensional; FG needs support: NBS
Adeyemi Adeniran, the statistician-general of the federation, has called on stakeholders to take action to eradicate…
Nigeria’s inflation rate hit 33.69% in April – NBS
The figure is 0.49 per cent points higher compared to the 33.20 per cent recorded in…
Adamawa, Jigawa, Lagos recorded highest price of cooking gas in December 2023 – NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said the average price of 5kg of cooking gas…
FG’s VAT earnings reached nearly N1 trillion in September – NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said the aggregate value-added tax (VAT) stood at N948.07…
Obi reacts to 2022 NBS Poverty report, says FG failed Nigerians
What future does Nigeria have without educated and happy children? What violent, nasty, and poor future…
Obi visits Benue again, promises to lift 130m Nigerians out of poverty
130 million people are in poverty, that alone should be of concern to us, and that…
NBS says 133 million Nigerians are multidimensionally poor
The survey was implemented in 2021 to 2022 and it is the largest survey with a…
Nigerian inflation rises to 17-year high
On a month-on-month basis, the Headline inflation rate for October 2022 was 1.24%, this was 0.11%…
Nigeria’s inflation hits highest mark in 17 years
Increase in the food index was attributed to the rise in prices of bread and cereals,…
NBS report shows hike in food prices in July 2022
By Deborah Hassan This was contained in its Selected Food Prices Watch Report for July 2022…
NBS records 199.5m active voice subscribers in Q1 2022
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has disclosed that a total of 199,558,540 active voice subscribers…
Nigeria’s total trade increases by 6.99% in Q1 – NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), says Nigeria’s total merchandise trade stood at N9.757 trillion representing…
Opinion: An administration and its silver linings
By Ikechukwu Amaechi Spin doctors in the presidency and their cohorts outside seem to have…
Nigeria’s inflation hits 3 year high – NBS
By Ade Jacobs Nigeria’s inflation rate has increased to 15.75, the National Bureau of Statistics…
Oil and Gas Sector top list of banks’ non-performing loans
By Ade Jacobs The oil and gas sector topped the list of non-performing loans (NPL), from…
Nigeria’s Trade Deficit Hits 3-Year High – NBS
By Ade Jacobs Nigeria’s trade deficit has hit a three year high of N2.4 trillion…
Nigeria enters worst economic recession in 33 years – NBS
By Gabriel Atumeyi Nigeria has entered another recession, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has…