The seasonal rise in prices of food items has further pressured the nation’s inflation rate in May 2019 to 11.4 percent, about 0.03 basis points above...
Price of cooking gas drops in May-NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said that the average cost of refilling a five kilogramme (kg) cylinder of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Ga...
Why manufacturing sector growth dipped in Q1
The manufacturing sector witnessed a sluggish growth in the first quarter of 2019 due to electioneering activities, in spite of the sustained growth o...
Nigeria imports 4.87bn litres of petrol in Q1 – NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Friday announced that 4.87 billion litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol were imp...
Nigeria’s GDP up by 2.01% in First quarter of 2019 — NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), said the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 2.01 per cent (year-on-year) in real terms in the firs...
Nigeria’s inflation drops by 0.06 % in March – NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said the country’s inflation measured by Consumer Price Index (CPI) in March was 0.06 per cent points lower th...
Economy: Yemi Kale challenges stakeholders on quality statistics
The Statistician-General of the Federation, Dr Yemi Kale, has charged users, producers and suppliers of statistics to re-engineer efforts in productio...
Prices of selected food stuff decreased in September – NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says average price of some selected food items in the country decreased in September. The bureau disclosed thi...
Nigeria’s foreign debt hits $22.08bn
Nigeria’s foreign debt hits $22.08bn The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says the country’s foreign debt stands at 22.08 billion dollars and the ...