Tag: National Bureau of Statistics
NBS to Conduct Census of Commercial, Industrial Businesses
Ahead of the national census of commercial and industrial businesses in the country, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), on Thursday conducted a workshop to ... Read More
Rise in food prices pushes inflation to 11.40%
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 ... Read More
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 Gas) dropped ... Read More
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 of the ... Read More
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 imported into ... Read More
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 first ... Read More
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 than ... Read More
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 production and usage of quality ... Read More
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 this in ... Read More
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 domestic debt ... Read More
Nigeria’s Inflation Drops To 11.14% In July — NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says the Consumer Price Index (CPI), which measured inflation for July dropped to 11.14 percent (year-on-year) from 11. 23 ... Read More
Some facts on Nigerian economy
These are just little among the good things happening to the Nigerian economy which only the willfully blind will not see. According to Mr Femi ... Read More
Nigeria records 1.95% GDP growth in Q1
AfDB President at a Forum in Busan, South Korea The National Bureau of Statistics says Nigeria has recorded 1.95 per cent GDP growth in the ... Read More
Nigeria’s GDP Grows By 1.95 % In Q1, Non-Oil Sector Accounts For 90.3%
The oil sector’s contribution to Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product, GDP remains below 10 percent in Q1 figures of the nation’s GDP released by the National ... Read More
NBS Report: 1, 306 Nigerians Lost Their Lives in Road Accidents in The Q4 of 2017
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says no fewer than 1,306 Nigerians died in road accidents in the fourth quarter of 2017. The NBS stated ... Read More
2,673 Nigerians died in road accidents in 6 months – NBS
No fewer than 2, 673 people died in road accidents in Nigeria in the last six months, according to National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The ... Read More
FG vows to reduce inflation rate to single digit by 2020
The Federal Government has reiterated its determination to bring down the inflation rate to a single digit by 2020, the Minister of Budget and National ... Read More