The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Tuesday signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) as part of its collaborative initiatives with stakeholders in the nation’s political economy to enhance the nation’s statistical system. In his remarks during the pact with the NPA, the Statistician General of the Federation, Dr. Yemi […]
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has reported that the 36 states collected a total of N1.31 trillion as Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) in fiscal year 2020, representing about N200 billion drop from the N1.33 trillion revenue they collected in the preceding year. The Bureau in its just published report on internally generated revenue (IGR) […]
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has described the rising general price level in the economy with the January 2021 inflation rate peaking at 16.47 percent as a threat to current efforts to revitalize the nation’s manufacturing and industrial sector and position it on the path of sustainable growth. The Director General of the association, […]
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reported on Tuesday that Nigeria’s inflation rate rose to 16.47% in January this year from 15.75% in December 2020, representing the highest rate in the past 33 months. The report published by the Bureau on its website indicated that food inflation rose to 20.57% in the month under review, […]
The Statistician General of the Federation/Chief Executive Officer of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Dr. Yemi Kale, on Thursday disclosed that 1.4 million establishments had been captured in the first phase of the ongoing National Survey of Establishment (NSE) being conducted by the agency nationwide. Dr. Kale, who gave the hint during a media […]
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on January 27, 2021, concluded the Article IV consultation [1] with Nigeria, with sundry monetary and fiscal policies recommended for implementation in order to sustainably grow the nation’s economy. In recent times, the IMF Directors observed that Nigeria’s economy had been hit hard by the COVID-19 […]
The total value of capital importation into Nigeria in 2020 significantly dropped to $9.68 billion compared to $23.99 billion imported in the preceding year, representing $14.31 billion or -59.65 percent decline year-on-year. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reported these figures in its “Nigerian Capital Importation, Quarter Four (Q4), 2020” published on its website at […]
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Wednesday announced that it had commenced National Business Sample Survey (NBSS), otherwise known as the survey of establishments, nationwide. The kick off the exercise was sequel to the successful completion of listing of Establishments, a component of National Business Sample Census (NBSC). A statement released by the agency’s […]
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Friday reported that Nigeria’s consumer price index, (CPI) which measures inflation, increased by 15.75 percent (year-on-year) in December 2020, representing 0.86 percent points higher than the (14.89) percent rate recorded in the preceding month. The rate, which is the highest to be recorded in the past 35 months, […]
The National Consultative Committee on Statistics (NCCS) has set a 10-point agenda for implementation by federal, states and local government authorities in order to improve data collection and utilization for development in the country. The committee, which is the umbrella body for all agencies/stakeholders involved in Nigeria’s statistical system development, canvassed the key agenda, particularly […]