President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Mr. Simon Harry as the new Statistician-General of the Federation to head the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The new appointees succeed the out-going Statistician-General, Yemi Kale, whose second term tenure of five years expired on August 16. A statement issued by the Special Adviser, Media and […]
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NBS To Conduct WASH-NORM Survey Nationwide
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Water Resources and UNICEF, has unveiled plans to conduct WASH – NORM Survey effective from 26th April in all the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). A statement issued by the Statistician General of the Federation, Dr Yemi Kale, on […]
Nigeria Records 1.92% GDP Growth In Q4 2017
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has reported that Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew in Q4 2017 by 1.92 percent (year-on-year) in real terms, maintaining its positive growth since the emergence of the economy from recession in the second quarter of the year. The Bureau noted that growth in the quarter under review, when […]
Nigeria’s Inflation Rate Decelerates To 13.5% In January
Nigeria’s Consumer Price Index, CPI, dropped 15.13 per cent in January 2018, representing the 13th consecutive month the growth rate has maintained its decelerating trend
Pension Fund Assets Hit N7,515Mn In Q4, 2017 – NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) today reported that the total Pension Fund Assets under management as at Q4 2017 stood at N7,515 million as against N7,164 million value recorded as the preceding quarter of the year.
77.55m Nigerians Engaged In Economic Activities In Q3, 2017 – NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) today reported that 77.55 million people out of the 85.08 million in the nation’s labour market were engaged in one economic activity or the other in the third quarter of last year.
Housewives, Others Pay Higher For Kerosene, Cooking Gas In December
Indications that the general price level for commodities remain high in Nigeria have emerged with prices of Dual Purpose Kerosene (DPK) or kerosene and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) or cooking gas costing more in December
Anambra, Rivers, Kano, Others Stall Final States’ IGR Computation
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has reported that total Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) by states in the third quarter this year tentatively stood at N149.45 billion, even as many states failed to provide their IGR data
Nigeria’s Unemployment, Underemployment Rate Peaks At 40% In Q3
The prolonged recessionary trend of the nation’s economy has taken a big toll on the human capital development index