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By Elizabeth Adegbesan The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said the 36 States of the federation recorded N18.9 trillion credit by Geographical distribution in the second quarter of the year, (Q2’20). This represents a 2.0 percent or N37 billion rise in credit distribution when compared to N18.56 trillion in Q1’20. In it’s Selected Banking Sector
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Nigeria’s real GDP recorded an annual growth rate of 2.27% for 2019.
Read More Emmanuel Elebeke Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 2.28 percent in the third quarter of 2019, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Friday. The NBS’ GDP quarterly report showed that the real GDP growth rate observed in the third quarter indicated an increase of 0.47 percent, compared to the third quarter of
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The Federal Ministry of Water Resources says no fewer than 50 per cent of FCT residents defecates openly due to the challenge of non-availability of toilets in public places.
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The number of unemployed Nigerians rose by 3.3 million to 20.9 million in the third quarter of 2018 (Q3’18), a report from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has shown.
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The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says the average price of some selected food items in the country increased in October.
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Three major revenue generating agencies, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) received N17.34bn as cost of revenue collections for April.
Read MoreDriven by upsurge in exports of agricultural goods and solid minerals, Nigeria’s foreign trade recovered in 2017 with a N4 trillion trade surplus, up from a deficit of N290.1 billion in 2016.
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Abuja – The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) is to release no fewer than 179 reports on different sectors of the economy this year. According to the 2018 tentative data release calendar posted on the bureau’s Website, the NBS is expected to release 40 data in the first quarter. According to the calendar analysed by
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The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said 1, 466 Nigerians died in road accidents in the first quarter of 2017, according to its Road Transport Data.
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