NBS to begin business sample census October 12
By Emmanuel Elebeke The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS is to commence National Business Survey after 22 years. The statistician General of the Federation, Dr. Yemi Kale announced this on Monday while delivering a keynote address at the Training of Trainers for the National Business Sample Census (NBSC) 2020 in Abuja. Kale said the information […]
Nigeria imports 20.89bn litres of petrol in 2019 ―NBS
By Elizabeth Adegbesan and Agency The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said the country (Nigeria) imported 28.9bn litres of petrol among other petroleum products in 2019. The bureau disclosed this in its Petroleum Products Imports and Consumption (Truck out) Statistics Report 2019. The report stated: “The Petroleum Products Importation Statistics for Full Year 2019 […]
N338.94bn VAT generated in Q1– NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says N338.94billion was generated as Value Added Tax (VAT) in the first quarter (Q1) of 2020.
Delta is 2nd least poor state in Nigeria – NBS
The Nigeria Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Delta ranked as second least poor state in the country.
NBS poverty report: More Nigerians’ll become poor after COVID-19 – Esele
Former President of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Comrade Peter Esele, Tuesady, warned that Nigeria’s poverty situation would worsen after the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, stating that more individuals would fall below the poverty line while many micro, small and medium scale enterprises would be forced to shut down.
82.9m Nigerians below poverty line — NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, said yesterday that over 82.9 million or about 40 per cent of the country’s population were classified as poor in 2019.
NBS poverty report gross under-estimation of reality— Experts
*Query methodology *Say COVID-19 to worsen poverty level *Poor electricity impoverishing Nigerians By Michael Eboh Economic analysts, on Monday, described the Nigerian poverty statistics released by the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, as a gross under-estimation of the poverty situation in Nigeria. In an interview with Vanguard in Abuja, the economic analysts and labour leader […]
REVEALED: 82.9m Nigerians are poor – NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS says 82.9 million Nigerians (40.1 percent) of the population are poor. The bureau disclosed this in its 2019 Poverty and Inequality in Nigeria study released on Monday.
Nigerian GDP grew by 2.27% in 2019 — NBS
Nigeria’s real GDP recorded an annual growth rate of 2.27% for 2019.
Inflation rises to 12.26% in March – NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says Consumer Price Index (CPI), which measures inflation, increased by 12.26 per cent year-on-year in March. The NBS made this known in its latest report on inflation released on Tuesday. It explained that the report showed that inflation in March was 0.06 per cent points higher than the rate […]
BREAKING: Nigeria’s inflation rate rises to12.26 % in March, highest in 23 months
By Babajide Komolafe Nigeria’s annual inflation rate rose for the seventh consecutive months to 12.26 per cent in March, the highest in 23 months from 12.2 per cent in February. The Nigeria Bureau of Statistics (NBS) disclosed this today in its Consumer Price Index Report for March 2020. The inflation rate has been on the […]
