National Bureau of Statistics

The National Average Cost of a Healthy Diet (CoHD) per adult a day stood at N1,346 in September 2024, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said. The NBS revealed this in its CoHD report for September 2024 released on…

The Statistician-General of the Federation, Mr. Adeyemi Adeniran, has said that 133 million Nigerians live under multi dimensional poverty, calling on stakeholders to take action to urgently eradicate poverty in Nigeria, NAN reports.…

The last survey on child and forced labour carried out by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in collaboration with the International Labour Organisation (ILO), Ministry of Labour and Employment with the support from the Netherlands…

Nigeria’s inflation climb 31.70% in February - NBS Nigeria’s inflation rate rose to 31.70 per cent in February from 29.90 per cent recorded in January 2024. This figure indicates an increase of 1.80 per cent, the National Bureau of…

The total assets of Nigeria’s insurance industry rose to N2.7 trillion in the second quarter of 2023 (Q2, 2023). This was revealed in the latest bulletin of the insurance market performance released by the National Insurance Commission…

Emeka Okoroanyanwu Nigeria's debt stock has hit the N50 trillion mark, a release by the Debt Management Office (DMO) has said. The DMO said the county's total public debt stock of Nigeria as at March was N49.95 trillion (108.30 billion…

Nigeria’s inflation rate showed a slight decline in February this year, even as the yearly figure increased marginally to 21.91 percent Year-on-Year (YoY). According to the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, in its Consumers Price…

Senate President Ahmad Lawan said, at the weekend, that President Muhammadu Buhari-led All Progressive Congress (APC) has committed more resources to diversify economy than any previous administration. Lawan said no past government had…

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State believes that states that have a penchant for destroying alcoholic beverages can no longer enjoy the dividends of Rivers state Value Added Tax (VAT). Speaking during a statewide broadcast after the…

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Simon B. Harry to replace Mr. Yemi Kale as the new Statistician-General of the Federation to Head the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). Special Adviser on Media and…