Tag: National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)
VAT increases by N41.7bn – NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said that Value Added Tax (VAT) increased by N41.7 billion in Quarter One…
IGR for Nigerian states drops to a new low
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in a report said the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) of Nigerian states in 2020…
Three Nigerian States with worst unemployment cases
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revealed three states in the country with worst unemployment cases in the fourth…
No jobs for 23 million Nigerians, unemployment rate hits 33.3%
Nigeria's unemployment rate in the fourth quarter of 2020 has hit 33.3 percent, with 23.2 million Nigerians jobless.
Nigeria bolts from second recession, GDP grows in 4th Quarter
Nigeria’s GDP grew by 0.11 per cent in Q4 2020, from the 6.11 per cent contraction in Q3, signalling a…
NBS: Inflation rate jumps to 16.47%
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), said inflation rose to 16.47 percent (year-on-year) in January, and that the increase was…
Petrol most expensive in Abia state
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Abia residents paid N178.70 per litre for petrol in November, the highest price…
Nigeria attracted $1.46b foreign capital in Q3: NBS
The total value of capital importation into Nigeria stood at 1.46 billion dollars in the third quarter of 2020, the…
Nigeria’s inflation spirals to 14.23 percent: NBS
Inflation in Nigeria rose by 0.52 per cent to 14.23 per cent in October, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)…
Nigeria’s economy performed better than US, UK, others in 2nd quarter – Presidency
The Presidency on Wednesday said the nation's economy, despite contraction, performed better than that of the United States, United Kingdom,…
JUST IN: Nigeria’s GDP shrinks by 6.10 percent in second quarter
Nigeria's Gross Domestic Product, GDP, has shrunk by 6.10 percent in real terms in the second quarter of 2020.
COVID-19 pandemic spikes Nigeria’s unemployment rate
The COVID-19 pandemic worsened Nigeria's unemployment situation, according to new figures by the National Bureau of Statistics.
What Nigeria recorded as total trade in 2019
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Nigeria recorded N36.152 trillion as value of total trade in 2019, representing a…
NBS signs MoU with UNICEF
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF)…
Lagos leads as 36 States generate N691.11bn as revenue
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), says in the first half of 2019, the 36 states and the Federal Capital…