Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product grew by 3.11 per cent in the first quarter of 2022, this is according to the Nigeria Bureau of Statistics. In a tweet posted to its official Twitter page, @NBS_Nigeria, on Monday, the NBS wrote, “Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 3.11% (year-on-year) in real terms in the first quarter of […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari, has approved the appointment of Mr Semiu Adeniran as the substantive Statistician-General of the Federation and Chief Executive Officer of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), with immediate effect. This is contained in a statement by the Special Assistant on Media to the Minister of State, Budget and National Planning, Sufuyan Ojeifo, […]
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Nigeria’s Statistician-General, Simon Harry, has passed away. Harry died Wednesday morning in Abuja, the nation’s capital. President Muhammadu Buhari appointed him in August 2021 to replace Yemi Kale. The holder of the official doubles as Head of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). Prior to his appointment, Harry was the Director of NBS Corporate Planning […]
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The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has debunked an new media report purporting that the Statistician-General of the Federation, Dr Simon Harry, is dead. A statement issued on Sunday in Abuja by Ichedi Joel, Director, Communication and Public Relations Department, NBS, said the report was false. “The Bureau wishes to state that there is no […]
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The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says Nigeria’s capital importation in the first quarter stood at 6,303.63 million dollars. The NBS stated this in the Nigerian Capital Importation for First Quarter for 2018 released on Friday in Abuja. The bureau stated that the value of capital imported in the quarter recorded an increase of 594.03 […]
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The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says the inflation rate, measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), has further dropped to 15.13 per cent in January from 15.37 per cent recorded in December, 2017, The NBS disclosed this in its CPI report for January 2018 released on Wednesday in Abuja. The Consumer Price Index (CPI), […]
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The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), says Consumer Price Index (CPI), increased by 18.55 per cent (year-in-year) in December, 2016 from 18.48 per cent recorded in November. The CPI, which measures inflation, is 0.07 per cent points higher from the points recorded in November. A report released by the NBS in Abuja, noted that the […]
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