Nigeria’s trade balance of manufactured goods has reached a deficit of N9.4 trillion in the first nine months of 2023, according to analysis of Foreign Trade Statistics reports published by the National Bureau of Statistics. The data reveals that Nigeria’s…
Hajiya Hannatu Musawa, the Minister of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy, on Friday called for collaboration of the National Bureau of Statistics(NBS) to provide government-generated data to drive Nigeria’s creative industry. The minister made the call when the Statistician General,…
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has promised to build a stronger and more vibrant statistical system that would ensure economic development of the country. The Statistician-General of the Federation, Mr Adeyemi Adeniran, disclosed this in his keynote address at…
The prices of various food items, including beef, rice, beans, onion, and yam, have increased in September, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The NBS released its Selected Food Prices Watch report for September 2023 in Abuja on…
The National Bureau of Statistics has announced how Nigeria’s food prices fared for July. The NBS recently disclosed this in its ‘Selected Food Watch (July 2023)’. The average price of boneless meat increased by 30.17 per cent to N2,758.13 per…
Metered electricity customers in Nigeria increased to 5.47 million in the second quarter of 2023. The National Bureau of Statistics’ latest data on ‘Nigeria Electricity Report Q2 2023: Energy Billed, Revenue Generated And Customers By DISCOS’ disclosed this on Friday.…
Taxes imposed on products in Nigeria increased to N1.36 trillion in the first half of 2023. The figure was contained in the National Bureau of Statistics’ recent Net Indirect Taxes on Products Data. Accordingly, the figure represents a 113.29 per…
Dr Betta Edu, the new Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, has said the Federal Government plans to lift 133 million Nigerians out of poverty. Edu disclosed this on Monday after the resumption of office while speaking with heads…
As the 2023 general election draws near, the International Organisation for Food, Shelter and Empowerment (IOFSE), has asked those that would emerge leaders at all levels to address the issues of poverty and other forms of deprivation in Nigeria. The…
Financial experts have urged the Federal Government to invest more in the productive sector and also develop the Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to lift Nigerians out of poverty. They said this in separate interviews with the Newsmen on Thursday in…
