The average price for the refilling of a five kilogram (5kg) cylinder for Liquefied Petroleum Gas otherwise known as Cooking Gas increased to N2,627.94 in October from N2,397.60 in September and N1,953.71 in October 2020. The National Bureau of Statistics…
As the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) sets to conduct the National Agricultural Sample Census (NASC) after 28 years, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, says it is long overdue. She spoke on Thursday in Abuja…
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by expenditure improved to 5.01 per cent in second quarter of 2021. The bureau in its “Nigerian GDP report (Expenditure and Income Approach),” said, “In Q1 2021, the…
By Kayode Tokede With double-digit inflation rate, among other factors, a total of 10 banks Operating Expenses (OPEX) rose by seven per cent to N932.26billion in half year of 2021 (H1) as against N871.67billion in half year of 2020. Regulatory…
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says that 31.7 per cent of youths in Nigeria lack access to bank loans to finance their businesses due to high interest rates. The bureau said this in its National Youth Survey for 2020,…
By Asishana John There are indications that the insurance sector has shaken off the impact of COVID-19 on its performance recording 15.7 percent Year-on-Year, YoY, growth in contribution to gross domestic product, GDP, in the second quarter of 2021, Q2’21.…
By Kayode Tokede The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says the all-commodity group import index grew marginally by 1.07 per cent between April and June. It said this on Wednesday in Abuja, in the “Commodity Price Indices and Terms of…
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said average price of one piece of Egg increased by 24.4 per cent Month-on-Month (MoM) in August 2021 to N585.64. The report by NBS on Monday said, “Selected food price watch data for…
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said total merchandise trade increased by 23.28 per cent in quarter Two (Q2 2021) to N12.02 trillion from N9.75 trillion recorded in first quarter of 2021. The NBS in its “Foreign Trade in…
The Federal Government recorded a trade deficit of N1.87 in the first half of the year; data obtained from the National Bureau of Statistics has shown. This figure was contained in the Foreign Trade Statistics report released on Saturday. According…
