By Opeyemi Abdulsalam In comparison to the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2023, agricultural exports from Nigeria to other countries climbed by 123 per cent, to N463.97 billion, according to the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics (NBS). Furthermore, NBS data indicated growth…
Nigeria’s foreign trade, including imports and exports, increased to N31.810.56 billion in the first quarter of 2024. The National Bureau of Statistics disclosed this in its latest foreign trade in goods report. The total imports stood at N12,643.23 billion, and…
The prices of rice, garri, beans, and yam surged astronomically by over 130 per cent in April 2024 on a year-on-year basis, worsening Nigeria’s economic misery. The National Bureau of Statistics disclosed this in its selected food prices watch for…
The number of reported public complaints on goods and services continuously increased in the three years between 2020 to 2022. The complaints have risen from 61,480 in 2020 to 88,897 in 2022. This represents an increase of 44.59 percent during…
In April 2024, the headline inflation rate rose to 33.69 percent, up from 33.20 percent in March 2024, marking an increase of 0.49 percent points according to the Nigeria Bureau of Statistics (NBS). Comparing year-on-year data, the inflation rate in April 2024…
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says prices of beef, rice, beans, white garri, yam, and other food items increased in March 2024. The NBS said this in its Selected Food Prices Watch report for March 2024, released in Abuja…
The average retail price to refill a 5kg cylinder of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) rose by 42.97 percent, from N4,610.48 in March 2023 to N6,591.62 in March 2024, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). Comparatively, the price…
The National Bureau of Statistics(NBS) says no fewer than 617,503 individuals were in forced labour in their current job in 2022. The NBS disclosed this in its Nigeria Forced Labour Survey Report 2022 released in Abuja on Thursday. The bureau…
Electricity report recently published by the National Bureau of Statistics has revealed that the total customer numbers of Electric Distribution Companies (Discos) in Q4 2023 stood at 12.12 million from 11.71 million in Q3 2023, showing an increase of 3.46 percent.…
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said that the average retail price of a litre of diesel increased from N840.81 in March 2023 to N1341.16 in March 2024. NBS stated this in its Diesel Price Watch for March 2024…
