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4 days ago
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), says Nigeria’s headline inflation rate increased to 31.70 per cent in February 2024.
6 Mar
A recent data submitted by locals has shown that to feed a family of four in Lagos for a month on essentials like rice, milk, eggs, and fruits would cost roughly N137,855.
4 Mar
One of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is Goal 11, which makes the case for access to adequate, safe, and affordable housing. In 2021, the World Economic Forum (WEF) reported that an estimated 150 million people
28 Feb
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says the average price of 5kg of cooking gas increased from N4,962.87 recorded in December 2023 to N5,139.25 in January 2024.
23 Feb
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris on Friday revealed that $1.8 billion flowed into the forex market after the new reforms by the Nigerian government. Idris said this in a statement, highlighting that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s second most far-reaching pronouncement was his promise that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) would work…
23 Feb
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revealed that the importation of petrol by the Nigerian government has dropped by fifty percent following the removal of subsidy. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris gave out this details while speaking on what the Federal government has achieved so far within nine months. Idris in…
22 Feb
The average retail price of automotive gas oil, also known as diesel, increased from N828.82 per litre in January 2023 to N1153.01 per liter in January 2024, says the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).
21 Feb
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says the average price of a litre of kerosene dropped from N1,362.27 in December 2023 to N1,329.53 in January 2024.
15 Feb
Nigeria's headline inflation rate climbed to 29.9 percent in January, the latest figures published by the National Bureau of Statistics on Thursday showed. The NBS inflation report is based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI), which measures the average change in prices paid by consumers over a period of time for a basket of goods…
1 Feb
The number of electricity consumers rose by 240,000, from 11.47 million in the second quarter of 2023 to 11.71 million in the third quarter of 2023.
31 Jan
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has announced the launch of a new indicator named "Cost of a Healthy Diet" (CoHD) to evaluate the affordability of healthy diets across the nation.
31 Jan
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has launched a new indicator named "Cost of a Healthy Diet" (CoHD) to evaluate the affordability of healthy diets across Nigeria. Nigeria’s Statistician-General, Prince Adeyemi Adeniran, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. This indicator, according to Adeniran, was produced in collaboration with esteemed partners such as the Global…

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