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24 May 2024
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), says prices of rice, garri, tomato, beans, yam, and other food items increased in April 2024.
22 May 2024
The percentage of females admitted into the Nigerian Correctional Centre increased by 4.82 per cent in 2022, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). This is contained in the NBS Statistical Report on Women and Men in Nigeria 2022 released in Abuja on Wednesday. The report showed that in 2020, the percentage of females…
22 May 2024
Female enrolment into Adult/Basic Literacy has declined to 38.32 per cent in 2022, the NBS Statistical Report on Women and Men in Nigeria 2022 revealed on Wednesday. The NBS statistical report analyses the status of women and men across Nigeria from 2020 to 2012 using statistics from agencies at the federal and state levels. The…
21 May 2024
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says the average retail price of a litre of petrol increased from N254.06 in April 2023 to N701.24 in April 2024. The bureau said this in its Petrol Price Watch for April 2024, released in Abuja on Tuesday. It said that the April 2024 price of N701.24 represented a…
15 May 2024
Nigeria has continued to experience 15 consecutive months of ostensibly rising inflation with the inflation rate hitting 33.69 per cent in April. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), in its consumer price index report released on Wednesday, showed an increase of 0.49 per cent when compared with the March figures which was 33.2 per cent.…
20 Apr 2024
Cross River on Saturday dismissed as untrue a survey report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) that it had the highest incidence of child labour in the country.
28 Mar 2024
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says the All-commodity group import index on average increased by 0.79 per cent in Q4 2023.
21 Mar 2024
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), says the average retail price of a litre of kerosene increased from N1,329 recorded in January 2024 to N1,340 in February 2024.
15 Mar 2024
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), says Nigeria’s headline inflation rate increased to 31.70 per cent in February 2024.
6 Mar 2024
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 2024
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
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The Labour Party (LP) governorship candidate in the 2023 general elections in Lagos State, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has warned that the ongoing sand-filling of Makoko settlement that is reportedly claiming natural water bodies could lead to catastrophic flooding across Lagos Mainland.
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Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun on Tuesday said his administration has finalised work on the legal framework for the establishment of a Sports Commission in the state. Adeleke, who spoke during a ceremony marking the rehabilitation of Osogbo City Stadium, said the Commission’s establishment would enhance harmonious development and administration of all sports in the…