Tag: National Bureau of Statistics

By Arize Nwobu THUR, 26 NOV, 2020-theGBJournal-According to the National  Bureau of Statistics (NBS), the economy had slipped into another recession, the GDP having contracted...

By Audrey Lotechukwu TUE, 24 NOV, 2020-theGBJournal-The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) today unanimously voted to retain the MPR at 11.5...

By Audrey Lotechukwu SAT, 21 NOV, 2020-theGBJournal- Nigeria’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate shrank -3.62% (year-on-year) in real terms in the third quarter of...

By Charles Ike-Okoh THUR, 12 NOV, 2020-theGBJournal- Only 9 per cent of the population have access to complete basic water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services...

By Audrey Lotechukwu MON, 02 NOV, 2020-theGBJournal-The latest National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) report on sectoral distribution of Value Added Tax (VAT) suggests increased efforts...

By Audrey Lotechukwu THUR, OCT 15 2020-theG&BJournal-Nigeria’s headline inflation expanded by 49bps in September 2020 to 13.71% y/y (August: 13.22% y/y), the highest level since...

SAT, OCT 10 2020-theG&BJournal-Nigeria’s Current Account (CA) recorded its eighth consecutive quarterly deficit in Q2-20 at USD3.23 billion. The deficit was largely underpinned by...

By Audrey Lotechukwu TUE, 06 OCT, 2020-theGBJournal-The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) today, published the data on Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) at State level for...

By Audrey Lotechukwu TUE SEPT 15, 2020-theGBJournal-Consumer price index, (CPI) rose to 13.22 % (year-on-year) in August 2020, up from 12.82 % in July 2020,...

MON SEPT 14, 2020-theGBJournal-Nigeria’s total debt portfolio grew to N31.01 trillion in Q22020, a 20.6% (in naira) from N25,701 trillion in Q22019, as the...