Police Arrest #EndSARS heroine, DJ Switch In Lagos
#EndSARS heroine and Disc Jockey, Obianuju Catherine Udeh, professionally known as DJ Switch, has reportedly been arrested in Lagos. Lagos...
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Cost Of Healthy Diet Stood At N938 In February – NBS
THE National Average Cost of a Healthy Diet (CoHD) per adult a day stood at N938 in February, 2024, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said in a report. The NBS revealed this in its CoHD report for February, 2024…
All-commodity Group Import Index Increases By 0.79% – NBS
THE National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says the All-commodity group import index on average increased by 0.79 per cent in Q4 2023. This was according to the NBS Commodity Price Indices and Terms of Trade for Q4 of 2023 released…
Airfares Rise By 18.03% In Nigeria – NBS
THE average airfare paid by passengers for specified routes for a single journey increased by 18.03 per cent, year-on-year. The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, disclosed this in its latest Transport Fare Watch for February 2024. According to the report,…
Foreign Investments Into Nigeria Increases By 66.77% To $1,060.73 In Q4 2023
FOREIGN capital investments in Nigeria increased by 66.27 per cent to $1,060.73 million in the fourth quarter of 2023 compared to the preceding quarter. The National Bureau of Statistics Nigeria Capital Importation Q4 2023 disclosed this in its latest data….
Nigeria’s GDP Rose By 2.54 Percent In Q3 Of 2023 – NBS
IN real terms, Nigeria’s GDP increased by 2.54% year over year in the third quarter of 2023, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics. The report released by NBS on Friday detailed that the growth rate is…
BREAKING: Nigeria’s Headline Inflation Increases To 25.80 per cent
NIGERIA’s inflation has increased to 25.80 per cent in August from 24.08 per cent recorded in July. The National Bureau of Statistics disclosed this on Friday in its latest Consumer Price Index Report for August 2023. The August 2023 headline…
Govt Efforts Failing As Food Imports Rise 122%, Deficit Hits N4.9trn
DESPITE continuous government efforts to shore up food production in Nigeria through various intervention programmes, the country recorded foods trade deficit worth N4.92 trillion between 2018 and 2022. Available data shows that Nigeria is not growing enough food for the…
Fuel Price Rise 9.5% Above Official Price In Some States — NBS
SOME states in Nigeria are groaning under arbitrary increases in the pump price of petrol beyond the official post-subsidy prices. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) report titled, “Premium Motor Spirit (Petrol) Price Watch” for July 2023, showed that Borno…
BREAKING: Nigeria’s Inflation Increases To 22.22 Per cent
NIGERIA’s April inflation figure on Monday increased to 22.22 per cent from 22.04 per cent last month. The National Bureau of Statistics Consumer Price Index report released Monday disclosed this. The data represented a 0.18 per cent increase from April’s…
NBS Sets To Release New Unemployment, Employment Figures In Nigeria
THE National Bureau of Statistics, the federal government agency responsible for all statistical information in Nigeria, has announced the date to release the new unemployment and employment figures for the country. It disclosed this recently in a ‘Nigeria Labour…
Burna Boy makes TIME’s 100 Most Influential People of 2024
GRAMMY-winning Nigerian singer, Damini Ogulu, aka Burna Boy, has been included in Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People of 2024....
BREAKING: Gunmen Kill ARTMA Official In Anambra
AN official of the Anambra Road Traffic Management Agency, ARTMA, has been gunned down in Awka, the state capital. Trojan...
DNA: Court To Serve Mohbad’s Wife Via Substituted Means
THE Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Ikorodu has granted the order that Wunmi, the wife of the late singer, Ilerioluwa...