NBS Blames Hackers For Compromised Website
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has raised an alarm over its official website being compromised by hackers. The Bureau’s message comes hours after a disturbing survey report posted on…
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Price Of 5kg Cooking Gas Up By 42.97% – NBS
BY CHINYERE OBIORA, LAGOS – The economic situation is still biting hard on Nigerians as the average retail price for refilling a 5kg Cylinder of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas)…
Inflation Rises To 33.20% In March 2024 – NBS Says
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Monday, April 15, 2024, said the inflation of goods and services increased from 31.70% in February 2024 to 33.20% in March 2024. The…
Nigeria’s VAT Earnings Hit N948.07bn In 3Q
Construction, Real Estate sectors facing challenging times BY CHINYERE OBIORA, LAGOS – Despite the domestic economic storms, Nigeria’s earnings through the Value Added Tax (VAT) recorded significant growth in the…
Nigerians Groan Under Higher Food Prices As Inflation Hits 24.08%
NBS says current figure highest ever in 18 years BY EDMOND ODOK – The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says Nigerians are groaning under higher food prices as the country’s…
Nigerians Battle 258% Okada Fares Hike In Four Years – NBS
BY EDMOND ODOK – The last four years have seen Nigerian commuters being confronted with over 258.2 percent rise in the transport fares charged by commercial motorcycles, popularly called Okada…
Fuel Price: Plateau, Kano, Abia Residents Pay Highest In April ― NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), says residents of Plateau, Kano, and Abia states paid the highest amount for the purchase of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly called petrol, in…
Inflation Rises 16th Consecutive Month – NBS
BY VICTOR BUORO, ABUJA – The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has declared that the inflation rate in the country rose for the 16th consecutive month in December 2020. The NBS,…
Annual Inflation Rate Hits 12.20% In Feb
BY CHINYERE OBIORA, LAGOS – The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says the month of February 2020 witnessed a 12.20 per cent rise in annual inflation rate, representing a 0.07…
NGO Seeks Freedom For Un-sentenced Prisoners
BY VICTOR BUORO, ABUJA – A Non Governmental Organisation (NGO), Foundation for Peace Professionals, also known as PeacePro, has challenged the Federal Government to free all un-sentenced prisoners in the…