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Simon Harry

May 25, 2022

NBS to expand data scope, says new Statistician-General

President Muhammadu Buhari appointed Mr Adeniran on May 20, following the death of the former Statistician-General on April 13.

Semiu Adeniran
May 20, 2022

Buhari appoints Semiu Adeniran Statistician-General for NBS

Until his appointment, Mr Adeniran was the Director of Demographic and Household Statistics at the NBS.

Semiu Adeniran
March 15, 2022

Nigeria’s inflation rate increased to 15.7 per cent in February: NBS

The NBS said the new data was a 0.10 per cent increase from the 15.60 per cent recorded in January 2022.

Statistician-General, Dr. Simon B. Harry
February 15, 2022

Fuel crisis will affect inflation, increase unemployment rate: Statistician-General

He said the fuel crisis was capable of creating an artificial shock that would shake the economy.

Statistician-General, Dr. Simon B. Harry
January 17, 2022

Nigeria’s inflation rises after eight-month decline: NBS

Bread, cereals, meat, fish, and other items accounted for rise in food inflation in the period under review.

December 16, 2021

Inflation in Nigeria decreased to 15.40% in November: NBS

The NBS noted that there had been a consistent decrease in the inflation rate in the last eight months, and the figure for November is a decrease from the 15.99 per cent.

Fruits in Market (Credit: Ahmed Oluwasanjo/Peoples Gazette)
December 6, 2021

Nigeria’s foreign trade volume hits N13.3 trillion: NBS

Nigerian export trade was mainly dominated by crude oil which amounted to N4.02 trillion (78.47 per cent) of total export in Q3.

Dollar and Naira
November 15, 2021

Food inflation rises to 18.34% in October; headline inflation marks at 15.99: NBS

A new report by NBS, Nigeria’s statistics office, said that composite food index rose by 18.34 per cent in October 2021.

Food items and President Muhammadu Buhari
October 16, 2021

Despite soaring food prices, Nigeria’s chief statistician says inflation dropping

Mr Harry says hikes in food prices were caused by an “imperfect economy.”