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The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)

January 27, 2023

Food prices increased in December 2022: NBS 

This is according to NBS Selected Food Prices Watch Report for December 2022, released in Abuja on Friday.

Food Items at Utako Market, Abuja (Credit: Ahmed Oluwasanjo)
November 30, 2022

Food prices continue to rise in October: NBS

This is according to the NBS Selected Food Prices Watch Report for October, released in Abuja on Wednesday.

Food items
November 23, 2022

Average price of diesel increased by 215% in one year: NBS report

The report stated that consumers paid an average price of N801.09 per litre for diesel in October.

November 10, 2022

Nigeria’s GDP grew by 3.11% in Q1 2022: NBS

The NBS said this showed a higher growth rate compared to the corresponding period of 2021.

Nigerian Bureau of Statistics (NBS) office used to illustrate the story
November 9, 2022

1,538 people killed in road crashes in Q2 2022: NBS

NBS said the total road accidents recorded in Q2 2022 were 3,282, showing a decrease of 1.88 per cent from Q1 2022, which registered 3,345.

October 28, 2022

South-East, South-South recorded higher food prices in September: NBS

This is according to the NBS Selected Food Prices Watch Report for September 2022 released in Abuja on Friday.

Food
October 16, 2022

Nigeria’s active voice subscribers rose to 206.4 million in Q2: NBS

According to NBS, this is an increase compared to 187,611,501 recorded in Q2 2021, representing a 10.4 per cent rise on a year-on-year basis.

people making calls
September 20, 2022

Cooking gas price increased by 101% in one year: NBS

The average price of five-kilogramme cooking gas increased from N4,397.68 in July to N4,456.56 in August.

Cooking Gas
September 16, 2022

Retail price for petrol stood at N189.46 in August: NBS

The increase indicates a 14.89 per cent increase when compared to the value recorded in August 2021 at N164.91

January 24, 2022

Thirteen states produced 36,943 metric tonnes of wheat in 2021: NBS

Kano state at 19.68 per cent, accounted for the highest wheat produced by producing 6,512.8 tonnes.