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The National Bureau of Statistics

June 29, 2026

Nigerians bought diesel at N3,300 per litre in May: Statistics Bureau

The highest average diesel price in May 2026 was recorded in Nasarawa at N3,785.84 per litre, followed by Plateau at N3,576.40 and Ebonyi at N3,574.75.

DIESEL PUMP PRICE
April 14, 2026

Nigeria’s all-commodity group import index increased by 0.11% in Q4 2025: NBS

The National Bureau of Statistics says the All-commodity group import index increased by an average of 0.11 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2025.

Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, and mica.
April 14, 2026

Prostitution-linked foreign travels by Nigerians accounted for highest number of trafficking cases: Report

The bulletin also reported 968 cases of human trafficking in 2023, covering both foreign and domestic incidents.

PROSTITUTES
April 14, 2026

About four million IDPs recorded in Nigeria across 14 states: National Bureau

The report said that Borno accounted for the largest share of internally displaced persons at 50.62 per cent, accounting for 1,711,481 individuals.

IDPs
November 15, 2024

Tinubu’s Hardship: Statistic bureau says Nigeria’s inflation rate worsened in October, rising to 33.88%

The National Bureau of Statistics says Nigeria’s headline inflation rate increased by 33.88 per cent in October 2024.

Food market and Tinubu sleeping
February 21, 2024

Average diesel price increased to N1153 in January 2024: NBS

The report said the highest average price of diesel in January 2024 was recorded in Kebbi State N1433.33 per litre.

Nigerian Bureau of Statistics (NBS)
April 18, 2023

No female CJN, president, vice-president; Nigerian women down pecking order: NBS

The NBS report stresses that no woman has been the Chief Justice of Nigeria, president of the National Industrial Court, and the chief registrar of the Supreme Court from 2016 to 2018.

President Muhammadu Buhari, Zainab Ahmed, Pauline Tallen, Ngozi Okonjo Iweala and Diezani Allison
March 2, 2023

NBS reports hike in prices of food in January

The National Bureau of Statistics said prices of food items such as yam, rice and beef increased in January.

Food stuff (Credit: Ahmed Oluwasanjo/Peoples Gazette)
September 15, 2021

Nigeria’s inflation drops fifth consecutive month

The National Bureau of Statistics says Nigeria’s inflation has dropped for its fifth consecutive month.

Zainab-Ahmed and CBN