The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has commended the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) for its transparency in the management and accessibility of oil and gas data, while urging a deeper, more systematic collaboration between the two agencies. The Statistician-General of the Federation, Prince Semiu Adeyemi Adeniran, made the remarks on Tuesday, June 2, …
The International Human Rights Commission – Relief Fund Trust (IHRC-RFT Global) has expressed deep concern over what it described as disturbing figures surrounding kidnapping and insecurity in Nigeria, warning that the trend poses a grave threat to human life and national stability. In a statement signed by its Country Director, Amb. Abdullahi Bakoji Adamu, the …
Nigeria’s headline inflation rate fell slightly to 15.1 per cent in January 2026 from 15.15 per cent in December 2025, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). In its Consumer Price Index (CPI) report released on Monday, the agency said inflation declined by 0.05 percentage points compared to December. On a year-on-year basis, inflation …
A new report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has exposed the scale of gender inequality embedded in how time is spent across Nigerian households. The report reveals that women devote five times more hours than men to unpaid domestic and care work, a burden analysts say is constraining economic growth and distorting national income …
Nigeria’s exports to Africa surged in the first half of 2025, reaching N4.82 trillion, a 14 per cent increase from N4.21 trillion in the same period of 2024. West Africa continued to dominate as the main market, absorbing over 62 per cent of Nigeria’s continental exports. Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs …
Nigeria’s headline inflation is expected to drop to 15.48 per cent in November but to spike over 30 per cent in December. United Capital Research forecasts this in its ‘Inflation Watch’ report released on Wednesday, November 3. The anticipated moderation will be driven by a slight reduction in the prices of selected food items and …
Nigeria's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 3.98 per cent year-on-year in real terms in the third quarter (Q3) of 2025. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) revealed this in its latest data released on Monday, December 1. The report shows that GDP grew slightly relative to the 3.86 per cent recorded in the same …
Nigeria’s headline inflation eased to 16.05 per cent in October relative to 18.02 per cent in September 2025, according to the latest report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The statistics office disclosed this in its monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) report released on Monday, November 17. This is the seventh consecutive time headline …
Nigeria’s headline inflation rate eased further to 18.02 per cent in September. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) announced this in its latest monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) report released on Wednesday, October 15. The CPI report shows that headline inflation dropped to 18.02 per cent year-on-year in September from 20.12 per cent in August. …
As Nigeria celebrated its 65th Independence anniversary on Wednesday, parades, fireworks, and official speeches hailing signs of economic recovery, but residents of the FCT insist the numbers do not reflect their everyday struggles The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reported that headline inflation had “slowed modestly”, with food inflation showing its first signs of easing …
