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2023: Food inflation highest in Kogi State

By Editor June 11, 2023 181 0

Key points Kogi ranked highest in food inflation in April 2023 according to NBS data; Second highest in all items inflation rate nationally An agriculture belt yet, Kogi is low in food production Most food consumed in the state comes from Benue State Movement of people in and out of Kogi State impact on prices […]Continue Reading

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Many Nigerians go hungry as food inflation increases

By Editor May 5, 2023 160 0

How to tackle food inflation: World Bank Country Director By Daniel Adaji Nigeria food inflation is on the increase and many Nigerians may be food-insecure in the year 2023. As of March 2023, food inflation had risen to 24.45% on a year-on-year basis, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). This increase resulted in […]Continue Reading

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Nigeria’s total trade hits N11.722bn in Q4 2022

By Editor March 10, 2023 157 0

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says Nigeria’s total merchandise trade stood at N11,722.44 billion in the fourth quarter of 2022. This is according to the NBS Foreign Trade in Goods Statistics Report for Q4 2022 released in Abuja on Friday. The NBS said total exports stood at N6,359.61 billion and total imports stood at […]Continue Reading

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Poverty and Buhari’s victory in 2019 presidential election

By Theophilus Abbah February 5, 2023 392 0

Was it by coincidence that President Muhammadu Buhari, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the February 23 presidential election, defeated his opponent Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as a result of poverty in Nigeria? Available data on the website of the National Bureau of Statistics shows that Buhari got overwhelming votes […]Continue Reading

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NBS collaborates with institutions on employment survey

By Editor November 29, 2022 137 0

By Daniel Adaji The Statistician-General of the Federation and Chief Executive Officer, National Bureau of Statistics, Prince Semiu Adeyemi Adeniran, has announced that the Nigeria Labour Force Survey (NLFS), which captures the state of employment in Nigeria, has undergone more notable changes from the previous rounds. According to the NBS boss, NLFS is a strategic […]Continue Reading

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63% of Nigerians live in poverty-National Bureau of Statistics

By Editor November 19, 2022 160 0

Key points Multidimensional index provides a holistic view of poverty beyond earning $1 per day The survey was carried out in 36 states, including the FCT Buhari promises to eradicate poverty in Nigeria Poverty is more prevalent in the North than in the South More Nigerians are poorer than previously thought. By Daniel Adaji The […]Continue Reading

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FactCheck: Are NBS statistics misleading, according to Governor Bello?

By Editor October 30, 2022 167 0

By Daniel Adaji  Claims: On Wednesday September 21, 2022, Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State Governor and  APC Youth Coordinator for the Tinubu-Shettima campaign organization, in an interview on Arise TV, faulted the credibility of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) data. He said: “Most times we question and query those statistics because I am […]Continue Reading