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NBS: Food prices grew fastest in Kwara, Edo, Sokoto in October

    NBS: Food prices grew fastest in Kwara, Edo, Sokoto in October

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says the rate at which the prices of foodstuff increased in October was highest in Kwara, Edo and Sokoto. This was contained in the

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Inflation rate crosses 14% — highest jump in four years

    Inflation rate crosses 14% — highest jump in four years

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says consumer price index, which measures inflation, hit 14.23 percent in October. The inflation rate jumped by 0.52 percentage points, the highest since July

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Nigerians now taking loans to buy food as 68% of households suffer food insecurity

    Nigerians now taking loans to buy food as 68% of households suffer food insecurity

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says 68 percent of Nigerian households experienced moderate or severe food insecurity in August as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the

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FX crunch: Anger, frustration as banks ration dollar among customers

    FX crunch: Anger, frustration as banks ration dollar among customers

Nigerian banks are now rationing forex withdrawals by customers, TheCable can report. The economy has suffered a double blow from the COVID-19 pandemic and low oil prices, leading to little

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NBS: Taraba residents paid highest for petrol in August

Premium motor spirit (petrol) was most expensive in Taraba in August, a report released by the National Bureau of Statistics

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NBS: Nigeria imported almost double its exports in Q2

  NBS: Nigeria imported almost double its exports in Q2

Nigeria’s trade deficit ballooned by 92 percent between the first and second quarter of 2020 on the back of increased

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Nigeria generates N338bn from VAT in Q1 2020

  Nigeria generates N338bn from VAT in Q1 2020

Data provided by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) shows that the country generated N338.94 billion as value-added tax in

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Atiku’s aide: Unemployed Nigerians now twice the population of Benin Republic

  Atiku’s aide: Unemployed Nigerians now twice the population of Benin Republic

Paul Ibe, media adviser to Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says the latest job report

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Food prices push Nigeria’s inflation rate to 11.28%

  Food prices push Nigeria’s inflation rate to 11.28%

The consumer price index, which measures inflation, stood at 11.28% in September from 11.28% recorded in August on a year-on-year

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NBS partners World Bank for ‘appropriate’ poverty report (updated)

  NBS partners World Bank for ‘appropriate’ poverty report (updated)

Yemi Kale, the statistician-general of the federation, says the National Bureau of Statistics has partnered with the World Bank to

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