On 16 August, the five-year tenure of Yemi Kale, the Statistician General of the Federation and chief executive officer of the Nigerian National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), came to an end. And boy will he be missed? https://twitter.com/solomonapenja/status/765122046787452929 You see, Kale was appointed by former President Goodluck Jonathan in August 2011 when he was just... Read More

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May 17, 2016

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Inflation for ‘dummies’: This is everything you need to know

The Nigerian Bureau of Statistics released its consumer price index (CPI) report for the month of April and its contents weren’t much of a surprise to Nigerians as any careful observer would have noticed the steady increase of consumer goods and products over time. Show me inflation: A report isn’t necessary to tell Nigerians that... Read More

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May 17, 2016

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Increase in cost of food caused by rise in inflation (READ)

Nigerians are in for a bumpy ride as the country’s inflation rate rose up to 13.7 percent in the month of April as against the 12.8 percent it was in March. According to the just released April 2016 Consumer Price Index/Inflation (CPI) Report issued by the NBS in Abuja, the inflation rate in Nigeria is... Read More

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Sound the alarm! Inflation rose by 8.3% in August

by Tunji Andrews In August 2014, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) which measures inflation recorded an uptick from the previous month. Prices rose by 8.5 percent (year-on-year), up 0.2 percentage points from 8.3 percent recorded in July. This was the sixth consecutive month of a faster increase in the pace of the Headline index relative... Read More

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