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Air passenger traffic drops by 31.3% – NBS
The Air Transportation Data Q1 2017 released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) yesterday, reveals that the total number of passengers who passed through Nigerian airports in the first…
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NBS releases IGR realised by states
by Omoleye Omoruyi The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has released the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) at State level for January to December 2016. The statistics shows that Lagos State…
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Timeline: President Buhari’s administration may actually be creating jobs
During the campaigns, President Muhammadu Buhari and the APC made unemployment a focal point. The key promise was to provide millions of jobs through the proposed Social Protection Programme, an…
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Opinion: The true story of unemployment among youth in Nigeria
by Segun Adebiyi Since the inception of the present administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, Nigerian news has been abuzz with many issues including corruption, the security threat posed by the…
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Simon Kolawole: Recession, recovery and our relapsing fever
Confirmed. The Nigerian economy is in recession, the first in decades. The official report by the National Bureau of Statistics is finally out, confirming what we suspected and expected all…
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Economic recession: Adeosun’s comments insensitive – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party PDP has described as insensitive comments made by Minister of Finance Kemi Adeosun as regards the economic recession the nation is facing. Adeosun had said that…
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The late 5: These are the stories that drove conversation today
These are the top five stories that drove the conversation today 1. Boko Haram is ready for peace talks - Aisha Wakil Aisha Wakil, the female lawyer declared wanted by…
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6 key observation from NBS data on the economy
by Joachim MacEbong The Nigerian Bureau of Statistic on Wednesday released a slew of new data on the economy covering GDP, inflation and unemployment figures. Here are the top 6 observations.…
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Yemi Kale may be leaving the NBS – these are the 5 ways he transformed the place
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…
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Simon Kolawole: Where do we go from here?
If you were a lover of reggae music in the 1970s, you would certainly know “Time Hard”, a hit song by The Pioneers, the Jamaican three-man band. “Every day,” they…
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The week ahead – A light has appeared at the tunnel’s end
The CBN has finally let go of pegs on the naira, allowing the market forces to determine the true value of the local currency against other currencies across the world.…
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Opinion: Why Nigerian states need restructuring
By Uzoma Erondu Nigeria has a thing or two to learn from Sudan. Yes, the same Sudan known for strife, pestilence, drought, internal conflict and war. But hang-on, before we…
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1.5 millions more Nigerians became unemployed in 2016
The Nigerian Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has released its unemployment and underemployment report and it noted that another 1.5 million Nigerians became unemployed in the first quarter of 2016. In…
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Just in: Nigeria’s GDP is the lowest in 25 years
by Chi Ibe The Nigerian Bureau of Statistics (NBS) today issued Nigeria’s gross domestic product (GDP) Report, and it doesn't have good news. The countries GDP, sum total of economic…
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Salary-owing Governor Aregbesola says Osun is one of the best places to live in Nigeria
Despite owing several months' salary in Osun state, Governor Rauf Aregbesola, believes that his state is one of the best places to live in Nigeria. Aregbesola said this in a…
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Olusegun Adeniyi: Behold the Onigbese Governors
by Olusegun Adeniyi In Abia, the State Teaching hospital workers have not been paid for nine months; the Hospital Management workers are owed for eight months; Abia State Universal Basic…
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Nigeria Bureau of Statistics modify the definition of unemployment
by Ranti Joseph Well, Nigeria Bureau of Statistics (NBS) doesn’t seem to agree with the old definition of unemployment and as such decided to modify it a bit to suit…
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“Even though the Naira was devalued, inflation eased” – NBS
by Tunji Andrews In November 2014, the pace of price increases observed by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) which measures inflation eased for the third consecutive month. Prices rose by…
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Our GDP growth slowed down over the third quarter
by Tunji Andrews The National Bureau of Statistics in a report has stated that the economy grew by 6.23% in the third quarter of 2014. The publication which provided data…
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Opinion: Commemorating 2014 World Poverty Eradication Day – The Nigerian case
by Yusuf Ishaku Goje Like peace-building, the solution to poverty does not reside in quick-fix approach but in a sustainable humanitarian effort. Also, just like nation-building, combating extreme poverty requires the…
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Statistics bureau denies releasing report about 85% employment rate and creation of millions of jobs
by Tunji Andrews Contrary to reports making the rounds, the National Bureau of Statistics, has come out to refute headlines saying Nigeria created 1,500,000 jobs in 6 months nor did…
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The naira in your pocket is getting smaller according to the Statistics Bureau
by Tunji Andrews In July 2014, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) which measures inflation, edged higher from the previous month. Prices rose by 8.3% (year-on-year), up by 0.1 percentage points…
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Nigerians are not as poor as you think we are – even the World Bank says so
by Tunji Andrews The recently announced re-based GDP figures that increased the estimated size of the Nigerian economy has again drawn attention to official poverty statistics. Data from the last comprehensive…
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Feyi Fawehinmi: 9 per cent inflation and bikini statistics
by Feyi Fawehinmi They say statistics are like a bikini, what they reveal is very suggestive but what they conceal is even more vital. Nigeria, I fear, is in grave…
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Nigeria’s economy improves in Q2 to 6.28 per cent – National Bureau of Statistics
by Isi Esene The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Sunday released Nigeria's second quarter economic report which indicated a growth of 6.28 per cent reportedly buoyed by the non-oil…
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Northern states top Nigeria’s jobless list according to figures released by NBS
by Isi Esene The Nigerian Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has recently released the 2011 unemployment data which reveals a wide dichotomy between states in the North and those in the…
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YMonitor
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YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy