The Independent Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI) has justified two recently released reports by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Nigeria’s latest Gross Domestic Product (GDP) figure and the unemployment rate. This is against the backdrop of claims by some critics who had sought to discredit the reports that were largely positive a few weeks after they had hailed …

Nigeria’s imports from Malta reached a record high of N766.81 billion in the third quarter of 2024, according to the latest foreign trade statistics from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The figure marked a sharp rise, placing Malta as Nigeria’s fifth-largest import partner for the period, accounting for 5.23 per cent of the country’s total imports, valued at N14.67 …

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said an estimated 1,134,828 from 251,082 households are internally displaced in Nigeria. A report by the bureau stated that Borno state recorded the highest number of displaced households, with 206,753, while 877,299 were internally displaced, representing 77.3 per cent of the entire surveyed population. It stated that the survey was conducted in 2023 across …

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has warned motorists to desist from exceeding the 100 km/h speed limit on expressways as the festive season approaches. Speeding, according to FRSC, is one of the major causes of road accidents which must be curbed to save the lives of commuters. The corps gave the warning amid the alarming rate of road accidents …

In an apparent reflection of the multidimensional poverty in the country and the impact of continuous reduction in the purchasing power of Nigerians due to rising prices of goods and services, two-thirds of households in the country lack money to eat healthy, nutritious food, a survey by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revealed. The survey also showed that …

The Federal Government, through its National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), has stated that in 2023, Nigerians paid N40.14bn in road taxes to state governments. This is according to an analysis of data from the Internally Generated Revenue report recently published by the NBS. The figure collected was a 63.36 per cent increase from the N24.57 billion collected in 2022. This …

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), has revealed that out of the total households in Nigeria connected to the National grid, 85.2 per cent are on estimated billing. Only 14.8 per cent are on prepaid billing. The bureau also revealed that the average monthly expenditure of households on electricity was estimated at ₦4,155.8 in the period under review. The Statistician …

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) collected N391.72 billion revenue in the second quarter of 2024 (Q2 2024). Its document titled: “Electricity Report Q2 2024”, which made the disclosure also said the revenue increased by 48.90% on a year-on-year basis from N263 billion the corresponding quarter of 2023. NBS said: “Revenue collected by the DISCOs …

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has stated that Nigeria recorded a reduction in petrol importation following the removal of fuel subsidy by President Bola Tinubu in May 2023. It also said the total of fuel imports reduced to 20.30 billion litres in 2023 from the 23.54 billion litres recorded in 2022, showing a decrease of 13.77 per cent year-on-year. …

The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has denied claims that a United States (US) District Court authorised Louis E. Williams to seize $21 million from Nigeria’s account with JP Morgan. In a statement by the AGF, on Wednesday, the Ministry of Justice clarified that the inaccuracies first published by an online media …