The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, said the average price of 5kg cooking gas rose from N6,154.50 recorded in February 2024 to N6,591.62 in March 2024. This is contained in the Bureau’s “Cooking Gas Price Watch’’ for March 2024 released on Friday in Abuja. The report said the March price represented a 7.10 per cent […]
39% of Nigerian children engaged in child labour – NBS
Four in 10 Nigerian children trapped in child labour – NBS
“Stakeholders cannot ignore the urgency to act decisively to safeguard the rights and restore the childhood of the children trapped in child labour,” ILO Country Director Vanessa Phala said. The post Four in 10 Nigerian children trapped in child labour – NBS appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria. Powered by WPeMatico
Nigeria’s food inflation surges by 40.01% in March – NBS
Nigeria’s food inflation surged to 40.01 per cent annually, which is 15. points higher compared to the rate recorded in the corresponding month last year. The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, disclosed this in its latest consumer price index and inflation report. The figure showed that the country’s inflation surged by 3.62 per cent compared […]
Nigeria’s electricity supply increased by 14.64 in 2023 – NBS
Nigeria’s electricity supply increased by 14.64 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2023 on a year-on-year basis. This was disclosed by the National Bureau of Statistics’ latest electricity report. The report said the country’s electricity supply surged to 6,432 gigawatt-hours in Q4 2023 from 5,732gwh in the previous quarter. Also, the figure represents an […]
Nigeria’s unmetered electricity customers decreased to 5.83m in 2023 – NBS
Unmetered electricity customers in the Nigerian electricity supply industry, NESI, decreased to 5.83 million in the fourth quarter of 2023 from 6 million in Q3. The National Bureau of Statistics disclosed this in its latest electricity report for Q4 2023. The figure represents a 3.34 per cent decrease compared to Q3 last year. The report […]
NRC generated N1.07bn in fourth quarter of 2023 – NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics says the Nigerian Railway Corporation generated N1.07 billion as revenue from passengers in Q4 of 2023. It is contained in the NBS Rail Transportation Data for Q4 2023 released in Abuja on Monday. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the report showed a decrease of 7.51 per cent compared […]
Electricity consumers rose to 12.12m in Q4 2023 – NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, says the number of electricity consumers increased by 410,000 from 11.71 million in the third quarter of 2023 to 12.12 million in the fourth quarter of 2023. The bureau disclosed this in its Electricity Report for the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2023 released in Abuja on Monday, that the […]
Nigerian ginger farmers receive N1.6 billion support
Healthy food cost surges to N938 daily in Nigeria – NBS
Nigeria’s average healthy diet food cost increased to N938 per day in February from N858 in January 2024. On Thursday, the National Bureau of Statistics disclosed its February Cost of A Healthy Diet, CoHD report in collaboration with Gain Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition. The report stated that the average CoHD was highest in the […]