President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Abuja received the report of the Presidential Technical Advisory Committee on the Implementation of the National Minimum Wage (PTAC) with a pledge to review it expeditiously. The PTAC, which was inaugurated on Jan. 9, was mandated to advise the Federal Government on how best to fund, in a sustained […]
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Ogun produced highest tonnes of solid minerals in 2018 – NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has disclosed Ogun produced the highest tonnes of solid minerals in the country in 2018. The NBS disclosed this in its State Disaggregated Mining and Quarrying Data for 2018 posted on its website. The bureau said the state produced 16.49 million tonnes of solid minerals, representing 30 per cent […] …
Nigeria generates N298bn from VAT in Q4, 2018
The National Bureau of Statistics ( NBS ), said Nigeria generated N298.01 billion from Value Added Tax (VAT) in fourth quarter, 2018. NBS said this in a Sectoral Distribution of VAT report for the fourth quarter, 2018 posted on its website. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that VAT is a consumption tax placed on […] …
Why NBS economic growth report is wrong, by experts
The report of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) yesterday that the economy recorded 2.4 per cent growth in the fourth quarter of 2018 drew criticism from economic experts.
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Show proof APC’s campaigning with state funds, FG challenges PDP
The Federal Government has challenged the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to prove its allegation that the All Progressive Congress (APC)-led government was using state resources for electioneering campaign.
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Unemployed Nigerians increase by 3.3m to 20.9m — NBS
Osun government disburses N851m loan to farmers
The Osun Government says it has disbursed more than N851 million loan to farmers through its agriculture initiative, Quick Impact Intervention Programme (QIIP) since 2011 till date. Mr Ismaila Jayeoba-Alagbada, the Commissioner For Commerce, Industries and Co-operatives, disclosed this at a news conference on Monday in Osogbo. Jayeoba-Alagbada said that 496 farmers’ co-operatives groups with […] …
Nigeria population to hit 350 million in 2050
The population of Nigerians, currently over 190 million have been predicted to reach almost double figures in the next 32 years. Nigeria’s census last collected in 2012 by the Nigeria National Bureau of Statistics, the total population of citizens in Nigeria was around 166.2 million people. Director General, Institute for National Transformation (INT), Abuja, Prof. […] …
Is Nigeria sliding back into recession?
Widespread fears over the possibility of the country suffering economic depression soon after exiting recession has set concerned Nigerians on the edge, report Ibrahim Apekhade Yusuf and Charles Okonji It’s exactly a year since Nigeria was technically declared out of recession with assurances by the economic managers that efforts would be expedited to set the countryRead More …
NBS to measure level of poverty in Nigeria –Statistician General
The Statistician General of the Federation, Mr Yemi Kale, says the National Bureau of Statistics will commence the Nigeria Living Standard Survey from September 27. Kale disclosed this at a One Day Stakeholder’s Sensitisation Workshop on NLSS in Keffi, Nasarawa State. He said: “work is going to start next week; for us to be sensitising […] …