National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) - Maritime First Newspaper

Cooking Gas Price Increases By 86.62% in One Year – NBS

… As Average Petrol Price in September stood at N191.65 per litre *** The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Saturday highlighted that the average price...

Equity Market Extends Gains by N63bn; Geregu, SCOA Lead Laggards’ Table

Economy5 months ago

Inflation pushes Stock Market down by N655bn; Naira exchanges N441.25 to Dollar

The market capitalisation of the Nigerian Exchange Ltd (NGX) dropped by N655 billion, following the hike in the nation’s inflation rate to 20.77 per cent. The newsmen report that...

Nigeria’s Inflation Rate Jumps to 20.77% In September 2022- NBS

Economy5 months ago

Nigeria’s Inflation Rate Jumps to 20.77% In September 2022- NBS

… Blames Food Supply interruption, Import cost hike, due to persistent currency depreciation*** Nigerians lamenting the seemingly unbearable conditions of living may no longer need to...

Q2: NBS records 206.4m active subscribers

Economy5 months ago

Q2: NBS records 206.4m active subscribers

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says 206,449,125 active voice subscribers were recorded in the second quarter (Q2). This is contained in the NBS Telecoms Data:...

Economy6 months ago

Nigeria’s inflation rate increases to 20.52% in August

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says Nigeria’s headline inflation rate increased to 20.52 per cent on a year-on-year basis in August. This is according to...

Economy7 months ago

VAT for Q2 stood at N600.15bn — NBS

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), says the aggregate Value Added Tax (VAT) was reported at N600.15 billion for Q2 2022. This is according to the...

Kerosene gradually eluding the poor, as price soars 98.76% — NBS

Economy7 months ago

Kerosene Gradually Eluding the Poor, as Price Soars 98.76% — NBS

The desire of poor Nigerians to cook with common kerosene may have been further eroded as the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), confirms that on a...

Economy7 months ago

Retail price for petrol increases to N190.01 in July 2022 — NBS

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), says the average retail price paid by consumers for Premium Motor Spirit (Petrol) increased to N190.01 in July 2022. This...

Naira falls slightly, exchanges 436.50 to dollar

Economy8 months ago

Naira slides, exchanges N430 to Dollar; NBS says inflation soars to 19.64% in July

The Naira on Monday depreciated against the dollar at the Investors and Exporters window, exchanging at N430. The figure represented a decrease of 0.09 per cent...

Economy9 months ago

INFLATION: Food prices Soaring, NBS confirms Masses’ anxiety to FG

The Federal Government may finally agree that the masses are actually suffering as the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), acknowledges that prices of food items in...