Transport Fares Rise By 41% Across Nigerian Cities - NBS   The National Bureau of Statistics says the average transport fare paid by commuters across Nigeria rose by 40.56 per cent between September 2020 and September 2021. The average transport fare paid by commuters in September 2020...

Manufactured Imports Exceeded Exports By N4.3trn In Q2 – NBS           The value of manufactured goods imported into the country exceeded exports by N4.37tn in the second quarter of 2021, according to figures obtained from the National Bureau of Statistics. The NBS stated that the value of...

In Six Months FG Spent N1.3trn On Agriculture Imports – NBS           In the first six months of the year, the total value of trade in agricultural goods stood at N1.5tn, data from the National Bureau of Statistics have shown. Imports accounted for N1.3tn of total trade...

62% Of Enterprises Use Mobile Banking - NBS             The National Bureau of Statistics has said that 62 per cent of enterprises use mobile banking for their business operations. The NBS said this in its report titled ‘The impact of COVID-19 on business enterprises in Nigeria’. The report...

Import Index Rose By 1.07% In Q2 – NBS           The All- commodity group import index on average grew marginally by 1.07 per cent, driven mainly by products of the chemical and allied industries, wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal and articles, paper making material;...

'How Nigerian Businesses Fared During 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic'           Not less than 20 percent of full-time workforce in Nigeria lost employment during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, according to a new report jointly released by the United Nations Development Programme and the National Bureau of Statistics. The...