Nigeria Generates N73trn From Oil Export Amid Govt Borrowing   Nigeria’s total crude oil export revenues hit N73 trillion in the 21 months spanning January 2023 to September 2024, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) for the period has shown. The period also saw a...

Foreign Investments in Telecoms Decline by 87% – NBS Foreign investments in Nigeria’s telecommunications sector fell sharply to $14.4m in the third quarter of 2024, marking an 87 per cent decline from the $113.42m recorded in the second quarter, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)...

The Grave Dangers in Tinubu’s Tax Reform: A Northerner's Perspective By Bashir I. Bashir The tax reform bill introduced by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu includes the controversial Section 77, which seeks to overhaul Nigeria’s tax system for improved efficiency and transparency. However, the potential implications of...

Nigeria’s GDP Grew By 3.46% In Q3 2024 – NBS Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has grown by 3.46 per cent in real terms in the third quarter (Q3) of 2024 on a year-on-year basis. This is according to a Monday GDP report published by the...

Electricity Subsidy Hits N1.91tn in 11 months The monthly spending of the Federal Government on electricity subsidy obligation has reached N1.91tn in the first 11 months of 2024, a new report by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has disclosed. It also stated that power distribution...

53.6% of Nigerian Households have Access to Electricity – NBS Just over half of Nigerian households, 53.6 per cent, have access to electricity, according to the General Household Survey Panel (Wave 5) launched by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in collaboration with the World...