How Foreign Loans Make Up 59% Of $4bn Capital Importation   No less than 59.1 per cent of capital importation into the country in 2023, amounting to $2.31bn, was foreign loans, according to the latest capital importation report released by the National Bureau of Statistics. According to...

NRC Generates N287m From Cargo Haulage In Three Months – NBS   The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) earned N286.78m from cargo transported by rail in the third quarter of 2023, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. NBS in its latest rail transportation report stated that this...

Kerosene Averaged N1,362 per litre  in December 2023 – NBS   Consumers in December 2023 experienced a spike in the average retail price of kerosene reaching N1,362.27 per litre nationwide. This marked a 5.84 per cent increase compared to the N1,287.10 recorded in November 2023. The latest...

Price of Rice Rises 81% in One Year, Onions Rise 123% - NBS The National Bureau of Statistics report has indicated that the price of 1 kilogram (Kg) of rice increased year-on-year, YoY, by 81 percent to N917.93 in December 2023 from N506.17 in the...

In Two Years, Nine Oil Producing States’ Debts Skyrocket Despite N1.88trn Derivation Fund   Despite receiving N1.885 trillion from the 13 per cent oil derivation fund in two years, the nine oil-producing states’ debts as a result of loans taken from local and foreign lenders have...

Cooking Gas Prices Rose by 8.70% in 2023 - NBS   The price of cooking Gas continued to rise in the last quarter of 2023, adding to the strain on consumers who were already struggling with the rising cost of living. According to data from the National...