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Nigeria's mineral production rose by 39% in 2021 - NBS
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Nigeria’s mineral production rose by 39% in 2021 – NBS

The National Bureau of Statistics has disclosed that Nigeria’s mineral production increased by 39.19% in 2021, from 64.29 million tons recorded in 2020 to 89.48 million tons in 2021. This was disclosed in an NBS report on Monday titled, ‘Mineral production Statistics’ for 2021. The report added that the most mined mineral in Nigeria remains […]

inflation
Economy

Nigeria’s inflation hits 18.6%, highest in five years

The Consumer Price Index, which measures the rate of change in prices of goods and services, surged to 18.60 per cent in June 2022, up from 17.71 per cent in the previous month. According to reports, this is the highest since January 2017. The National Bureau of Statistics said this in its consumer price index […]

Investment

Rivers, Kaduna, 30 others attract zero foreign investments in Q1

Thirty-two states in Nigeria, including Rivers and Kaduna, did not attract any foreign investments in the first quarter of 2022, AMBusiness has learnt. A report by the National Bureau of Statistics shows that only Lagos, Oyo, Katsina, Anambra states, and the Federal Capital Territory attracted investment during the period. According to the NBS’ Nigerian Capital […]

Economy

Insecurity, naira devaluation drive wheat imports to N1.3tn

Importation of durum or pasta wheat into Nigeria has continued to skyrocket, rising from N730.9 billion in 2020 to N1.295 trillion in 2021. Calculations from the National Bureau of Statistics Foreign Trade Statistics showed that wheat importation into Africa’s most populous nation rose 77.23 per cent from 2020 to 2021. Wheat is an important commodity […]

Africa's GDP grew  6.9% in 2021
Economy

Nigeria’s GDP rose by 3.11% in Q1 2022 – NBS

The National Bureau of Statistics on Monday revealed that Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product rose by 3.11 per cent in the first quarter of 2022. In a tweet posted to its official Twitter page, @NBS_Nigeria, on Monday, the NBS wrote, “Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 3.11% (year-on-year) in real terms in the first quarter of […]

Economy

Workers in formal sector earn N159tn in four years – NBS

Employees in Nigeria’s formal sector earned N159.01tn from 2018 to 2021, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics. The statistics body revealed this in its ‘Nigerian Gross Domestic Product Report’ released on Thursday. According to the NBS, the total compensation of employees in the nation, based on the GDP and expenditure at current […]