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Nigeria’s terms of trade dips 0.12% – NBS

In the first quarter of 2024 (Q1’24), all commodity terms of trade (ToT) fell by 0.12 percentage points, while imports grew by 0.51 percentage points. This was disclosed by the National Bureau of Statistics on Monday in its All Commodity Price Indices and ToT report for Q1’24. The bureau defined ToT as the ratio between […]

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Electricity users hit 1.78% to 12m in Q1 2024 – NBS

The overall number of billing consumers was 12.33 million in Q1’24, up 1.78 per cent from 12.12 million in the fourth quarter of 2023 (Q1’23). The National Bureau of Statistics disclosed this in its Nigeria Electricity Report: Energy Billed, Revenue Generated, and Customers by DISCOS for the first quarter of 2024, according to Vanguard. This […]

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Petrol price surges 223% to ₦770/litre — NBS

The average price of Premium Motor Spirit, also known as petrol, surged 223.21 per cent, reaching about ₦770 per litre in May 2024. This figure is a significant rise from ₦238.11 per litre recorded in May 2023, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. This was disclosed by NBS in its May 2024 “Premium Motor […]

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Nigeria, UK’s trade dips by 25% in Q1 2024

Nigeria’s total trade with the United Kingdom fell by 25% in the first quarter of 2024 despite the higher value realized from the devaluation of the naira. The total trade between Nigeria and the UK plummeted from N602.36 billion in Q1 2023 to N451.45 billion in Q1 2024, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. […]

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Inflation rate surges to 33.95% in May 2024 – NBS

Nigeria’s annual inflation rate rose to 33.95 percent in May, marking the fourth consecutive month of increases, as citizens grapple with the high cost of food and goods. The National Bureau of Statistics released the latest Consumer Price Index report, on Saturday which showed that Nigeria’s inflation rate increased to 33.95% in May 2024 from […]

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Nigerians paid N1.43tn in value added tax in Q1 2024 – NBS

Nigerians paid N1.43 trillion in value-added tax in the first three months of 2024, up from N1.20 trillion in Q4 of 2023. This was disclosed in the National Bureau of Statistics’ most recent report on VAT collection. Nigeria levies a VAT rate of 7.5% on several products and services. This shows an increase of 19.21% […]

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Companies’ tax payments to FG decline 12% in Q1

Tax payments from Nigerians and international companies fell by 12% in the first quarter of this year, according to the most recent Company Income Tax report. In the latest CIT report released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Tuesday, its revenue to the Federal Government decreased to N984.61 billion in Q1 from N1.13 trillion […]

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Nigerians made 229,369 complaints on goods, services – NBS

The number of reported public complaints on goods and services increased in the past three years. The complaints have risen from 61,480 in 2020, to 88,897 in 2022. This shows an increase of 44.59% in three year. The figure is based on the National Bureau of Statistics 2023 social statistics report, showing there were 229,369 […]

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Nigeria inflation hits 33.69% in April 2024 – NBS

The National Bureau of Statistics has said the headline inflation increased to an all-time high of 33.69 % in April 2024. This was disclosed by NBS’s Consumer Price Index report released on Wednesday. NBS attributed the increase to the high cost of food and non-alcoholic beverages. According to the NBS, food and non-alcoholic beverages contributed […]

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Cooking gas price rises 42.97% – NBS

Alex Omenye The National Bureau of Statistics reported a significant 42.97% increase in the average retail price to refill a 5kg cylinder of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) from N4,610.48 in March 2023 to N6,591.62 in March 2024. This marks a monthly rise of 7.10% from N6,154.50 in February 2024. A state-level breakdown reveals Kano […]

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Diesel prices surged to N1,341/litre in March 2024 – NBS

The average retail price of Automotive Gas Oil also known as Diesel paid by consumers soared by 59.51% year-over-year, increasing from N840.81 per litre in March 2023 to N1341.16 per litre in March 2024. The price increased by 6.69% month to month from N1257.06 in February 2024 to N1341.16 in March of that year. The […]

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Naira devaluation pushes raw material imports to N3tn – NBS

The National Bureau of Statistics has said the inflation rate increased to 22.04 per cent on a year-on-year basis in March 2023. However, imports of raw materials into the country increased by 25 % to N3 trillion in 2023. This follows the foreign trade statistics published by the National Bureau of Statistics, according to The […]