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NATIONAL BUREAU OF STATISTICS

The latest report from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) shows that inflation rose again to 11.81% in November 2019.  
According to a report by Vanguard Newspaper, the Senate has raised alarm over the rising rate of unemployment in the country.
The Nigerian government is not frustrating efforts to publish unemployment data, says the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). 
Commercial banks' credit to the real estate sector dropped by 17% y/y to N588.7bn in Q3 2019 from N710.2bn in Q3 2018. #CSL
The latest report released by the National Bureau of Statistics disclosed that Nigeria generated a total sum of N876.09 billion as VAT in 9 months.  
The NSE held an interactive session with operators in the consumer goods sector on how the capital market can unlock their potentials.
The publication from the NBS disclosed that capital imported into the Nigerian economy declined in the third quarter by 7.8%.
Foreign investment into Nigeria in the third quarter of 2019 dropped to $5.36 billion compared to $5.82 billion recorded in the second quarter.
The NBS reported that Nigeria’s economy expanded by 2.28% y/y in Q3-2019 from 1.94%y/y in Q2-2019. The GDP growth in Q3 represents a 47bps increase.
Given the recent inflation figures released by the NBS, chances that the CBN would cut interest rate has grown a lot slimmer
Data from the NBS disclosed that Nigeria’s consumer inflation rose by 36bps to 11.61% y/y in October
Latest data released by NBS showed that importation of petrol declined by 11% to 1.46 billion litres in September from 1.64 billion litres in August.