NBS says 85.6% of working-class Nigerians are self-employed
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has disclosed that 85.6% of Nigeria's working-class population is self-employed, signifying the dominant role ...
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Tinubu reacts to Nigeria’s 3.46% GDP growth in Q3 2024, targets shared prosperity from 2025
President Bola Tinubu has reacted to the newly released third-quarter gross domestic product report by the National Bureau of Statistics ...
Workers with no formal education account for 99% of informal jobs in Nigeria – NBS
Workers without formal education made up 99% of those in informal employment in Q2 2024, while individuals with post-secondary education ...
Nigeria’s manufacturing sector struggles as GDP growth crashes by 90.11%
Nigeria’s manufacturing sector experienced a staggering decline in growth, as its year-on-year (YoY) nominal GDP growth plummeted by 90.11% in ...
Nigeria’s GDP grows by 3.46% in Q3 2024, driven by services sector
Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 3.46% year-on-year in real terms during the third quarter of 2024, according to ...
Over 65% of Nigerian households unable to afford healthy meals due to lack of money – Report
At least 65.8% of Nigerian households were unable to eat healthy, nutritious, or preferred foods in the past 30 days ...
Nigerian household experiences electricity blackouts 6.7 times per week – Report
Nigerian households experience an average of 6.7 electricity blackouts weekly, with each outage lasting 12 hours.
Price of 5kg cooking gas rises to N6,915 in October, highest in north-east – NBS
The average price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) rose by 3.32% month-on-month, increasing from N6,699.63 recorded in September 2024 ...
Top 10 most expensive states to buy fuel as of October 2024
The price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly referred to as petrol, has witnessed a significant surge over the past ...
Nigeria’s top ten foreign trade partners in H1 2024
Nigeria's foreign trade value in the first half of 2024 (H1 2024) reached N65.88 trillion, a substantial increase of 162.33% ...
