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The average fare commuters in Nigeria paid for bus journeys between cities in September 2024 reached N7,175.06, indicating a slight increase of 0.22% compared to the previous month and a 21.26% rise compared to N5,917.16 recorded in September 2023.
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revealed that only 19.4% of households in Nigeria use Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) for domestic, agricultural, commercial, cultural, or religious purposes.
In this article, Nairametrics highlighted the top ten states where consumers paid the most for petrol as of September 2024, listed from the lowest to the highest.
The Nigerian telecom sector has seen an improvement in foreign direct investments this year as it attracted a total of $304 million in the first six months of this year.
Nigeria’s foreign capital inflows from BRICS nations have surged by 189% in the first half of 2024, amid the country’s ongoing efforts to secure a spot within the expanded BRICS coalition.
While some nations have scaled back in their investments in Nigeria, this article features top ten countries that have ramped up their investments in the country.
This article features top ten sectors with the highest capital importation between January and June 2024.
Nigeria’s capital importation in the second quarter of 2024 declined by 22.85% from $3.37 billion in the first quarter of the year to $2.60 billion.
Nigeria’s locally produced diesel accounted for just 2.16% of the total diesel supply in 2023, a slight decrease from the 2.50% recorded in 2022.
Taxes paid by Nigerians involved in the wholesale and retail trade, as well as the repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles, surged by 49% in the first six months of 2024 compared to the same period last year.
The average prices of 11 key staple food items in Nigeria saw a noticeable decline compared to the...
Nigeria's agriculture sector remains the country's largest employer in 2023, with over 25 million individuals engaged in agriculture, forestry, and fishing activities representing 30.1% of the total workforce.