Former Statistician-General of the Federation and ex-CEO of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Dr. Yemi Kale, has shed light on what economists mean when they describe Nigeria’s economy as “stable,” clarifying why such assessments may appear at odds with the lived reality of citizens still grappling with high costs and economic hardship.
Group Chief Economist and Managing Director of Research and Trade Intelligence at the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), Dr Yemi Kale, has said that flawed and externally-biased credit rating models are pushing up the cost of borrowing for African countries, despite their improving macroeconomic outlook.
Leading economist Dr. Yemi Kale highlighted Nigeria's unique economic advantages during the Nairametrics Economic Outlook event titled “Fostering Economic Resilience: Harnessing Opportunities for Development” held on Saturday.
He suggested that the fund could be used to issue e-vouchers to Nigerians for transportation or to support health/education.
Dr. Yemi Kale has opined that the lack of a sound statistical system will will impede actualization of SDGs.
Nigerians spent N40.20 trillion as household consumption expenditure in 2019.
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has released the Consumer Price Index (CPI) report for the month of...
President Muhammadu Buhari disputed the recently released unemployment data by the NBS, and claimed that his administration is making progress.
NBS' Yemi Kale had tweeted that the reason the unemployment report has not been released is because there is no money allocated to his agency.
Dr Yemi Kale, Nigeria's Statistician General and CEO of the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has explained why...
