National Bureau of Statistics (NBS

September 15, (THEWILL) — Nigeria’s headline inflation eased to 20.12% in August 2025, from 21.88% recorded in July, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Monday. According to the Bureau, the August 2025 Headline inflation rate showed a...

July 21, (THEWILL) — Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 3.13% (year-on-year) in real terms in the first quarter of 2025, after rebasing by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). NBS, in a GDP report released on Monday, said...

May 15, (THEWILL) – The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in its Consumer Price Index (CPI) report released on Thursday, said Nigeria’s headline inflation rate has dropped to 23.71% in April 2025 from 24.23% recorded in March. The Bureau said...

April 15, (THEWILL) – Nigeria’s inflation rate rose to 24.23% in March from 23.18% recorded in February 2025, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) stated in its Consumer Price Index (CPI) report released on Tuesday. The statistics office said the...

February 25, (THEWILL) – Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 3.84% in the fourth quarter of 2024, reflecting a steady economic expansion, according to the latest report from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The NBS, in...

December 22, (THEWILL) - The recent survey by the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, that kidnapped victims in Nigeria paid $2.2 billion as ransom to secure release from their abductors between May 2023 and April 2024 is alarming. This...

December 19, (THEWILL) – The National Bureau of Statistics says its website has been hacked. The bureau in a post on X, urged Nigerians to disregard any message or report posted on the website until it is fully restored. “This...

December 17, (THEWILL) – Kidnapped victims in Nigeria paid a total of $2.2 billion (₦2,231,772,563,507) as ransoms to secure their release from their abductors between May 2023 and April 2024, the National Bureau of Statistics disclosed in a...

November 25, (THEWILL) - Nigeria’s unemployment rate dropped to 4.3% in the second quarter of 2024, a decrease from 5.3% recorded in Q1 2024 and 5.0% in Q3 2023, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reported on Monday. According...

November 24, (THEWILL) - At least 65.8 per cent of Nigerian households were unable to eat healthy, nutritious or preferred foods in the past 30 days due to lack of money. This is based on the General Household Survey-Panel Wave...