National Bureau of Statistics (NBS

September 22, (THEWILL) — The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Monday announced that Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 4.23 per cent in the second quarter of 2025 (Q2’25). The figure marks a 1.1 percentage point increase from...

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...