The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), says Nigeria’s headline inflation rate declined to 24.48 per cent in January 2025, This is contained in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rebased results released in Abuja on Tuesday. NAN reports that the headline inflation rate for December 2024 was 34.80 per cent. The Statistician-General (S-G) of the Federation, … Read more
…acquits him of all charges Finally, Justice Folashade Ogunbanjo of the Federal High Court Abuja has discharged and acquitted a former Director-General of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Ishaq Kawu Modibbo and Pinnacle Communications Limited. They were being prosecuted by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related Offences (ICPC) of charges bordering on the ₦2.5 … Read more
For a country not known to be in conflict with an external aggressor, Nigeria has turned into a huge killing zone. According to the National Bureau Statistics (NBS), over 614,937 people have been killed under circumstances associated with the activities of unidentified gunmen, religious extremists and non-state actors controlling territories. Having come from a federal … Read more
A report by the Nigeria Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has identified Benue, Borno and Adamawa as the states which paid the highest price for petrol in November 2024. The NBS report also disclosed that Lagos, Katsina, and Kano paid the lowest average retail price for petrol in the period under review. Henzodaily understands, according to … Read more
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has restored its website 29 days later after deleting the controversial crime experience and security perception survey report from the site. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports NBS published the Crime Experience and Security Perception Survey (CESPS) 2024 on its website on December 18 2024. However, the report drew the … Read more
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says Nigeria’s headline inflation rate increased to 34.80 per cent in December 2024. The NBS disclosed this in its Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Inflation Report for December 2024, which was released in Abuja on Wednesday. According to the report, the figure is 0.20 per cent higher … Read more
The website of the National Bureau of Statistics(NBS) has been hacked and the bureau has asked the general public disregard any message or report posted until the website is fully restored. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports NBS made this known on Wednesday via its official X account, coming after a report was released on the … Read more
The National Bureau of Statistics(NBS) says kidnapping incidence in the country is estimated at 2,235,954 between May 2023 and April 2024. The NBS revealed this in its Crime Experience and Security Perception Survey (CESPS) 2024 released in Abuja on Tuesday. The CESPS is a household-based survey, which provides an in-depth understanding of the situation of … Read more
Despite massive hunger in Nigeria, N2.2trillion was spent for the payment of ransom in one year. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said the payments were made between May 2023 and April 2024. According to the NBS’s latest Crime Experience and Security Perception Survey report published on Tuesday, 65 per cent of households … Read more