The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said that valid statistics are critical in Nigeria’s quest to end poverty by the year 2030. The Statistician General of the Federation,Dr Yemi Kale said this on Thursday, while delivering a keynote address at the 2017 African Statistics day celebration in Abuja. The event tagged: “Better Lives with […]
Data released by the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics yesterday shows that Nigeria’s economy is finally out of recession. GDP growth for Q2 of 2017 was 0.55 percent, halting five quarters of negative growth. The previous two quarters had been -0.91 percent (revised) in Q1 2017 and -1.49 percent in Q2 2016. A statement from the […]
The Statistician General of the Federation, Dr. Yemi Kale lauded the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on its next generation trading engine the X-GEN. The Chief Executive Officer of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) gave this applause at the first market data workshop organised by the NSE on Tuesday whilst urging the NSE to integrate […]