NIGERIA’S latest unemployment data released by the National Bureau of Statistics flies in the face of lived realities with the potential to mislead economic planners. The NBS estimates that the ...

Unemployment cannot be coming down in Nigeria when factories are closing shops. It cannot be coming down when there is ...

Stanbic IBTC is expected to release Nigeria’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), a metric used to measure business activities ...

"The combined unemployment rate and time-related underemployment as a share of the labour force population (LU2) decreased to 13 per cent in Q2 2024 from 15.3 per cent in Q1 2023," the NBS said.

Recent reports from the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, have become a focal point of criticism and scepticism, especially by the political opposition and perpetual doubters of any positive report ...

Nigeria’s unemployment unexpectedly fell in the second quarter of 2024, fuelled by the steady rise in self-employment, ...

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has challenged a report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) saying Nigeria’s ...

NLC protests NBS’ report on unemployment rate in Q2 of 2024 FG begins an investigation of migrated civil servants still on ...

Public discontent with employment statistics often stems from a limited understanding of how unemployment is defined and measured. In the case of Nigeria, the NBS adheres to globally recognised ...

Analysts have emphasised the need for policies that translate GDP growth into tangible employment opportunities for Nigerians ...

The Statistician-General of the Federation and Chief Executive Officer of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Prince ...

As PMI remains below 50.0 points By Peter Egwuatu Sustained rise in inflation rate has stagnated business operations in ...