The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, has said the average retail price of a litre of kerosene rose from N1,329 recorded in January 2024 to N1,340 in February 2024. In its Petrol Price Watch for February 2024, released in Abuja on Thursday, the bureau said the February price of N1,340 represented a 0.86 percent decrease…
Ebonyi and Abia states are leading as food prices jumped by 31 per cent within 12 months from July 2022 to July 2023. This is according to an analysis of the ‘Selected Food Price Watch,’ a report published on a monthly basis by the National Bureau of Statistics. The selected food items include staples such…
Nigeria’s inflation rose to 25.80% in the month of August 2023, 1.72% points higher than the 24.08% recorded in the previous month according to the Consumer Price Index report for August 2023 released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Friday. According to the report, the significant increase reflects the impact of the removal of…