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Nigeria’s inflation rate rises to 33.69% in April amid worsening hardship

NewsDeskNgMay 15, 2024May 15, 20240

Nigeria’s inflation surged to 33.69 per cent in April from 33.20 per cent in March, amid worsening economic hardship in the country. The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, disclosed this in its latest consumer price index and inflation report released on Wednesday. The figure showed that Nigeria’s inflation continued to...

222.5m Nigerians use telephones – NBS

NewsDeskNgApr 25, 2023April 25, 20230

There were 222.5 million telephone subscribers in Nigeria as at end of 2022, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said. The 2022 figure showed an increase of 27.1 million subscribers over the 195.5 million subscribers recorded at the end of 2021. The NBS stated the figures in its Telecoms...