Tag: National Bureau of Statistics

Nigeria’s GDP Slows to 2.11% in Q4 2015

By Peter OBIORA InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) slowed to 2.11 percent year-on-year (YoY) in real terms lower by 3.83 percent from growth recorded in the corresponding quarter of 2014, the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Tuesday. “Quarter on quarter, real GDP increased by 3.10 percent,” […]

Investment inflow into Nigeria drops by N2.3tn

March 7, 2016/Punch Over the past three years, the flow of investment into the country has been declining due to issues in the economy, which have made Nigeria not to be the darling of foreign investors again, IFEANYI ONUBA writes The Nigerian economy recorded a total decline of $11.68bn (N2.3tn) […]

Capital Importation into Nigeria: Tapering for Longer?

February 16, 2016/Cordros Research The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) recently released report on Capital imported into Nigeria in the third and fourth quarters of 2015. The report covers capital importation by Investment Type (FDI, Portfolio and Other Investments), by Business Type, by State and by Country of Origin.  In […]