The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), says it will begin the zonal dissemination of its MPI Report in January 2023.
Mr Semiu Adeniran, Statistician General of the Federation and Chief Executive Officer, NBS, said this at the 2nd Bi-National Consultative Committee of Statistics , on Wednesday in Lagos.Highlights of the 2022 Multi-dimensional Poverty Index survey by NBS reveal that 63 per cent of persons living in Nigeria are multidimensionally poor.
The Statistician-General said that the bureau’s MPI Report includes the Nigerian Living Standard Survey and the Nigerian Labour Force Survey which together with World Bank would also provide detailed household information and insights into labour and welfare conditions in the country. Adeniran said that under the process, the results of each state in the respective zones would be presented in more detail, including the methodology and computation process explained further.
“In Ghana, Ethiopia and Rwanda, inflation for the month of October was reported at 40.4 per cent, 31.7 per cent and 31 per cent respectively. “Hence, it is pertinent for all countries to have established statistical agencies such as the National Bureau of Statistics in the case of Nigeria, whose work it is to collect, process and disseminate such statistics.
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