National Bureau of Statistics

What National Bureau of Statistics does

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) is the statutory apex statistical agency of the Federal Government of Nigeria, established in 2007 through the merger of the Federal Office of Statistics and the National Data Bank and governed by the Statistics Act 2007. It coordinates the National Statistical System across all federal ministries, departments and agencies, the 36 State Bureaus of Statistics, and the 774 Local Government Areas, producing official statistics on GDP, inflation, trade, employment, poverty, food and fuel prices, transport fares, capital importation, and public debt. Its product portfolio comprises recurring statistical reports (CPI/Inflation, GDP, Capital Importation, Public Debt Stock, fuel price watches, Labour Force), thematic indicators (Multidimensional Poverty Index, Cost of Healthy Diet), and longitudinal surveys (General Household Survey-Panel, Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey, National Agricultural Sample Census), distributed through the e-library, Open Data Portal, National Data Archive, SDG portal, Food Price Tracking portal, and Android/iOS mobile apps. NBS is led by the Statistician-General of the Federation (currently Prince Adeyemi Adeniran, appointed May 2022) and is overseen by a 15-member Board; it operates from its Abuja headquarters, six zonal offices, 36 state offices plus FCT, and Federal Schools of Statistics in Ibadan, Enugu, and Kaduna. NBS does not operate a commercial revenue model: it is funded primarily through annual federal appropriation, designates its core data outputs as a public good under Section 27(1) of the Statistics Act, and generates only marginal income from licensed microdata access and custom data requests. Core technology infrastructure centers on digital data collection, GIS-integrated spatial analysis (e.g., the National Poverty Dashboard Situation Room), and the NADA microdata catalog, with execution supported by strategic partnerships with the World Bank, UNDP, UNICEF, FAO, IMF, ILO, OPHI, GAIN, and Tufts University.

Name

National Bureau of Statistics

Legal name

National Bureau of Statistics

Website

https://nigerianstat.gov.ng

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

The National Bureau of Statistics is Nigeria's statutory apex statistical agency, coordinating the National Statistical System across federal MDAs, 36 states, and 774 local government areas to produce and disseminate official socioeconomic statistics as a public good.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Statistical Services

NAICS

Public Administration (92)

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National Statistics & Census Administration (BPAIAAAF)

Keywords

• Official statistics
• National statistical system
• Household surveys
• Socioeconomic data
• Poverty measurement

Headquarters

HQ city

Abuja

HQ country

Nigeria

HQ region

Africa

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Government Budget Allocation: NBS is funded primarily through annual appropriations from the Federal Government of Nigeria as the apex statistical agency. The organization operates within the federal budget framework with appropriation acts governing its expenditures.
2. Data Products and Services: NBS provides data products and services including specialized reports, microdata access, and custom data requests. The Bureau has power to impose charges for data products and services as per Statistics Act 2007.
3. Licensed Data Access: Licensed files access involves signed agreements with external trusted users to permit access to semi-anonymized data files. On-site data enclave access is provided for sensitive data under strict conditions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

The National Bureau of Statistics is Nigeria's apex statistical agency, responsible for collecting, compiling, analyzing, and disseminating official socioeconomic statistics covering GDP, inflation, trade, employment, poverty, food prices, transport costs, and sector-specific indicators. It operates the National Statistical System across federal MDAs, 36 state statistical agencies, and 774 local government councils, producing major surveys such as the General Household Survey Panel and the Multidimensional Poverty Index, and distributing data through web portals, mobile applications, and printed reports.

Product overview

The National Bureau of Statistics operates as Nigeria's apex statistical agency providing a comprehensive portfolio of data products and platforms. The offering consists primarily of statistical reports and data access platforms rather than a unified software product. Key products include: the National Data Archive (NADA) for microdata access, Open Data Portal for aggregated statistics, and Food Price Tracking Portal for real-time price monitoring. The statistical report portfolio encompasses CPI and Inflation Reports, fuel price watches (Petrol, Diesel, Kerosene, LPG), Transport Fare Watch, Labour Force Surveys, GDP reports, Capital Importation Reports, and Public Debt Stock Reports. NBS also conducts major surveys including the General Household Survey Panel (GHS-Panel) - a longitudinal survey tracking over 4,700 households, the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS), and publishes the National Multidimensional Poverty Index. Specialized indicators include the Cost of a Healthy Diet. These products are available through web portals, the e-library system, and downloadable reports in PDF and Excel formats.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• National Data Archive (NADA) Microdata catalog and repository system allowing users to browse, compare, and download research data and metadata from Nigerian statistical surveys for researchers, government agencies, and policy analysts.
• Open Data Portal (ODP) Online platform enabling users to access, filter, visualize, and download aggregated Nigerian statistical data across economic and social sectors, targeting government, researchers, and the general public.
• Food Price Tracking Portal Web portal tracking food prices across Nigeria with state and zonal analysis, providing detailed price data for staples such as beans, rice, beef, eggs, and bread for government, market analysts, and the public.
• SDG Portal Dedicated online portal for tracking Nigeria's progress toward the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals with indicators and statistics across all 17 SDG areas.
• National Gross Domestic Product Reports Quarterly GDP reports showing real GDP growth rates by sector (oil, non-oil, manufacturing, construction, trade, mining) with year-on-year and quarter-on-quarter comparisons for government, investors, and analysts.
• Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Inflation Reports Monthly reports providing headline, food, and core inflation rates plus price indices, used by monetary authorities, government, businesses, and the public to track changes in consumer prices.
• General Household Survey - Panel (GHS-Panel) Nationally representative longitudinal survey tracking 4,715 households across 518 Enumeration Areas since 2010, providing data on household welfare, income-generating activities, and socio-economic outcomes over time for researchers, government, and development partners.
• Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) National poverty index measuring poverty across four dimensions (Health, Education, Living Standards, and Work and Shocks) with linked Child MPI, used by government and development partners to design poverty reduction programs.
• Cost of a Healthy Diet Indicator Indicator measuring the daily cost of a nutritionally adequate diet per adult per day, tracked at national, zonal, and state levels, used for food security and nutrition policy planning.
• 2021 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) and National Immunization Coverage Survey (NICS) Household survey covering vital indicators on child mortality, health, nutrition, education, child protection, women's health, water, sanitation and hygiene, providing internationally comparable data for development partners and government.

Quantifiable outcome

• Tracked 4,715 households across 518 enumeration areas for GHS-Panel Wave 5 (2023/2024)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

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Feature6 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria (ARCN)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 June 2026NBS signed a Memorandum of Understanding with ARCN to strengthen collaboration on agricultural research data under the Agricultural Science and Technology Indicators (ASTI) project. The partnership aims to improve tracking, measurement, and utilisation of agricultural R&D activities for national planning, including capacity building, data standardisation, and evidence-based advocacy. The Executive Secretary of ARCN described it as a model other African countries could adopt.
• Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 June 2024FAO provided technical expertise and guidance throughout the National Agricultural Sample Census process, contributing to the first comprehensive agricultural census in over 27 years.
• Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food SecuritycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 June 2024The Ministry provided support and collaboration for the National Agricultural Sample Census, mobilizing stakeholders and ensuring smooth execution of the census exercise.
• IMF Country RepresentativeminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 June 2024IMF Country Representative Dr. Christian Ebeke visited NBS to get updates on current statistical activities for the Article IV Report on the status of the world economy, Nigeria inclusive.
• Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 January 2024GAIN served as the main collaborator on the Cost of Healthy Diet Indicator project, providing invaluable support throughout the process of developing this important food security measure.
• Food Prices for Nutrition Project (Tufts University)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 January 2024The Tufts University project provided technical support for developing the Cost of Healthy Diet indicator, which provides evidence of economic access to the most economically viable healthy diet within Nigeria.
• World BankcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 November 2023World Bank is a key partner for NBS statistical surveys including the General Household Survey (GHS) Panel. The Bank provides funding through the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and technical expertise via the Living Standards Measurement Study (LSMS) program. The World Bank Country Director highlighted the importance of panel data for understanding household responses to economic shifts and policy interventions.
• United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 November 2022UNDP collaborated with NBS on the 2022 Multidimensional Poverty Index Survey, providing technical support and funding for what became Nigeria's most extensive national measure of multidimensional poverty. The partnership covered sampling design, data analysis, and policy engagement for poverty reduction.
• UNICEF NigeriacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 November 2022UNICEF partnered with NBS on the 2022 MPI Survey and previously on the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS). The partnership focuses on child welfare indicators, health statistics, and data for children and women programming in Nigeria.
• Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 November 2022OPHI provided technical guidance for developing Nigeria's custom Multidimensional Poverty Index, which measures poverty using four dimensions: Health, Education, Living Standards, and Work and Shocks. The methodology was specifically adapted for Nigeria's context.
• UNICEF (MICS Collaboration)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 August 2022NBS implemented the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) developed by UNICEF, providing data on child mortality, health, nutrition, education, child protection, women's health, water, sanitation and hygiene. The survey generates internationally comparable data for monitoring human development.
• International Labour Organisation (ILO)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 March 2022ILO collaborated with NBS on the 2022 National Child and Forced Labour Survey, providing international standards and technical expertise for measuring child labour, hazardous work, and forced labour in Nigeria.
• National Social Safety-Nets Coordinating Office (NASSCO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNASSCO collaborated with NBS on the 2022 MPI Survey, contributing to Nigeria's most extensive national measure of multidimensional poverty for social protection programming.
• Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on SDGs (OSSAP-SDGs)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDevelopment partner collaborating on MPI operationalization and SDG data tracking in Nigeria.
• UN WomenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in MPI operationalization efforts and gender-related statistical development in Nigeria.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Statistics Canada: Canada's national statistical agency, comparable in product breadth (CPI, national accounts, household surveys, censuses) and in operating a publicly funded data infrastructure including microdata access programs analogous to NBS's NADA.

Direct peers

• Statistics South Africa (Stats SA): South Africa's national statistics agency, comparable in mandate (apex statistical authority), product mix (CPI, GDP, labour force surveys, GHS panel), and operating context (African emerging-market economy with strong donor reliance and statistical modernization programs).
• Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS): Kenya's official statistics producer, similarly mandated to coordinate the national statistical system, publish CPI/GDP/poverty data, and partner with World Bank, UNDP, and UNICEF on household surveys — a close regional comparator for NBS.
• Ghana Statistical Service (GSS): Ghana's national statistics agency with overlapping mandate in CPI, GDP rebasing, household surveys, and SDG reporting, operating under a similar West African governance and donor-finance model as NBS.

Broad incumbents

• Eurostat: EU's statistical office, providing a benchmark for harmonized cross-country statistics (CPI HICP, national accounts, poverty indicators) and serving as a methodological reference for NBS's international comparability and SDG reporting work.
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS): U.S. federal agency producing CPI, employment, productivity, and wage statistics; comparable to NBS in product categories (price indices, labour force, productivity) and statutory authority, though operating at vastly larger scale.
• Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS): Australia's official statistics body with comparable CPI, labour force, national accounts, and household survey programs; notable for its digital-first dissemination model that mirrors NBS's Open Data Portal and NADA investments.
• India Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI): India's apex statistical authority, comparable in coordinating a large multi-tier national statistical system, producing CPI/IW, GDP, and large-scale household surveys, and operating under a similar government-appropriation funding model.
• Office for National Statistics (UK): UK's national statistical office — a globally recognized leader in CPI/RPI methodology, labour market statistics, and digital data dissemination, providing a methodological benchmark for NBS's rebasing and modernization programs.

Regional players

• Ethiopian Statistics Service (ESS): Ethiopia's national statistics agency, a regional African peer producing CPI, GDP, household income/expenditure, and labour force statistics, with comparable donor-partnered survey programs and similar sub-national capacity constraints as NBS.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

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