Nigeria s Labour Ministry, National Bureau Of Statistics Clash Over Rising Unemployment Statistics Under Buhari
Two weeks ago, labour force reports published by the NBS dating back to 2014 and 2015 revealed that the unemployment rate had been rising alarmingly.
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Apr 30, 2021
The Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment on Friday accused the National Bureau of Statistics of creating “confusion” in its data generated regarding the rate of unemployment in the country.
The ministry claimed on Twitter that the World Bank attested to it that the NBS methodology was not in conformity with global standard, prompting the NBS to hit back at the federal ministry.
NBS tackles Ngige, says World Bank never questioned its unemployment data
In March, the NBS said one in three Nigerians able and willing to work had no jobs in the fourth quarter of 2020.
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The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has denied a claim by Nigeria’s Minister of Labour, Chris Ngige, that the World Bank questioned the methodology employed to generate Nigeria’s employment data.
The NBS refuted Mr Ngige’s claim in a Twitter post on Friday, adding that the World Bank never questioned its data.
The bureau said the World Bank can be contacted to verify its statement “in case of doubt”.
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The Federal Government and the World Bank will hold a virtual meeting on Thursday to discuss the modalities used by the National Bureau of Statistics in gathering data for employment statistics.
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, disclosed this Wednesday while receiving the leadership of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management in his office.
Ngige said, “We have a virtual meeting of the National Economic Advisory Council with the World Bank to look at Nigeria’s modalities for employment statistics data collection.
“There has been a little confusion there as to the accuracy of data generated by the NBS. So, we want to align everything tomorrow (Thursday). The World Bank says the NBS methodology doesn’t conform to the global standard, especially the ILO format of arriving at such Employment Index.”