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NBS statistics shows we’re making progress – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari says the recent statistics reeled out by the National Bureau of Statistics shows that his istration is doing well.

Buhari said this on Wednesday during a Gala Night organised by beneficiaries of the government’s Anchor Borrowers Programme held at the State House Conference Centre, Abuja.

The President said this barely hours after the NBS announced that the number of unemployed persons of working age had risen to 20.9 million.


He said that statistics from the NBS has confirmed that his istration’s policies are yielding results.

Buhari said he inherited, “A broken system in the agricultural sector in 2015”.

After hearing testimonies from some rice farmers, the President said, “Seeing your faces and hearing your stories give me hope. Today, we are on the track to achieving an all-inclusive economy.”


The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, had said Buhari had ordered the Statistician-General of the NBS, Dr. Yemi Kale, to change the high unemployment statistics and reflect the rising rate of employment in the agriculture sector.

Shehu said during a recent meeting with the Federal Executive Council, Kale itted that the NBS was only focusing on the creation of white collar jobs and not the agriculture sector and the informal sector.

“Rice Producers Association of Nigeria made the open claim and nobody has challenged them up until the time that we speak, that they had created 12 million new jobs,” Shehu had said.

Kale, however, denied ever making such a claim.

The United States Department of Agriculture World Markets and Trade had said last month that Nigeria imported three million metric tons of rice in 2018.


The US report had said the import figure is 400,000 metric tonnes higher than the quantity of the product that was imported in 2017.

The report also stated that Nigeria’s local rice production dropped from 2016 to 2018 compared to the situation in 2015.


https://punchng.com/nbs-statistics-shows-were-making-progress-buhari/

Me i cannot see any progress here o

don't understand what is happening to me these days I don't get too much likes & comments on my posts. It's as if someone has tempered with my calabash in the village!!!! Can I get some likes to Shame my village people?

Second to comment... Can i get a thousand likes?

Pro what? If I hear

Mr president is this a joke or not. Buhari is not serious

this man doesnt seem to have the ability to even know when there's a problem

O yes. The government is really making progress in POVERTY, UNEMPLOYMENT, CORRUPTION, KILLING OF UNARMED PROTESTERS, And all social vices

Agric sector had created 12 million new jobs.

Buhari and progress be like Daddy and Mummy

-python2

After just adding only 200,000 jobs in the last 1 year from the millions of unemployed.. Lolz

Obviously shehu forgot to tell him he could not manipulate the NBS statistics.

Engineerboat why?

You don port?

This man is just a dumb fool. Which progress?.

helinues:
Engineerboat why?

You don port?

Haaaaaaaaa

Nibo

Olorun ma je ka a rina ninu kanga

I am not surprised. He has always been known for backward progress. 1984 comes to mind.

engineerboat:



Haaaaaaaaa

Nibo

Olorun ma je ka a rina ninu kanga

Na so

Just imagine! A failed president shamelessly glorifying himself with such a frightening statistics of his failed government.One must have a seared conscience to be an APC member.

Yes, according to statistics, Nigeria is making progress.

Mad man !

His understanding means we need a change of fortune next year. Nonsense

helinues:

Na so

How can people claim they are making progress


So job loss, poverty, crisis is moving forward according to this lying human being

FarahAideed:
this man doesnt seem to have the ability to even know when there's a problem

Will u kip ya buccal cavity shut!!!

engineerboat:



Haaaaaaaaa

Nibo

Olorun ma je ka a rina ninu kanga

Kanga indeed.....na by force to write in yoruba ni?

He is correct, he is used to backward progress.
what can I say unemployment from 17m to 21m means progress to the dullard

FarahAideed:
this man doesnt seem to have the ability to even know when there's a problem

This here is the truth.

I wish people will understand what this really means

engineerboat:
NBS statistics shows we’re making progress – Buhari

The United States Department of Agriculture World Markets and Trade had said last month that Nigeria imported three million metric tons of rice in 2018.


The US report had said the import figure is 400,000 metric tonnes higher than the quantity of the product that was imported in 2017.

The report also stated that Nigeria’s local rice production dropped from 2016 to 2018 compared to the situation in 2015.


https://punchng.com/nbs-statistics-shows-were-making-progress-buhari/

I do not yet know where this Govt is getting its 90% rice import reduction figure from

We get it.
Everything's not okay with this man

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Jubrin's statistics. The Unemployment Figures of 2017-2019 show a Recession to Depression.

White collar Jobs arent the only way to go.


Agricultural sector is the most important sector of any economy world wide.


1st friday of every month department of labour releases the one most single important economic data in the world that triggers all financial markets.

its called the American Non-Farm Pay roll.

Americans dont look for office jobs ooo.


meanwhile unwind with this sensational Kano city wonder kid.






lil Ameer.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGb1huZeHOw

This man is truly a fool

The NBS you asked to change to figures.