Mistrust and metrics: The challenges of rebasing Nigeria’s economy

    Cheta Nwanze | Editor’s picks | Jan 27, 2025    
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Nigeria's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) is planning to rebase the country's GDP and Consumer Price Index (CPI). This process involves updating the base year used for calculating economic metrics to reflect changes in the economy. The current base year for GDP is 2010, while the CPI base year is 2009.

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