National Bureau of Statistics

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) came into being with the merger of the Federal Office of Statistics (FOS) and the National Data Bank (NDB). The creation was part of the implementation of the Statistical Master Plan (SMP), a programme document tatistical Master Plan (SMP), a programme document of the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN). The merger was to give the agency a national outlook as the apex statistical agency for all the three tiers of Government. NBS is expected to coordinate Statistical Operations of the National Statistical System in the production of Official Statistics in all the Federal Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), State Statistical Agencies (SSAs) and Local Government Councils (LGCs) Nigeria operates Federal System of government with 36 States and Federal Capital Territory and 774 Local Government Areas (LGAs). At the federal level, each Ministry, Department and Agency has Director of Statistics. Each state has Director of Statistics and Head of statistics Unit at Local Government Areas. All these including Statistical Institutes constitute the Nigeria National Statistical System (NSS). The Internal Organisation of the bureau is built on Statistics Act of 2007 which is the Legal Instrument established by the Acts of Parliament. The Board The governing board of the bureau comprises of 15 members: 6 Political members from each of the six geo-political zone of the country appointed by the President and approved and confirmed by the senate. 9 Institutional members. The members are The Minister of National Planning Commission or his Representative The Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria or his Representative The Minister of Finance or his Representative The Minister of Agriculture or his Representative The Minister of Education or his Representative The group Managing Director NNPC or his Representative The President Manufacturer Association of Nigeria or his Representative The President of Nigeria Statistical Association Statistician General and Chief Executive of the NSO as the secretary The Chairman of the Board is appointed by the President on the recommendation of the Minister of National Planning Commission. Departments Human Resource Management (HRM) Department Finance and Accounts (F&A) Department General Service Department (GSD) Procurement Department (PROCD) Reform Coordination and Service Delivery (RCSD) Department Demography and Household Statistics (D&HSD) Department Field Services and Methodology (FSM) Department Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Department National Accounts, Energy and Environment Statistics (NAE&ES) Department. Prices and Trade (P&T) Department Social and Gender Statistics (SGS) Department Corporate Planning & Statistical Coordination Department (CP&SCD) International Statistical Support Department (ISSD) Agricultural and Business Enterprises Department (ABED) Communication and Public Relations Department (C&PRD) Legal Services & Board Affairs Zonal Offices South West - Ibadan South East - Enugu South South - Calabar North West - Kaduna North Central - Jos North East - Maiduguri State Offices State office in the 36 states and Federal Capital Territory School of Statistics Schools of statistics at Ibadan, Enugu and Kaduna ...view more