The Nigerian economy grew by 2.31 percent in the first quarter of 2023, according to a report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) released in May 2023. However, compared to the fourth quarter’s GDP growth, which was 3.52 percent, this represents a fall of 1.21 percentage points. Compared to the first quarter’s economic growth of 3.11 percent the year before, GDP growth decreased by 0.80 percentage points annually.
June 6, 2023