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By Folasade Akpan
Abuja, Feb. 11, 2021 Mr Yemi Kale, the Statistician-General of the Federation, says the nation will re-base its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) later in the year.
He said this on Thursday in Abuja during a media conference on the significance of the on-going National Survey of Establishment (NSE).
He said when completed, the NSE would provide updated sectoral information on 17 broad economic activities and give a better reflection of the commercial structure and composition of the Nigerian economy.
“It would also provide useful information for policymakers on the activities driving the Nigerian economy and those that require government intervention and serve as a benchmark for subsequent commercial and industrial sector statistics.