{"id":135494,"date":"2024-01-22T00:45:43","date_gmt":"2024-01-22T00:45:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailytalks.org\/?p=135494"},"modified":"2024-01-22T00:45:43","modified_gmt":"2024-01-22T00:45:43","slug":"nbs-must-be-protected-from-political-interference-lawmaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailytalks.org\/?p=135494","title":{"rendered":"NBS must be protected from political interference \u2013 Lawmaker"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The House Committee Chairman on National Planning and Economic Affairs, Isiaka Ibrahim, says the National Bureau of Statistics(NBS) needs to be insulated from political interference to perform more effectively.Ibrahim said this at a Public Lecture to mark the 2023 African Statistics Day celebration in Abuja on Wednesday.The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that the theme of the 2023 African Statistics Day was \u201cModernising Data Ecosystems to Accelerate the Implementation of the AfCFTA: The Role of Official Statistics and Big Data in the Economic Transformation and Sustainable Development of Africa\u201dHe said the reliability of data from the NBS would be questioned if there was any form of political interference.\u201cStatistics forms the adjustable shock absorber of any government&#8230;<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nigerianeye.com\/2023\/11\/nbs-must-be-protected-from-political.html\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The House Committee Chairman on National Planning and Economic Affairs, Isiaka Ibrahim, says the 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