The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says it is working with the World Bank to adopt new methodology for the conduct of the Nigeria Labour Force Survey (NLFS).
In a statement, the Statistician General of the Federation, Semiu Adeyemi Adeniran, said that this was to allow the survey to be conducted in line with international best practices and locally relevant to the populace.
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Adeniran noted that the last report of the survey which was published in the fourth quarter of 2020 had elicited rejection and applause from its users, thus, the need to re-evaluate the methodology and process deployed in conducting the survey.
“To this end, we have designed a new approach for the conduct of the NLFS. This new approach involves a 12-month-long method of data collection, with a streamlined workforce, manageable sample size and an enhanced quality assurance mechanism built into the process. The outcome of the review has brought about new additions to the instrument, capturing information on persons employed but not at work; long-term unemployment, job satisfaction, discouraged job seekers, and information on decent work, which is one the indicators of the SDG Goal 8,” he said.
He added that the result was expected to produce national figures on a quarterly basis with a full state-level disaggregated report to be published at the end of the 12 months of data collection.
