Nigeria, July 22 -- The mining & quarrying sector contributed 4.38 per cent to the overall GDP in the first quarter of 2025, lower than the 5.47 per cent contributions recorded in the same quarter of 2024, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said in its latest GDP report on Monday.

However, this contribution is higher than the 3.50 per cent recorded in the previous quarter.

"The mining & quarrying sector contributed 4.38 per cent to the overall GDP in the first quarter of 2025, lower than the contributions recorded in the 2024 first quarter at 5.47 per cent and higher than the previous quarter at 3.50 per cent," the NBS said.

In real terms, the bureau said the mining and quarrying sector grew by 2.97 per cent (year-on-year) in the ...