Nigeria, Sept. 20 -- The House of Representatives has unveiled plans to give the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) financial autonomy, a step aimed at strengthening the agency's independence and efficiency. We gathered that this was disclosed by the Chairman of the House Committee on National Planning, Rep. Gboyega Isiaka, on Friday in Abuja while receiving a visiting delegation from the Liberian House of Representatives on a bilateral learning exchange. Isiaka explained that the committee is determined to secure sustainable funding for the NBS, while also boosting transparency and public trust in the data it produces for national growth and policy planning. He revealed that lawmakers were considering the creation of a National Tax Trus...