National Bureau of Statistics

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VISION AND MISSION

  1. The mission of NBS is "to facilitate planning and decision making within the government and the business community, to stimulate research and inform public debate through the provision of relevant, reliable and timely statistics and a quality statistical service in general"
  2. The staff shared vision is for "the NBS to be the authoritative source of statistical information pertaining to socio-economic conditions in the country, an institution able to provide such information most effectively, a point of reference on statistical methodology and standards" and a centre for coordinating statistical activities in view of producing statistics that are consistent.

LEGAL INFORMATION

The NBS is the only agency entrusted to provide official statistics to the Government, business community and the public at large. The NBS endeavors to pursue this important mission on behalf of the Government, efficiently and diligently, by cutting down unnecessary costs. It has the capacity and technology to deliver the required statistical services to the nation. The staff consists of qualified professional statisticians, who have been selected carefully to cater for the new roles of the NBS as an agency. The NBS is therefore ready for the challenge in t delivering this service by reducing operational costs and to finance its operations by setting inviting prices on the products and services rendered.

The NBS has committed itself to maintaining the capacity to be a prominent player in the delivery of statistical services in the country and to make a significant contribution to the activities of the national economy.

 
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