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Nigeria’s economy

22 Mar
The Anwar-ul Islam Movement of Nigeria has called on governments and all political elites to renew their intentions, prioritise nation building and cut the cost of governance to rebuild the country. The group noted that despite the huge palliative reeled out to people, poverty and hardship remain the lot of the populace. Speaking during the…
14 Mar
Stopping naira depreciation by fiat will shock the advocates of market-determined naira value, and send the right signal that Nigeria’s new government will not run with policies that do not work for Nigeria.
13 Mar
Nigeria's economy is bleeding profusely. The bleeding didn’t start recently. It started in trickles many years ago when the knowledge of Nigerian economic managers was relatively low and resources were sufficiently in abundance to overwhelm the avoidable leakages.
5 Feb
European Union (EU) Ambassador to Nigeria and Economic Community of West African State (ECOWAS), Her Excellency, Mrs. Samuela Isopi has declared that EU private sector investors are making significant contributions to the Nigerian economy. The Ambassador made this declaration at the Eurocham yearly stakeholder conference with the theme ‘Sustainable Business Growth 2024’ in Lagos. She…
16 Jan
Economists and financial experts have projected that Nigeria’s economy will grow at 3.47 per cent if the government focuses on investing in infrastructure that supports manufacturing, export, and small and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs).
10 Jan
The World Bank has projected Nigeria’s economy to grow at 3.3 per cent this year, about 0.4 percentage points higher than the 2.9 per cent it is expected to have closed last year.
17 Dec
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has said that Nigeria’s economy would be sustainable if attention is shifted from oil to the non-oil sectors.
7 Dec
System +and societies are regularly compelled to review policies in light of changing realities. The review readies the system for the times ahead and puts them on a better ground for advancement. It is the reason systems have crops of leadership, expected to be knowledgeable enough to think out of the box, in the interest of navigating difficult times.
25 Nov
Despite rising inflation in the country, which as at October was 26.72 per cent, Nigeria’s economy grew by 2.54 per cent in the third quarter of this year. This is higher compared to the 2.51 per cent growth in Q2 and 2.25 per cent in the same period last year.
28 Jun 2023
The Nigeria Liquefied Petroleum Gas Association (NLPGA), an umbrella body of members involved in the LPG value chain, has said Nigeria is expected to generate at least N1 trillion yearly from the adoption of autogas conversion.
12 Jun 2023
In a bid to revitalise Nigeria's economy and leverage the immense potential of its citizens living abroad, prominent entrepreneur and business leader, Osayande Aghaze has advised the newly inaugurated President, Bola Tinubu, to tap into the vast business skills and expertise of Nigerians in the diaspora. Aghaze, a Nigerian-American, who’s a highly-revered Hollywood filmmaker, e-Commerce…

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