TOP NEWS S&P cuts Nigeria credit rating due to oil production drop Ratings agency Standard & Poor’s cuts Nigeria’s credit rating on Friday, saying the drop in oil production and a restrictive foreign exchange regime was hurting its economic prospects. AFP
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