‘Dangote, BUA, other cement producers will benefit from AfCFTA’
The African Continental Free Trade Area presents opportunities for Nigerian cement manufacturers to increase production and penetrate new markets, the
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Economics
Nigeria’s economic contraction shows weak fundamentals – LCCI
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry has said the output contraction Nigeria recorded last year highlights the country’s weak
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Nigeria’s economy beats World Bank, IMF estimates, emerges from recession
Nigeria, Africa’s biggest economy, has snapped out of recession as it recorded positive growth in the fourth quarter of 2020,
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Rising food prices will worsen Nigeria’s poverty situation – LCCI
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry has said the rising food prices in Nigeria will worsen the poverty situation
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Nigeria’s forex reserves down $570m to $35.63bn despite oil rally
The foreign exchange reserves of Nigeria, Africa’s biggest oil producer, fell by $570 million in the first 15 days of
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Get on board or be left behind, Okonjo-Iweala tells Nigeria, others
The new Director-General of the World Trade Organization, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has said Nigeria and other African countries should embrace
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Nigeria’s inflation surges to 16.47%, highest in 45 months
The inflation rate in Nigeria rose further in January to its highest level in 45 months, official data showed on
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Okonjo-Iweala confirmed as WTO DG, reveals her top priority
The World Trade Organization has chosen Nigeria’s former Finance Minister, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, as its first female and first African
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Nigeria sets up infrastructure company to bridge huge deficit
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the establishment of an infrastructure company, named Infra-Co, with an initial seed capital of N1
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Nigeria plans more borrowing, targets 40% debt-to-GDP
Nigeria, Africa’s biggest economy, is looking to increase its debt-to-GDP ratio to 40 percent by 2023 from10.35 percent at the
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