World Bank: Fuel price to slow Nigeria’s poverty reduction
•Says rising pre-election spending may derail reforms •Raises Nigeria’s 2026 growth forecast to 4.3% •Projects 15.7% inflation rate for 2026 •44% of firms in Nigeria, Kenya adopt AI, power constraints threaten gains By Babajide Komolafe, Economy Editor The World Bank has warned that elevated fuel prices could slow Nigeria’s poverty reduction efforts despite an expected […]
West, Central Africa get maize varieties to boost output
Improved maize varieties, developed by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and partners, that will help enhance food security and incomes of maize farmers in West and Central Africa have been released by the Nigerian National Variety Release Committee.
AOS opens for business in Nigeria
ProfiliantDevelopment Resources Limited, a sales and business development consultancy, has finalised plans to hold this year’s edition of the Anatomy-of-Selling (AOS) programme.
ICAN wants greater role for public sector chartered accountants
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) has called for greater efficiency in the management of public finance and a more proactive role for public accounting officers if the nation must attain its vision of becoming one of the most developed economies in the world by year 2020.
Banking reforms: Experts to examine prospects of AMC at Forum
Finance journalists under the aegis of Finance Correspondents Association of Nigeria (FICAN) will examine the prospects of the proposed Asset Management Corporation (AMC) as a solution to the problem of huge non-performing loans in the banking industry and the illiquidity in the nation’s stock market.
AFC, Standard Chartered restate commitment to Nigeria’s economy development
Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) and Standard Chartered Private Equity Limited have expressed their commitment to the growth and development of Nigeria’s economy.
