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 […]
Borno rice farmers charged govt on processing
The Zabarmari Rice Farmers Association in Maiduguri on Sunday, called on the Borno Government to provide it with modern processing machines, to add value to their produce.
Akwa Ibom to spend N12b on livestock, aquaculture
About N12 billion has been approved by the Akwa Ibom Government for Accelerated Livestock and Fish Production Programme.
Banking reforms will stimulate sustainable growth, EIB Vice President
The Vice President of the European Union Investment Bank (EIB), Mr. Plutarchos Sakellaris, has commended the on-going banking sector reforms, saying it would stimulate sustainable growth.
CSR: InterSwitch launches ‘Switch A Future’
InterSwitch Nigeria Limited has launched ‘Switch A Future’, a corporate social responsibility campaign.
The campaign, which is in collaboration with Freedom Foundation, is aimed at touching children’s lives who would have never had access to education, by providing them with an education.
World Bank rates Nigeria low in trade logistics index
work was required to spur economic growth and help firms benefit from trade recovery.
High income economies dominate the top logistics rankings, with most of them occupying important places in global and regional supply chains.The lowest performing countries are mostly from the low income groups.
