Chairman of First Bank Nigeria, FBN, Mrs. Ibukun Awosika, has called on the Federal Government to include Nigerian women in its economic growth plan, stating that this was critical to guarantee comprehensive economic and national development.

AHEAD of the presentation of the 2020 Appropriation Bill to the joint session of the National Assembly tomorrow, Senator Gershon Bassey has said that the nation’s economic growth which was less than three per cent was poor. 

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has been aggressive with initiatives in the pursuit of economic growth and development, especially in the agriculture sector and local manufacturing. It is using both development finance initiatives and interventionism in the pursuit and it is expected that the efforts of the apex bank will be complemented with the anticipated initiatives of the newly constituted Economic Advisory Council, EAC

Chief Executive Officer, Financial Derivatives Company Limited, Mr Bismarck Rewane, has emphasized the importance of building strong institutions if Nigeria must achieve the desired economic growth.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF), has projected a slowdown in growth for 70 per cent of world economy in 2019.