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VANGUARD ECONOMIC DISCOURSE: Interest, exchange rates, others sustain pressures on businesses, households — ASBON boss

VANGUARD ECONOMIC DISCOURSE: Interest, exchange rates, others sustain pressures on businesses, households — ASBON boss

By Emeka Anaeto, Business Editor Inflationary pressures coupled with foreign exchange volatility, and high interest rates have continued to strain businesses and households in Nigeria. Stating these at the backdrop of the upcoming Vanguard Economic Discourse, Dr. Femi Egbesola, President, Association of Small Business Owners of Nigeria (ASBON), added that amongst the key macroeconomic headwinds […]
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<strong>How we’re diversifying economy from oil, gas- FG</strong>

How we’re diversifying economy from oil, gas- FG

President Muhammadu Buhari administration has been working hard to diversify the Nigerian economy from over-dependence on oil and gas. Mrs Evelyn Ngige, the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, on Monday said this during the opening ceremony of the 14th meeting of the National Council on Industry, Trade and Investment in Bauchi. […]

IMF raises Nigeria’s economic growth forecast to 3.4%

IMF raises Nigeria’s economic growth forecast to 3.4%

*Cuts global growth forecast to 3.6%; inflation to remain high By Babajide Komolafe, Economy Editor  The International Monetary Fund, IMF, has raised its forecast for Nigeria’s economic growth in 2022 to 3.4 per cent, citing increase in crude oil prices. However, the IMF reduced its projection for global growth to 3.6 per cent in both […]

System failure cost nation’s economy about N640m in 2 days

System failure cost nation’s economy about N640m in 2 days

By Godfrey Bivbere Nigeria’s economy may have recorded about N640 million loss to the breakdown of the information technology system used by the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, for cargo clearance at the ports. The platform used by the Customs is operated by Webb Fontaine contracted by the Federal Ministry of Finance. Stakeholders have posited that […]

Re-inventing the economy for sustainability

Re-inventing the economy for sustainability

By Arize Nwobu NIGERIA is an emerging market, middle income and mixed economy, and is ranked the 27th largest economy in the world. It has the largest natural gas economy in Africa and is also the largest oil and gas producer in the continent. The country had a good head start with a well-defined First […]