Nigeria’s Exports To Hit $112bn By 2030 - Report   A new research by Standard Chartered has projected that global exports will almost double from $17.4tn to $29.7tn over the next decade, with Nigeria topping the volume for Africa. At 9.7 per cent yearly growth rate, the...

Oil Sector GDP Contribution Drops By N270bn In Nine Months   The contribution of crude petroleum and natural gas sector, which is a subsector under the mining and quarrying sector, to Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product dropped from N2.82tn in the first quarter of 2021 to N2.55tn...

CBN Urges FG To Prioritise Investment In Infrastructure   The Central Bank of Nigeria has urged the Federal Government to prioritise investment in infrastructure to improve the country’s business environment and boost economic growth. Mr Godwin Emefiele, the CBN Governor made the call Tuesday night in Abuja...

Dollar Shortage, Subsidy, Deficit Financing Threatening Nigeria’s Growth – W/Bank   The World Bank has said that economic growth in Nigeria is being threatened by certain macroeconomic challenges, including dollar shortage, petrol subsidy and the fiscal deficit financing by the Central Bank of Nigeria. The bank disclosed...

Nigerians In Diaspora Spent $2.94bn To Send $34.8bn – Report   Nigerians in Diaspora spent $2.94bn to send $34.8bn to Nigerian between 2020 and 2021, World Bank reports have revealed. The reports showed that cost of sending remittance costs into Nigeria hit at least N1.22tn ($2.94bn) in...

In One Year, Intra-city Transport Fares Jumped By 36.58% – NBS   The average fares paid by commuters within Nigerian cities have climbed by 36.58 per cent year-on-year, according to a new report by the National Bureau of Statistics. The NBS, in its Transport Fare Watch report...