IMF Reverses Forecast For Nigeria’s Economy To -4.3% In 2020       The International Monetary Fund, IMF, Tuesday reversed Nigeria’s economy growth projection to -4.3 percent in 2020 from its earlier projection of -5.4 percent. The Fund also projected that Nigeria’s economy would grow by 1.7 per cent...

Stakeholders Advocate Non-Kinetic Approach for Tackling Insecurity in Nigeria       Participants at a workshop on Digital Journalism and National Security: The Role of Social Media Influencers in the fight against crime have advocated good governance and respect for rule of law as key to improving the...

The Impact Of International Trade On The Nigerian Economy By Abraham John Onoja     International trade can be referred to as the exchange of goods, services and capital across international borders or territories because there is a need or want of goods or services. Such trade represents...

FEC Okays $3.02bn For PH-Maiduguri Rail Line       The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved the reconstruction and rehabilitation of the Port Harcourt-Maiduguri Eastern Narrow Gauge. The cost of the project was put at $3.02bn. The decision was taken at the weekly meeting of the council presided...

Race to WTO Leadership Is Down To The Final Two Candidates     World Trade Organization members selected two final candidates -- Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and South Korea’s Yoo Myung-hee -- to advance to the final round in the race to lead the Geneva-based trade body, according...

China Becoming Apprehensive About Nigerian Loans - FG     China is becoming apprehensive about releasing loans to Nigeria following probes by the National Assembly on loans earlier released to Nigeria by the Asian nation, the Federal Government said on Tuesday. Although the government insisted that no nation...