LCCI: FG Must Address Mineral Challenges To Reduce Oil Dependency The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), has charged the Federal Government that, even though the policy to regulate the solid minerals sector in Nigeria has potential economic benefits, the need to address the...

IMF Foresees Weaker Economic Growth For Nigeria   The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has downgraded Nigeria’s economic growth projections for 2024 to 3.0 per cent from 3.1 per cent in its October forecast. It disclosed this in its ‘World Economic Outlook Update, January 2024.’ In a table,...

Economic Growth: EFCC Will No Longer Shut Businesses During Investigations - Chairman Olukoyede   The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has said that anti-corruption fights should be premised on initiatives and modalities capable of stimulating economic growth and...

IMF Says Inflation Will Slow Nigeria’s Economic Growth to 2.9%   Inflation will slow Nigeria’s economic growth to 2.9 per cent in 2023, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has predicted. It also downgraded the country’s economic growth prospect by 0.3 percentage points to 2.9 per cent for...

IMF's 3.2% Economic Growth Projection Not Enough For Nigeria - CBN   The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has stated that the 3.2 per cent growth projection by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is not enough considering the poverty rate which is currently standing at 31...

IMF Says Insecurity Will Slow Nigeria’s Economic Growth   The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected that Nigeria’s economic growth will decline in 2023 and 2024 due to security issues in the oil sector. It stated that the country’s economy would grow at 3.2 per cent in...