Nigeria’s Economy Attracts N8.5tn Investments In 3Years   The Nigerian economy attracted a total investment inflow of $27.9bn between July 2015 and March this year. Based on the official N305 to a dollar exchange rate of the Central Bank of Nigeria, the amount ($27.9bn) translates into about...

Intellectual Property and Nigerian Economy By Comfort Yakubu The 21st century economy is undoubtedly knowledge based. It is largely driven by a rich mental resource, as against the 20th century economy, which was mainly driven by assets, like land, mineral resources and so on. It has...

NASD To Strengthen Capital Market’s Contribution To Economy   The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, NASD Plc, Bola Ajomale, has said the full operation of the NASD Enterprise Portal this year will significantly strengthen the reach and contribution of the capital market to the nation’s growth. The NASD...

World Bank Expects Global Growth At 3.1 Per Cent ...Warns of slow growth ahead, urges govts to prepare   The World Bank has assured that the global economy would return a growth of 3.1 per cent in 2018, despite recent softening and headwinds.But it also warned in...

Global Economy Loses $160 Trillion To Gender Inequality Issues No fewer than 141 countries are losing $160 trillion in wealth because of differences in lifetime earnings between women and men, the World Bank Group report on gender inequality has shown. The loss amounts to an average...

O-Mobile Secures $10m Grant To Drive Digital Economy   O-Mobile Multimedia Limited, a Nigerian firm that specialises in technology based financial and agricultural services development, has secured a grant of $10 million from So.Sui.Ben Foundation, a Swiss-based non-governmental organisation that promotes development in Africa. The grant, which...