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...
Indian Investors To Pump $4bn Into Nigerian Economy
The Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu, yesterday said some Indian investors have indicated interest to invest about $4 billion in Nigeria’s manufacturing sector.
Mr Shittu, who disclosed this during a press conference to announce the 4th Indo-Africa ICT...
Banks’ Credit To Economy Decreased By N136bn – NBS
The total credit from banks to the economy recorded a decline of N135.8bn from N15.74tn at the end of the fourth quarter of last year to N15.6tn in the first three months of 2018.
This is contained...
Nigeria Can Boost Economy With Waste Recycling – British Envoy
The Deputy High Commissioner, British High Commission, Lagos, Ms. Laure Beaufils, has said the recycling of plastic and other waste can boost the economic status of Nigeria.
Beaufils gave the advice at the commemoration of the...
Leveraging On Technology To Advance Nigeria’s Economy
With the evolution of modern technologies across the globe, the government and the private sector must leverage on new technologies to boost the Nigerian economy, writes Emma Okonji
The large population size of Nigeria has always been a good...