Nigeria, UNIDO Sign Pact On $60m New Country Programme   The federal government and the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) have signed a $60 million new country programme for inclusive and sustainable industrial development in Nigeria for 2018- 2022. The programme is to guide UNIDO’s programme/projects...

Nigeria, Morocco Strengthen Business Ties   The Nigeria Economic Summit Group (NESG), the Africa Economic Development Policy Initiative (AEDPI) and OCP Policy Centre of Morocco have announced the launch of the first edition of the “Morocco-Nigeria Strategic Dialogues: focusing on Enhancing Opportunities for Growth and Development. This...

Constant Revenue Shortfall Affects Nigeria   Nigeria’s debt profile, expectedly, would notch up by $2.93 billion by the end of this week, with a mix of increased costs, courtesy of the ongoing Eurobond debt offering, which government earmarked for capital projects in the 2018 fiscal plan.This...

Disaster Worse Than Boko Haram Looms In Nigeria By Saleh Ibrahim Bature Nothing is more scary and disorienting than a disaster more cataclysmic than Boko Haram. This is the gloomy picture painted over Nigeria by the Emir of Kano Muhammadu Sanusi the II, at a 3-day...

USDA: Nigeria To Become 2nd Biggest Rice Importer In 2019   Nigeria’s rice imports will rise by 13 per cent next year to 3.4 million metric tons, making the country the world’s biggest rice importer after China, according to the US Department of Agriculture. “China and Nigeria...

Nigeria Risks Food Crisis, Says Group   Fresh indications have shown that food crisis is imminent in Nigeria if the country fails to deploy innovation and technology into its food industry to boost productivity and sufficiency. Some food safety experts who raised the alarm listed the country’s...