Tag: GDPTag: <span>GDP</span>

Top 5 Stories Of The Day | FG Denied Allegations Made Against it by Binance Executives

Top 5 Stories Of The Day | FG Denied Allegations Made Against it by Binance Executive

FG denied allegations made against it by Binance executive Osun monarch charged with alleged Covid-19 fraud in the US Police rescue seven from a trafficking ring in Ogun State IMF…

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FG Approves Age 18 as Age Limit for WAEC and NECO

Top 5 Stories Of The Day | FG Approves Age 18 as Age Limit for WAEC and NECO

FG approves age 18 as age limit for WAEC and NECO NBS reports Nigeria’s GDP increased by 3.19% in the second quarter of 2024 FG threatens to shut down filling…

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Jim Ovia speaks to the BBC on Fintech and the future of the Nigerian banking industry

With the saturation of the mobile phone market in Nigeria and the advent of Financial Technology startups (Fintech) in the financial services industry, the Nigerian polity has witnessed higher financial…

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The Late 5: NBS’ report on Nigeria’s GDP, the death of Alex Ekwueme and, other top stories

These are the top five stories that drove conversation today. A former vice president, Alex Ekwueme is dead. He is reported to have died in a London hospital according to…

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We have just begun! | Trump boasts about GDP increase

President Trump is basking in the feeling arising from the growth in GDP for the last quarter. Trump attributes the upward revise to the excellent performance of his administration. The…

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Agriculture in Nigera - Photo credit: Guardian Nigeria

GDP: what can be done to make Agriculture contribute more?

by Alexander O.Onukwue Agriculture was third in terms of sector contributions to the GDP according to the NBS number published today, September 5. While the services sector, with 53.73%, contributed…

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I will speak with Nnamdi Kanu and he will listen – Kalu

Former governor of Abia State, Dr Orji Kalu, has said the agitation for a sovereign state of Biafra is affecting the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the South-East. Kalu spoke…

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Buhari inherited a bad economy – Soludo

by Dolapo Adelana A former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Professor Charles Soludo, has said that the present government inherited a bad economy. “To be fair, this…

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YNaija Analysis: Like Jonathan, Buhari has become a very dangerous president

In the months prior to the 2015 general elections, the wind of ‘change’ swept through Nigeria. Almost everyone was excited at the prospect of Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (as he then…

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The Media Blog: It’s not only DStv and StarTimes that Nigerians watch on Cable o

What’s the reason why many people are shocked – SHOCKED – by the huge success of platforms like Linda Ikeji Blog and Nairaland? It’s because these are the same people…

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Waziri Adio: Recession as opportunity for reversing resource curse

And, sadly, it came to pass. It is well predicted that most countries blessed with natural resources, even in the best of times, perform worse economically than countries not so…

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Ayokunle Odekunle: The NES and the way out of Nigeria’s economic problems

by Ayokunle Odekunle While Nigeria is heating up in its economic turmoil, the Nigerian Economic Summit couldn’t have come at a better time. Its importance in these trying times cannot…

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Manasseh Egedegbe: Can improved oil production lift us out of recession?

by Manasseh Egedegbe I don’t like assumptions, but when you don’t have enough data, and when you also have no idea what will happen to y when x happens, then…

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Opinion: Buhari, APC and the road to 2019

by Abiodun Komolafe All things considered, I think Nigeria has been punched into coma and only God can bring her back to life! From the man who opted for a…

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Opinion: Buhari, APC and the road to 2019

by Abiodun Komolafe All things considered, I think Nigeria has been punched into coma and only God can bring her back to life! From the man who opted for a…

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Emir Sanusi is talking and talking but is he making any sense?

When the Emir of Kano, Emir Sanusi Lamido Sanusi shared an Instagram post with a caption: "Truth is coming, and it cannot be stopped", not many could have guessed what he…

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Buhari is completely destroying Nigeria – PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party on Wednesday said President Muhammadu Buhari is "completely destroying the country." In a statement released by its Director on New Media, Deji Adeyanju, the party quoted…

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6 key observation from NBS data on the economy

by Joachim MacEbong The Nigerian Bureau of Statistic on Wednesday released a slew of new data on the economy covering GDP, inflation and unemployment figures. Here are the top 6 observations.…

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PDP wants John Oyegun and his party members to know this… (READ)

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday responded to comments made by the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), John Oyegun Odigie that the latter has no moral…

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Mary Olushoga: NGO Regulatory Bill – Why the Nigerian government has it all wrong again

by Mary Olushoga When has the Nigerian government ever gotten anything right? BudgIT a civic technology company focused on promoting good governance in Nigeria by simplifying the government’s budget, made…

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Expect trillion naira investments in the transport sector – APTCON

Private transport company owners, under the aegis of Association of Private Transport Companies of Nigeria (APTCON), have called on stakeholders in the sector to tap into every potential the sector…

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Opinion: Digital Rights & Freedom Bill – Laying the foundation for Nigeria’s digital future

by Hon. Chukwuemeka Ujam, Titi Akinsanmi, and ‘Gbenga Sesan Something exciting is brewing in Nigeria. Just coming from a period that saw national outcry against the Frivolous Petitions Bill, popularly…

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According to Adeosun, this is why Nigeria should change its tax laws

The Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, on Wednesday, said that Nigeria's tax policy needs to be overhauled because of the low tax to Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Adeosun, who stated…

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Oluwatosin Olaseinde: You are fired! – Nigerian banking sector (Y! Naira&Kobo)

The economy has been contracting and is on its way to an inevitable recession in the 2nd Quarter GDP. Although we believe the recent news of favourable foreign exchange policy…

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Oluwatosin Olaseinde: On nation building during a recession (Naira&Kobo)

by Oluwatosin Olaseinde What do you see? Nigeria is at a brink of officially slipping into a recession. For that to occur, there has to be a significant decline in…

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Opinion: Agricultural revolution – Time to make a bold move

By Adekunle Smart Renowned physicist and Nobel Laureate, Albert Einstein once quipped, “In the middle of difficulty, lies opportunity.” A careful consideration of Nigeria’s current economic meltdown reveals the truth…

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Feyi Fawehinmi: The horror movie that is Nigeria’s GDP numbers

Written by Fawehinmi Feyi Nigeria’s GDP figures were released yesterday. For people who like to watch horror movies, the numbers were like a dream come true. There was blood everywhere.…

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Agriculture in Nigera - Photo credit: Guardian Nigeria

SPECIAL REPORT: Agriculture can’t save Nigeria, but agribusiness might

by Mazi Emeka As the Nigerian economy slowly descends into full blown recession, and the national currency nose dives to a historical low, a common rhetoric erroneously uttered – albeit…

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Morning Devotion: Eco-no-my, P-D-P, &  In-di-mi

This Monday, Joachim looks at Nigeria's shrinking GDP, the opposition PDP in turmoil one year after losing power, and the donation of a Nigerian billionaire to an American business school.…

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Opinion: Dear Mr President, it’s the economy that really matters

Today, there is this issue that really bothered me and got me thinking so much I already had an article in my head, not necessarily to add to the thousands…

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