Marie-Francoise Marie-Nelly

At 54, will Nigeria’s rebased GDP fulfil all expectations?

by Tunji Andrews On April the 6th, 2014, Nigeria, via it’s Bureau of statistics released the results of it’s GDP rebasing exercise, which saw it more than double in size, and surpass Africa as the Largest country in Africa. Nigeria has “rebased” its gross domestic product (GDP) data, which has pushed it above South Africa... Read More

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November 17, 2013

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Stop peddling lies, Nigeria does not have 100million destitutes – Presidency tells World Bank

by Isi Esene The Presidency is clearly not amused by claims allegedly made by the World Bank Country Director, Marie-Francois Marie-Nelly on the number of destitutes in the country. In a statement released this afternoon and signed by Dr. Nwanze Okidegbe, the Chief Economic Adviser to the President, the presidency disputed this assertion describing the... Read More