oil economy

Oil was a distraction…Nigeria has never been an oil economy – Pascal Dozie

The founder of Diamond Bank and Chairman of MTN Nigeria, Pascal Dozie has Nigeria’s dependence on oil made it lose opportunities. Famurewa said this in an interview with CNBC Africa’s Wole Famurewa. Dozie said Nigeria was never an oil economy but an agricultural-driven economy. He said crude oil has been a distraction to the economic... Read More

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April 7, 2014

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Frank Onuoha: Nigeria is the largest economy in Africa – why we should care

by Frank Onuoha We made history – I like to think it is for good – by beating the South Africans to the race of becoming Africa’s largest economy and the 23rd largest economy in the world. When I read that, I thought “Wow!! Isn’t this lovely?” It is certainly a good thing that we... Read More