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- 19 Apr 2018
World Bank Chief Urges Africa to Adopt Digitilised Economies Method
Mr Jim Kim, World Bank Group President, has urged African countries to grow with the ditilised economies and the spread of advanced technologies, in order not to lose millions of jobs. Kim gave the…
- 1 Feb 2016
FG Asks World Bank, AfDB for $3.5Bn Emergency Loan
The federal government has asked the World Bank and African Development Bank (AfDB) for $3.5 billion in emergency loans to fill a growing gap in its budget in the latest sign of the economic damage…
- 5 Feb 2016
NBS Sees Growth, Increased Spending This Year
Nigeria’s economic growth is forecast to accelerate by 3.8 percent this year driven by the proposed higher expenditure in this year’s budget, according to Bloomberg. The growth according to National…
- 17 Jun 2016
IMF Supports Nigeria's Flexible Exchange Rate
The International Monetary Fund said it welcomed the decision by Nigeria's central bank to abandon its currency peg and adopt a flexible exchange rate policy, saying this was important to reduce…
- 15 Jun 2017
Poll Ranks Adesina 3rd Most Reputable Person on Earth
Akinwumi Adesina, president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), has been rated third most reputable personality in the world on the 2017 Most Reputable People on Earth list released by South…
- 24 Aug 2018
The Role of E-Payment Systems in Doing Business in Nigeria
By Rotimi Adeniyi-Akintola Countries the world over are witnessing the rapid evolution of payment systems. These changes follow the technological shift from traditional modes of payment such as cash,…
- 26 Jun 2019
Tony Elumelu, Jared Kushner, Other World Leaders Launch US Government Growth Strategy for Palestine and Middle East
Heads of States and other global leaders convened at the Peace to Prosperity Workshop in Bahrain, organised by the Presidency of the United States of America in partnership with the host government,…
- 30 Oct 2013
Dangote More Powerful Than President Jonathan in Forbes Ranking
Aliko Dangote, founder, Dangote group and the richest man in Africa has been named by Forbes magazine as the 64th most powerful person in the world. The 56-year old Kano born multibillionaire is the…
- 18 Jul 2021
Women to Lead Corporate Nigeria from 2026 As Predicted By Ekeh, Zinox Boss
By Hilary Audu, In a world that is predominantly patriarchal in nature, it is refreshing to see the women-folk doing great things and giving the men-folk a good run for their money. Leo Stan Ekeh,…