recession

Nigeria is no stranger to reform

Nigeria is no stranger to reform

Insecurity is high in Nigeria. An estimated 40% of the population lives below the poverty line of N137,430 per annum… Read More

4 years ago

On the Nigerian Economy and Its Emergence From Recession

The moral behind this emergence tale, then, is that while the Nigerian economy may almost imperceptibly have lifted its index… Read More

4 years ago

Nigerian Markets Last Week: Bitcoin Briefly Above $56k, Nigeria Exits Recession

The Nigerian Markets report for the week ended February 19, 2021. It captures indexes that gauge performance across a number… Read More

4 years ago

Lai Mohammed Celebrates Nigeria’s Milder Recession, Economists Say It’s Due to Weak Export Base

Implicit in the Minister’s reference to emerging market economies such as South Africa, Mexico, or Malaysia where growth declined by… Read More

4 years ago

NESG’s Ighodalo Says Poor Governance Made Nigeria Miss Out on $19tn Investment, FG Predicts Short Recession

The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed on Monday expressed optimism that the current economic recession… Read More

4 years ago

Recession: Tax the Ultra-wealthy to Protect Poor Nigerians – Atiku Advises Buhari

Following the sliding of Nigeria into a second recession in five years and the worst in almost four decades, former… Read More

4 years ago

Nigeria Enters “Technical Recession”, Deepest Since 1987

A technical recession is often caused by a single event e.g. the fall in oil prices or an outbreak of… Read More

4 years ago

Nigerian Markets Last Week: Oil to Rebound in 2021, Economy in Recession as Inflation Passes 14%

The Nigerian Markets report for the week ended November 20, 2020. Stock Market After recording a historic surge the previous… Read More

4 years ago

IMF says Nigeria’s Economic Growth to Decline by 4.3% in 2020

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revised Nigeria’s (negative) economic growth rate forecast for this year to -4.3 per cent.… Read More

4 years ago

No Productivity Loss, UK’s Chief Scientist Urges Continued Remote Working

The United Kingdom declared a lockdown on March 23, 2020, to control the COVID-19 pandemic. This has helped to avert… Read More

4 years ago

COVID-19 Dilemma: Will Government Meet Business Halfway?

The global outbreak of the novel 2019 SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) has forced the implementation of strict measures on the movement of… Read More

5 years ago

Coronavirus and Gender:  13 Million Child Brides, More Women Jobs Lost

Also, the wave of sudden unemployment going on around the word is affecting women disproportionately. The jobs in which women… Read More

5 years ago