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8 Apr
As Nigeria continues to focus on the digital creative sector, YouTube has revealed that more still needs to be done. The streaming platform revealed that the digital creative space contributed less than five per cent....
5 Apr
Since the global economic meltdown triggered by the financial crisis which lasted from 2007 to 2008, the world may not have returned fully to the era of abundance.
2 Apr
With an economy that stands at $394.94 billion, ranks 39th in the world with a growth projection of 3.1 per cent, less than 10 per cent contribution from productivity level is certainly abysmal.
12 Mar
President Bola Tinubu, yesterday, said the Federal Government would allocate 0.5 per cent of the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to research and innovation.
28 Feb
Mobile network operators, largely the GSM players including MTN, Globacom, Airtel and 9mobile saw a combined growth of 1.62 per cent at the end of 2023.
22 Feb
The Federal government has expressed its determination to move the health sector from a mere consuming sector to be a major contributor to the nation's Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
19 Feb
Africa will account for eleven of the world’s 20 fastest-growing economies in 2024, the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group said in its latest Macroeconomic Performance and Outlook (MEO).
7 Feb
FSL Securities Limited has projected Nigeria's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth of 3.2 per cent in 2024, given various reforms being implemented by the current administration.
4 Feb
Life expectancy is a measure of the length of life expected to be lived by an individual at birth. Improvement of life expectancy to at least 70 years by 2020 and above is one of Nigeria’s health policy target.
25 Jan
The federal government said its target is to achieve a 25 per cent revenue to gross domestic product (GDP) ratio in the 2024 fiscal year.
19 Jan
Vice President Kashim Shettima has implored African leaders to work towards ramping up the $3.1 trillion Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of countries on the continent, representing roughly three per cent of the overall global total.
17 Jan
We must admit that 2024 is a mixed grill of many opportunities and risks. Every year proves to be so but in Nigeria, the peculiarity of this year is the great expectation that the Tinubu Administration will speed up the turnaround of the comatose economy.
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