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News Nigeria Economy: Nigeria loses $25bn yearly to illegal bunkering, others —Amaechi

Published on: Sunday 21 July 2019
Nigeria loses $25bn yearly to illegal bunkering, others —Amaechi
News source: https://punchng.com/nigeria-loses-25bn-yearly-to-illegal-bunkering-others-amaechi/

He said, “Illegal economy in the (Nigerian) waters is about $25bn. The Americans spoke to me; they said Nigerian illegal bunkering merchants are the seventh largest producers of oil in Africa. ...

News Nigeria Economy: Nigeria,United States : Invitation to Submit Grant Proposals for Propcom Mai-Karfi- Nigeria

Published on: Tuesday 04 June 2019
Nigeria,United States : Invitation to Submit Grant Proposals for Propcom Mai-Karfi- Nigeria
News source: https://www.marketwatch.com/press-release/nigeriaunited-states-invitation-to-submit-grant-proposals-for-propcom-mai-karfi--nigeria-2019-06-04

These indices very well reflect the socio-economic situation of the region Propcom works in, the North-East and North Western part of Nigeria. Desertification and shrinking lake chad river basin in ...

News Nigeria Economy: Nigeria’s unreliable electricity costs its economy $29 billion a year—solar power would save billions

Published on: Saturday 01 June 2019
Nigeria’s unreliable electricity costs its economy $29 billion a year—solar power would save billions
News source: https://qz.com/africa/1632978/nigeria-solar-power-could-fix-costly-electricity-problems/

Lengthy power cuts are pretty much a daily experience in Nigeria. The country’s epileptic power supply has been identified by businesses as the second biggest obstacle to doing business in the ...

News Nigeria Economy: Nigeria’s ambitious “economic recovery plan” is not going according to plan

Published on: Wednesday 22 May 2019
Nigeria’s ambitious “economic recovery plan” is not going according to plan
News source: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/nigeria-ambitious-economic-recovery-plan-143431298.html

After Africa’s largest economy suffered a recession in 2016—its first in over two decades, the government came up with an answer. Or at least it thought it did. Based on hopes of aggressive ...

News Nigeria Economy: Nigeria: How Buhari's Slow Decision Process May Upset Economy

Published on: Sunday 02 June 2019
Nigeria: How Buhari's Slow Decision Process May Upset Economy
News source: https://allafrica.com/stories/201906030036.html

President Muhammadu Buhari's slow decision-making process could once again impede his second term in office and endanger the economy. One week after signing the N8.92 trillion 2019 budget and five ...

News Nigeria Economy: Insecurity could affect Nigeria’s socio-economic wellbeing - Buratai

Published on: Monday 06 May 2019
News source: https://www.msn.com/en-xl/news/other/insecurity-could-affect-nigeria-e2-80-99s-socio-economic-wellbeing-buratai/ar-AAB1yfO

The Chief of Army Staff Army, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, has disclosed that Nigeria is currently facing a number of internal security challenges ranging from terrorism, insurgency, kidnapping, ...

News Nigeria Economy: UPDATE 3-Nigeria central bank head nominated for second term

Published on: Thursday 09 May 2019
News source: https://www.reuters.com/article/nigeria-cenbank/update-3-nigeria-central-bank-head-nominated-for-second-term-idUSL5N22L6RZ?feedType=RSS&feedName=marketsNews&rpc=56

Buhari, who starts his second four-year term on May 29, has pledged to rejuvenate the Nigerian economy, sub-Saharan Africa’s largest energy producer. Emefiele has offered affordable credit to boost ...

News Nigeria Economy: Nigeria says ex-president and his oil minister took bribes GÇô court filing

Published on: Friday 10 May 2019
News source: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/10/reuters-america-nigeria-says-ex-president-and-his-oil-minister-took-bribes-gaa-court-filing.html

His office did not immediately reply to a further request for comment. 1/8https://reut.rs/2HcyAnu 3/8 Nigeria's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is pursuing a criminal case against other ...

News Nigeria Economy: Nigeria: Beyond Minimum Wage - The Limits of Populism and the Need for Fundamental Economic Reforms

Published on: Monday 06 May 2019
News source: https://allafrica.com/stories/201905060846.html

Abuja — On May 1, our country celebrated Workers Day. This occasion presents an opportunity to consider the situation of the common man or woman in our country, the role of the labour movement ...