Tag: Economy
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ECOWAS Don values NNPC at N50trn, wants listing on stock exchange
Chief Economic Strategist to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Prof Ken Ife, has valued the assets of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) at N50 trillion. The Professor of Economics stressed that the oil company can be listed on the Nigerian Exchange Limited.
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2023: I will grow agriculture, revamp economy – Amaechi
An All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential aspirant, Chief Rotimi Amaechi, has promised to grow the nation’s economy by revamping the agricultural sector if he wins the primary and gets elected in 2023.
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President Buhari precides over Council of State meeting
The ongoing Council of State meeting is the fourth session under the Buhari administration
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Professionals provide the framework for thriving economies – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari says professionals in various fields, especially accounting, provide the strength and framework for thriving economies. He made this known when he received a delegation from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) led by the President, Mrs Comfort Eyitayo, at the State House, Abuja, on Friday.
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NASENI Repositions to Industrialize Nigeria as Federal Government Tasks Entrepreneurs to Commercialize Agency’s R & Ds
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Mr. Boss Mustapha has reiterated that a lot was being expected of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) by Nigerian masses,
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The economy making people angry, unkind-Asa
Revered singer and songwriter, Bukola Elemide a.k.a Asa has lamented about the Lagos of today. The ‘Bed of stones’ singer in a chat with media personality, Ebuka Uchendu was asked to liken the Lagos of today to that of her childhood. While responding to the question, she said: “People are not really kind anymore. Young…
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Nigeria Can Solve Her Security Problems by Building a Manufacturing Economy – Prof. Haruna.
The Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), Engr. Prof. Mohammed Sani Haruna has observed that the only long-lasting solution to the present security challenges and other socio-economic problems facing the country is to deliberately build a manufacturing-based economy that could engage the teeming youths, adding that, all…
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Ekiti economy bigger than many African nations – Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo in a keynote speech 14 October at the First Ekiti Investment and Economic Summit offers a revealing comparative analysis of the GDP of Ekiti and some African countries. But the bigger lesson he harped on is that Nigerian state governors must change their mindset about the way they govern their states,…
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Four reasons developmet eludes Nigeria under Buhari – Dele Sobowale
Dele Sobowale “If you don’t know where you are going, you will wind up somewhere else.” Nigeria’s economy is currently being managed by a leader who has the worst grasp of what is required to achieve sustainable economic development. Despite all the attempts to deceive Nigerians about phantom great achievements, the results in the last…
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US president Lincoln was right about people fooling people – Dele Sobowale
By Dele Sobowale “You can fool some of the people all the time; you can fool all the people some of the time; but, you can’t fool all the people all the time. Lincoln, 1809-1865, VANGUARD BOOK OF QUOTATIONS, VBQ p 62. When the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics, NBS, published the result of the performance…