"At present, the best-performing sectors of the economy, like finance and ICT, while important as drivers of growth, are not sources of mass employment, and the vast majority of Nigerians do not have ...

Nigeria’s GDP grew 3.4% in 2024, the strongest since 2014, excluding COVID rebound years. Oil, gas, and services led the growth, while agriculture and manufacturing stayed weak. Reforms helped rebuild ...

Nigeria’s economy recorded its fastest growth in about a decade in 2024, the World Bank said yesterday, alluding to early gains of macroeconomic reforms by the President Bola Tinubu’s administration.

The North-East Development Commission (NEDC) has reaffirmed its commitment to rebuilding the economy of the North-East region, following over a decade of destruction caused by the Boko Haram ...

The aim of this Fund is to: (i) provide capital growth over the long term (being a period of 5 years or more); and (ii) to invest in companies that contribute to the achievement of the environmentally ...

The aim of this Fund is to: (i) provide capital growth over the long term (being a period of 5 years or more); and (ii) to invest in companies that contribute to the achievement of the environmentally ...

Like neighbours Mali and Niger, Burkina Faso is pushing for greater ... from the country’s vast gold reserves and reboot an economy hit by insecurity. Gold prices have risen by over 25% this ...

The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, is in Niger State to flag off a nationwide marine safety awareness campaign and oversee the distribution of life jackets. The initiative, ...

Then, like now, an economic hardship had been overcome and people were being told that they could again rest easy as the line on the GDP graph was going up. Then too, this reassurance of prosperity ...

The country’s economy relies heavily on farming and tourism, but investment in industries and infrastructure is needed for real growth. Niger deals with rapid population growth, weak industrialization ...

Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Stadium has published a seating chart after concertgoers complained about obstructed views, with lawmakers calling for more transparency to ensure a better audience ...

California has become the world’s fourth-largest economy — bested only by the full U.S., China and Germany — Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) office announced this week, citing new data from the ...