President of the African Import Export Bank (Afreximbank), Prof. Benedict Oramah, has said Africa’s creative industry is a potent instrument that could grow the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of African countries and pull the youths out of poverty. Oramah said this at the two-day Creative Africa Nexus (CANEX), which...
Economy
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The National Agricultural Mechanization Cooperative Society (NAMCS) has resolved to empowered about 15 million Nigerians, particularly women, in poultry farming. Vice President of the cooperative society, Dr Aminu Abdulkadir, stated this on Saturday at a news conference in Abuja. He also inaugurated the FCT...
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says no fewer than six startups owned by young Nigerians have grown from scratch to billion dollar businesses in recent years. Osinbajo was the Special Guest of Honour at the Graduation Ceremony of Senior Executive Course 43, 2021 of the National Institute for Policy and...
Nigeria’s population growth that is adversely averse with the economic growth has been identified as not just a problem but the cause of poverty. Prof Jibrin Ibrahim, Senior Fellow, Centre for Democracy and Development, Abuja, and the lecturer on the theme: “Population, Rights and Peace, Mitigating Insecurity and Gender-Based...
With population in excess of 200 million and access to market across the continent, Nigeria is the most attractive destination for investment in Africa, economic experts say. The CEOs of First Bank of Nigeria (FBN), Dr Adesola Adeduntan and Bank of Industry (BoI), Mr Olukayode Pitan, stated this respectively...
The Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, has said smuggling is responsible for the rising cost of rice in the country. Speaking during an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today, the Minister said smuggling is affecting the market and hurting the citizens. “Unfortunately there is a...