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Oct
Nigeria: Economic Statistics and News Brief (October 15-19, 2018)
1.1 Inflation Data from National Bureau of statistics show that Nigeria’s annual inflation rate rose to 11.28% in September of 2018 from 11.23% recorded in August, the highest inflation rate since May when it was roughly 11.6%. The Bureau stated that the 0.05% increase is mainly attributable to the...
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Sep
Nigeria: Economic Statistics and News Brief (September 10-14, 2018)
1.4 International Oil Prices All oil prices seem to follow the same pattern, as they remained approximately the same throughout the week. However, as it has been for months now, WTI oil price is slightly lower, and Bonny light is slightly higher than the rest. Please click the link...
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Aug
Nigeria: Economic Statistics and News Brief (August 20-24, 2018)
1.1 Inflation Average Inflation (CPI) for July 2018 is 11.14%, which is a steady reduction from 11.23% in June 2018, 11.61% in May 2018, and 15.13% in January 2018. It is worth noting that Nigeria Inflation Rate slowed to a record 2-Year Low in July 2018. Please click the...
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Aug
Nigeria: Economic Statistics and News Brief (July 30 – August 3, 2018)
APC’s query to Saraki an afterthought, says Senator Chairman, Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions, Sen. Rafiu Ibrahim, has described as an afterthought and an academic exercise, the query purported to have been issued to Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, by the leadership of the...
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May
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May
2019 General Elections: Case for Increased Women Participation through Affirmative Action
By Emeka Iloh And Nathaniel Urama, Ph.D The need for gender parity in the political cum socio-economic life of every country has become so germane that the United Nations General Assembly, during the Millennium Summit in 2000, dedicated Goal 3 of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to promoting gender...
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May
Senators’ Allowance and Workers’ Minimum Wage in Nigeria: Matters Arising
By Emeka Iloh And Nathaniel Urama, Ph.D The actual remunerations of Nigerian federal law makers have been a subject of controversy cum secrecy until Senator Shehu Sani, representing Kaduna Central in the upper legislative chamber decided to let the cat out of the bag. The Senator, in an interview...
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May
Afriheritage Economic Statistics and News Updates
NIGERIAN ECONOMIC STATISTICS Real GDP (₦Billion) (2010 constant prices) ACTIVITY SECTOR 2017 Q1 2017 Q2 2017 Q3 2017 Q4 2017 Year Agriculture 3,385.60 3,745.09 5,189.37 4,859.44 17,179.50 Mining and quarrying 1,356.85 1,501.30 1,814.24 1,359.32 6,031.72 Manufacturing 1,543.19 1,529.17 1,568.85 1,647.68 6,288.90 Transportation and storage 211.05 177.69 197.78...
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Apr
Political Issues
Buhari: Why I am seeking re-election I declared before leaving home because Nigerians were talking too much, about whether I would run or not. We have many things to focus on, like security, agriculture, economy, anti-corruption, and many others. We needed to concentrate on them, and politics should not...
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