Partway through an ambitious agricultural development strategy, Nigeria is looking to the land to boost employment, ease the economy’s dependence on oil and ensure food security, but it will need to...
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Economic Update | Nigeria aiming to reap benefits of agriculture
16 Dec 2013
Economic Update | Oxford Business Group | Landmark power privatisation to drive Nigeria’s economy
2 Dec 2013
Businesses and consumers in Nigeria will be hoping that a more reliable electricity supply could be in sight after the government transferred most of the country’s power generation and distribution...
Economic Update | Doors opening for Nigeria’s oil firms
17 Nov 2013
The role of locally-owned firms in Nigeria’s oil sector is expected to expand further in coming years, even as international producers move away from onshore and littoral fields. However, there are...
Economic Update | Strong 2014 growth forecast for Nigeria
5 Nov 2013
In line with its performance in recent years, the Nigerian economy is expected to grow strongly in 2014, with expansion continuing to be driven by high oil prices and robust domestic demand. But the...
Economic Update | Fostering Nigeria’s nascent BPO industry
22 Oct 2013
With local companies starting to buy into the concept of farming out some technology-based activities, Nigeria’s business process outsourcing (BPO) sector is gaining wider acceptance in the domestic...
Economic Update | Nigeria’s expanding auto market
7 Oct 2013
As might be guessed from the snarled traffic on the bridges of Lagos, vehicle sales in Nigeria are growing rapidly, with automakers seeing double-digit growth over the past year. To try to capture a...
