While Nigeria’s pharmaceutical industry currently faces a range of challenges, including high import levels and a counterfeit drug trade, efforts by the government and the National Agency for Food...
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Economic Update | Nigeria: Finding the right prescription
18 Apr 2011
Economic Update | Nigeria: Focus on food security
14 Feb 2011
With food security becoming a growing concern worldwide, the Nigerian agriculture sector has recently become the focus of multiple investment programmes. The government is taking a proactive approach...
Economic Update | Nigeria: Hit the lights
7 Jan 2011
While power outages and widespread lack of access to electricity have long been problems in Nigeria, the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan is seeking to breathe new life into the...
Economic Update | Nigeria: Cautionary signs on debt
6 Dec 2010
Looking to continue its trend of major capital expenditures, the Nigerian government is planning a debut international bond sale. However, the country’s debt portfolio has reached an all-time high,...
Economic Update | Nigeria: Educators look to private sector
6 Oct 2010
Nigeria’s government is intervening to address understaffing at public universities following concerns over funding levels, while the private sector is also being bolstered to meet the country’s...
Economic Update | Nigeria: Reviving the textiles sector
23 Sep 2010
Nigeria’s once vibrant textile industry has all but disappeared in recent years under competition from cheaper foreign goods. However, strengthening the real sector of the economy is a central...
