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Nigeria’s debt-to-GDP ratio on the decline, IMF predicts

Awwal Owolabi 16 October 2025 0

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says Nigeria’s debt-to-gross domestic product (GDP) ratio is expected to decrease to 36.4 percent in 2025 and further to 35 percent in 2026. The projection was made in its latest Fiscal Monitor report, launched at the ongoing 2025 IMF/World Bank annual

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Rebased GDP shows industry lagging — MAN urges FG to prioritise manufacturing

Promise Eze 29 July 2025 0

The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has urged the federal government to prioritise industrialisation and structural reforms, saying Nigeria’s newly rebased Gross Domestic Product (GDP) does not reflect genuine economic progress. Segun Ajayi-Kadri, director general of MAN, said while recent GDP figures show signs of recovery, policymakers must resist the

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Rewane to FG: GDP growth means nothing if people remain poor

Promise Eze 27 July 2025 0

Bismarck Rewane, economist and chief executive of Financial Derivatives Company, has advised Nigerian policymakers to shift focus from positive economic indicators to policies that improve the lives of ordinary citizens. His comments follow recent data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), which showed that Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 3.13% in

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NBS: Nigeria’s GDP rate grew by 3.13% in Q1 2025 after rebasing

Vincent Afolabi 21 July 2025 0

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says Nigeria’s economy grew by 3.13 percent in the first quarter (Q1) of 2025, up from 2.27 percent recorded in the same period last year. In a statement released on Monday, the NBS said the growth was largely driven by the services sector, which recorded a 4.33 percent increase […]

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Attracting $100bn Investments Towards Achieving $30,000 Per Capital GDP

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 2 June 2025 0

Nigeria needs $100bn yearly in infrastructure to meet its 2050 economic goal of achieving a per capital Gross Domestic Product of $30,000 – the Federal Government has said. Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, made this known last week in Abuja during a courtesy visit by the new Japanese Ambassador to Nigeria, […]

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Advanced Camera Handling for Creative Photography-Lukman Muhammad Sani

Ihesiulo Grace 26 November 2024 0

Beyond stability and grip, advanced camera handling opens doors to creativity. The way you tilt, angle, or even move your camera can transform ordinary shots into extraordinary works of art. One advanced technique is intentional camera movement (ICM). By deliberately moving the camera during exposure, you can create abstract, painterly effects. This requires confidence in

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Manufacturing sector’s contribution to Nigeria’s GDP declines to 8.23%

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 27 February 2024 0

The contribution of the manufacturing sector to Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the fourth quarter of 2023 dropped from 8.40 per cent, as recorded in the corresponding period of the previous year, to 8.23 per cent, according to the GDP report for Q4 published by the NBS. On a quarter-on-quarter basis, the sector’s contribution […]

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Agency lists factors that ‘ll shape economic growth in 2024

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 9 February 2024 0

By Temitope Adebayo A Pan-African Credit Rating Agency Agusto & Co. has identified three major economic variables that are likely to have far reaching impact on Nigeria’s growth in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2024. Agusto & Co is a leading provider of industry research and knowledge in Nigeria & Sub-Saharan Africa. The agency highlighted […]

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Telecom sector’s contribution to Nigeria’s GDP up 14.13% to N2.508trn in Q1

Ihesiulo Grace 9 June 2023 0

By Motolani Oseni The telecommunications and Information Services sector in Nigeria has, in the first quarter of 2023, delivered a handsome N2.508 trillion in terms of financial value contribution to the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), representing 14.13 per cent. The percentage of telecom contribution to GDP was calculated from 46 distinct sectors of the […]

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Internet economy to contribute $36bn to Nigeria’s GDP by 2025

Ihesiulo Grace 29 November 2022 0

By Godwin Anyebe Juliet Ehimuan, Director, West Africa Google, has said that the Internet economy will contribute $36.5 billion to Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 2025. She said this on the first day of Zenith Bank’s hybrid tech fair, which took place recently in Lagos. According to her, over 100 million people are online […]

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Nigeria’s GDP records 3.11% growth in Q1 of 2022

Ihesiulo Grace 24 May 2022 0

Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 3.11 per cent (year-on-year) in real terms in the first quarter (Q1) of 2022, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said. In its latest report published on Monday, the NBS revealed that the figure showed sustained positive growth for the sixth consecutive quarter since the recession witnessed […]

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GDP performance of Nigeria’s Presidents since 1999

Ihesiulo Grace 21 May 2021 0

The International Monetary Fund has forecasted that Nigeria’s economy is expected to grow by 2.5% in 2021 and 2.3% by 2022, citing that a continued lack of access to vaccines will see Africa’s projected growth at 3.4% compared to the rest of the world at 6%. The projected growth of 2.3 and 2.5% predicted for […]

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Economy in Nigeria is facing negative development — NBS

Ihesiulo Grace 24 August 2020 0

The growth rate of Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) decreased by 6.10% in the second quarter of 2020, the National Statistics Bureau (NBS) announced on Monday. Data from the Nigerian Gross Domestic Product Report for Q2 2020 showed the fall in the quarter was due to a contraction in domestic and foreign economic activity from […]

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EU GDP shrinks 3.5 per cent; eurozone unemployment up to 7.4 per cent

Ihesiulo Grace 30 April 2020 0

The European Union’s gross domestic product shrank 3.5 per cent in the first three months of the year, according to a first estimate from Eurostat, while eurozone unemployment climbed slightly in March to 7.4 per cent. The annual rate of inflation also plummeted to 0.4 per cent in the 19-member currency area in April, the […]

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German economists warn of dramatic 9-per-cent contraction in GDP

Ihesiulo Grace 19 March 2020 0

German economists are warning of a dramatic contraction in Europe’s biggest economy of up to 9 per cent as the corona crisis drives the nation into its first recession since the global financial crisis in 2008. As a series of unprecedented events unfold, analysts are scrambling to draw up forecasts for the virus’ economic impact. “There is […]

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We’re investing Pension assets in critical sectors of economy – PenCom DG

Ihesiulo Grace 19 October 2019 0

The acting director general of the National Pension Commission (PenCom), Aisha Dahir-Umar says the Commission is investing pension assets to advance socio-economic growth in critical sectors of the economy. Dahir-Umar says the pension assets which has grown to N9.4trillion as at August 2019, is channeled to investments in critical sectors especially at a time when […]

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Only leaders with integrity can drive Nigeria’s economic growth – Ambode

Ihesiulo Grace 15 November 2018 0

Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday said if Nigeria must develop and have sizable improvement in the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), people of good conscience and high integrity must be at the drivers’ seat in all spheres of the economy. Speaking at Lagos House in Alausa, Ikeja when he received national leadership […]

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Dangote investments account for 10% of Nigeria’s GDP- Report

Ihesiulo Grace 31 October 2018 0

…With investments worth more than $40bn in Nigeria …Targets biggest $10bn philanthropic foundation in Africa As Nigeria remains the biggest economy in Africa, latest report has revealed that more than whopping $40 billion investments by the Dangote Group are responsible for over 10 per cent of the Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The report, published

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Heritage Bank, Rivers partner to make arts, culture key driver of GDP growth

Ihesiulo Grace 29 October 2018 0

Heritage Bank Plc has disclosed that it will continue to work closely with Rivers State Government in an effort to make arts and culture a unifying factor and major earner to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the country. The Managing Director/CEO of Heritage Bank, Ifie Sekibo, made the pledge during the 2018 National Festival of […]

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How 2019 uncertainty, others affected banks investment in August

Ihesiulo Grace 5 September 2018 0

…Banking shares drop by 8.64% on NSE …Late filing of results affected 2 banks shares-Analysts Following slow growth in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to 1.50 per cent in second quarter of 2018 as against 1.95 per cent recorded in the first quarter of 2018, and uncertainty surrounding the 2019 general elections , not less than […]