Nigeria may be getting out of recession in second quarter, NBS says
Businessam Staff
August 10, 2017
Nigeria’s economy probably expanded in the second quarter as factory and farming output improved, helping it recover from the first
Only 7.59m of 69m working Nigerians have retirement savings account as at June, says NBS
Businessam StaffJuly 20, 2017
The retirement savings account (RSA) membership distribution data for Q2 2017 as released by the Nigerian statistical agency, the
Inflationary trend not positive yet as food prices rise 19% in May
Obodo EjiroJune 15, 2017
The rise of the cost of food continued unabated in May even as inflation dropped for the fourth consecutive month to 16.25 percent.
Lower interest rates, yields seen in Nigeria as risk factors dissipate
Obodo EjiroJune 12, 2017
Market forces may soon drive down interest rates and yields on fixed income securities in the short-term researchers at FSDH have
Analysts see May 2017 inflation rate dropping on base effect, naira appreciation
Businessam StaffJune 8, 2017
Analysts at FSDH Research have projected that Nigeria’s May 2017 inflation rate (year-on-year) may drop to 16.13% from 17.24% recorded
Nigeria’s NBS links 14% Q4 2016 unemployment rate to rising labour population
Businessam StaffJune 6, 2017
Economic recession, job lay-offs and a 0.6 percent rise in labour force helped push Nigeria’s unemployment rate to 14.2 percent in the
Cash rules as Nigerian ATMs account for 58.9% transactions on e-payment channels
Businessam StaffJune 2, 2017
According to the research arm of First Bank of Nigeria, data gleaned from a new report series from the National Bureau of Statistics