IMF downgrades Nigeria’s economic growth projection to 3.1%
The International Monetary Fund has downgraded Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth for 2024 to 3.1 per cent as businesses...
Business Affairs
NGX: Local equities gain N62bn
The nation's equity market on Tuesday sustained growth profile gaining N62 billion as bulls continue to dominate the market. Market...
Zuba residents decry high cost of food items
Some residents of Yimi community in Zuba, Gwagwalada Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have decried the continuous...
Inclusive, responsible AI needs women front and centre
The artificial intelligence (AI) industry needs diverse women’s perspectives to improve the design and application of the latest technologies, say...
AfDB named most transparent in 2024 Aid Transparency Index
Omeiza Bilal Publish What You Fund, the global campaign for aid and development transparency, has once again named the African...
Integrating economic and climate data will strengthen climate policy
By Jim Tebrake, Francien Berry and Darja Milic As economies worldwide strive to reduce emissions and achieve sustainable growth, reliable...
IFAD wants more investments in rural development, better ways to mobilize funding
Omeiza Bilal President of the International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD), Alvaro Lario, has said that the best chance of delivering...
Global EV sales set to hit 17m in 2024
Efe Tega More than one in five cars sold worldwide this year is expected to be electric, with surging demand...
Europe can better support venture capital to boost growth, productivity
By Nathaniel Arnold, Guillaume Claveres and Jan Frie The European Union has a productivity problem. Its people produce nearly 30...
Higher tariff worsens MDAs’ electricity backlog, threatens supply
Debt owed by Ministries Departments and Agencies to electricity distribution companies has spiked following the increase in electricity tariff for...
