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Nigeria: Recession Could Be Nigeria's Turning Point - Ekweremadu
Daily Trust, 12 September 2016
The Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, yesterday said the current economic recession the country could provide the turning point from an oil driven economy to real… Read more »
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Nigeria: Recession - Buhari Begs Nigerians to Be Patient, Promises Real Change
Vanguard, 1 September 2016
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday pleaded with Nigerians to be patient with his administration while assuring that the pains they are currently going through will soon give… Read more »
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Nigeria: How Govt Caused Economic Recession - Emir Sanusi
Premium Times, 2 September 2016
The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi, on August 24, warned President Muhammadu Buhari to avoid repeating the mistakes made by former President Goodluck Jonathan so his administration… Read more »
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Nigeria: Recession Sends Bonds to Lowest in More Than Two Weeks
Daily Trust, 2 September 2016
Nigeria's sovereign dollar bonds fell across the curve to their lowest level in more than two weeks after official data showed the economy contracted by 2.06 percent in the second… Read more »
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Nigeria: Employers Blame FG for Economic Recession
Daily Trust, 2 September 2016
The Nigeria Employers' Consultative Association (NECA) yesterday said lack of clarity about the economic agenda of the current government and some wrong policy choices are… Read more »
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Nigeria: Stock Market Defies Recession News, Gains N37 Billion
Daily Trust, 2 September 2016
Despite the Nigerian economy officially entering a recession, the market maintained its bullish run yesterday as it gained N37bn Read more »
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Nigeria: Recession - PDP Lacks Moral Basis to Comment On Economy - APC
Daily Trust, 1 September 2016
The PDP lacks the moral basis and credibility to comment or condemn the government on the economy after the mess it left behind. Instead, the PDP must apologize to Nigerians, the… Read more »
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Nigeria: Recession - NLC Insists On New Minimum Wage
Daily Trust, 1 September 2016
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has urged the Federal Government to reconstitute the tripartite committee to negotiate a new minimum wage in view of the current economic… Read more »
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Nigeria: Economic Recession - Nigerians Regret Voting for Buhari - Apir
Vanguard, 1 September 2016
Following the declaration by the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS that the nation's economy has gone into recession, social critic and former All Progressives Congress, APC,… Read more »
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Nigeria: Buhari Committed to Resuscitating the Economy - APC
Premium Times, 1 September 2016
The All Progressives Congress (APC) assures Nigerians that the President Muhammadu Buhari APC-led administration remains solidly committed to resuscitating the economy in the… Read more »
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Nigeria: Minister Denies Dismissing Economic Recession As a "Word"
Premium Times, 1 September 2016
The Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, on Thursday denied ownership of a social media account that posted controversial updates about Nigeria's economic recession on Wednesday. Read more »
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Nigeria: Why Recession May Persist
Guardian, 1 September 2016
From muted speculations to official confirmation, the message is the same: Nigeria is fully in economic recession. Read more »
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Nigeria: PDP Blames Buhari for Nigeria's Economic Woes
Daily Trust, 1 September 2016
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has blamed the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari for the poor state of the economy. Read more »
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Nigeria: Nigeria Slips Into Recession, FG Attempts to Allay Concerns
This Day, 1 September 2016
It's official: The Nigerian economy is in recession. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) yesterday confirmed the public's worst fears that the delayed response by the Muhammadu… Read more »
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Nigeria: Economic Recession Worse Than Expected - National Bureau of Statistics
Vanguard, 1 September 2016
Nigeria's economy came under renewed tension, yesterday, as fresh reports on key fundamentals, including Gross Domestic Product, GDP; inflation, employement/ unemployement, capital… Read more »
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Nigeria: Nigeria in Economic Recession, Says Govt
Leadership, 1 September 2016
The federal government yesterday admitted that the country's economy was in full recession, having earlier said in July that what the country was experiencing was a technical… Read more »
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Nigeria: Govt Okays More External Borrowings
Vanguard, 31 August 2016
The Federal Government says it is focused on how to turn around the nation's economy despite the staggering economic situation, which has pushed inflation to a double digit of… Read more »
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Nigeria: How Ailing Economy'll Be Revitalized - Presidency
Vanguard, 31 August 2016
The Presidency has said that the country's ailing economy would bounce back fully after the 2016 statutory budgets of corporations and agencies are passed by the National Assembly… Read more »