Rebasing Makes Nigeria Africa's Biggest Economy

Nigeria has become Africa's largest economy, following a rebasing of the country's GDP. According to the Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the nation's striving movie; the music industry and the telecommunication sector combined to push Nigeria's economy over that of South Africa.

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