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Nigeria: Rebased GDP Has No Effect On Welfare of Nigerians - NLC
Premium Times, 7 April 2014
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has warned Nigerians not to see Sunday's rebasing of the country's Gross Domestic Product, GDP, as having any change in either their welfare… Read more »
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Nigeria: Rebasing the GDP - Nigeria Emerges As the Largest Economy in Africa
Nigerian Govt, 7 April 2014
The Statistician-General of Nigeria, Dr. Yemi Kale, made this public at an event in Abuja on Sunday, April 6. Read more »
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Nigeria: Nigeria's Economy Now Africa Largest - FG
Daily Trust, 7 April 2014
- Ranking didn't change hardship, say analysts Read more »
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Nigeria: Nigeria Declares Self Africa's Largest Economy
VOA, 6 April 2014
Nigerian statistics chief Yemi Kale said Sunday the country's economy is estimated at about $490 billion, easily topping the $384 billion figure the World Bank calculated for South… Read more »
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Nigeria: Nigeria Emerges Africa's Largest Economy Today
Leadership, 6 April 2014
Nigeria will today be declared Africa's largest economy as a result of the rebasing of its economy. Read more »
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Nigeria: Nigeria, Not Extremely Poor, Presidency
Vanguard, 7 April 2014
THE Presidency, yesterday, denied reports by some media houses and public commentators that Nigeria was extremely poor, saying facts were being manipulated to disparage the present… Read more »
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Nigeria: Nigeria Now 26th Largest Economy in the World, GDP Hits U.S.$510 Billion
This Day, 7 April 2014
After several delays, Nigeria has finally rebased its nominal gross domestic product (GDP), which saw estimates for 2013 hitting $509.9 billion from $285. 56 billion. Read more »
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Nigeria: Beyond the Rebasing, a Lot to Be Done
This Day, 7 April 2014
Beyond the chest-thumping by the country's leaders and watchers of the economy that Nigeria has finally displaced South Africa as the largest economy on the African continent and… Read more »
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South Africa: Nigeria Overtakes South Africa As Africa's Largest Economy
Vanguard, 6 April 2014
Nigeria recorded 89.22 per cent growth in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2013, making it the largest economy in Africa and 26th in the world. Read more »
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Nigeria: Rebased GDP Likely to Make Nigeria Africa's No. 1 Economy
Vanguard, 7 April 2014
Nigeria may become Africa's biggest economy when the National Bureau of Statistics publishes revamped data this week. Read more »
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Nigeria: Country's GDP Rises to U.S.$510 Billion in 24 Years
Leadership, 7 April 2014
Nigeria has moved up 11 steps to become the 26th largest economy globally, ahead of South Africa, following the reclassification of the based year of the gross domestic product… Read more »
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Africa: U.S.$510 Billion GDP - Nigeria Now Africa's Largest, 26th Globally
Vanguard, 7 April 2014
Nigeria's nominal Gross Domestic Product, GDP, now stands at $509.9 billion, making the nation's economy the largest in Africa and the 26th in the world, according to the… Read more »
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Nigeria: Rebased GDP and UN-Rebased Realities
This Day, 7 April 2014
Nigeria has earned a new badge of honour. Based on the figures from the rebased Gross Domestic Product (GDP) released yesterday, our country has edged out South Africa as Africa's… Read more »
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Africa: Govt Declares N80.3 Trillion GDP, Beats South Africa As Continent's Biggest Economy
Premium Times, 6 April 2014
Barely days after being listed by the World Bank as one of five countries with the highest number of extremely poor people, Nigeria has declared a Gross Domestic Product, GDP, of… Read more »
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Nigeria: Continent's Biggest Economy, But '70% Extreme Poverty'
Premium Times, 6 April 2014
Barely days after being listed by the World Bank as one of five countries with the highest number of extremely poor people, Nigeria has declared a Gross Domestic Product, GDP, of… Read more »
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Africa: Nigeria 'Overtakes' South Africa As Continent's Largest Economy
DW, 6 April 2014
Nigeria has overtaken South Africa as the continent's largest economy, according Nigeria's statistics agency. It said its fresh calculation had shown nearly a doubling of Nigeria's… Read more »
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Nigeria: The Global Economy and Nigeria
Premium Times, 6 April 2014
It took centuries before capitalism's survival and future growth depended on an increase of the standards of living among the general population. This was reflected in the living… Read more »
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Nigeria: State Now 26th Largest Economy Globally With U.S.$453 Billion GDP
Leadership, 6 April 2014
Nigeria has moved up 11 steps to number 26th largest economy globally ahead of South Africa, following the outcome of the reclassification of the based year of the Gross Domestic… Read more »
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Nigeria: Rebasing Makes Nigeria Africa's Biggest Economy Passing South Africa
This Day, 5 April 2014
Nigeria's economy is now set to be announced mid-day tomorrow by the Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Mrs. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the biggest in Africa and this is official. Read more »
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Nigeria: Why Nigeria Delayed GDP Rebasing for Twenty-Four Years
This Day, 6 April 2014
The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) rebased figures which will be released today is coming after a 24-year wait as the last rebasing exercise was done in 1990. Though it was meant to… Read more »
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.
InFocus
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The country could claim South Africa's crown as the continent's economic champion within two years, helped by a major statistical revision of the size of its economy, according to ... Read more »
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Ratings company Fitch says the country's remained at the same rank as last year with indices showing a stable but non-progressive economic outlook. Read more »
