NBS Report On Nigeria’s Economy Pits Buhari, Group. Presidency: No Cause For Alarm, PLAC: It’s Ominous

President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration and a leading civic group, Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre (PLAC), are not on the same page on the second quarters 2020 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) estimates released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). While the Buhari administration says the data agency’s report is relatively far better than many other […]

Nigeria’s Economy Will Take New Turn When Ibom Deep Seaport Comes On, Says Udom

Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State says Nigeria’s economy will take a dramatic turn for the better when the Ibom Deep Seaport comes on stream. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governor has accordingly lauded the Federal Government over moves to ensure the speedy realisation of the deep seaport project. He also commended Transportation Minister, […]

Business Not Smooth At Onne Ports, Stakeholders Say

Stakeholders at Onne Port in Rivers State, say it is far easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for businesses to operate at the port. They are blaming it all on lack of scanners at the port which they say, is negatively affecting Nigeria’s economy. According to them, that […]