Niger will invest nearly $620 million dollars in agriculture during the 2012-13 growing season, a figure equivalent to just over 20 percent of this year’s budget, the government said. Landlocked Niger, which straddles the south of the Sahara desert, has faced chronic food shortages due to poor rains and failed […]
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Stockbrokers’ Conference Begins Today
The 2012 Annual Conference of the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers (CIS) will begin today in Lagos with the theme: ‘Appraisal of the Nigerian Economy and Agenda for Sustainable Capital Market Recovery.’ The conference would appraise the economy as a whole in terms of which area the government should concentrate on […]
Nigeria 2013 budget deficit to fall to 2.17 pct: president
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan presented the country’s 2013 budget to parliament on Wednesday, saying the budget deficit would fall to 2.17 percent of gross domestic productin 2013, down from 2.85 percent in 2012. He urged parliament to accept a tighter budget because of ongoing uncertainty over oil prices. Oil makes […]
