Tag: Liberia

Nigeria ranks 120th out of 148 countries on the Global Competitiveness Index

Friday, October 04, 2013 8.28 AM / FDC Nigeria ranked 120th out of 148 countries on the Global Competitiveness Index (GCI) 2013-2014, representing a five-place drop from 115th position last year. With the ongoing efforts to diversify the economy from oil dependency, the increase in foreign direct investments, and continuous […]

Liberia’s Inflation To Drop 6% in 2014

By Peter OBIORA InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-Liberia’s inflation will drop to 6.0 percent (6%) in 2014 the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Thursday. This is coming on the heels of the second review of the government’s economic program supported by the IMF under an Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement. Corinne […]

Nigeria, 18 others barred from US visa lottery

Nigeria and some other countries will no longer be eligible to participate in the America Diversity Visa lottery programme. Information from the United States Department of State sighted on Sunday said Nigerians and citizens from few other countries were not eligible for DV-2015 The department said Nigeria was excluded since […]