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 […]
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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 […]
Mauritius to Finance New Africa Training Institute-IMF
By Peter OBIORA InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Thursday said Mauritius will help finance IMF’s New Africa Training Institute serving Sub-Saharan Africa. This is contained in a Statement by the Fund and made available to www.investadvocateng.com in Lagos Nigeria. According to the Statement, Christine Lagarde, Managing Director (MD) […]