Tag: Niger

Niger’s GDP to Increase by 6.5% in 2014-IMF

By Peter OBIORA InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Monday said Niger’s Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is expected to grow to 6.5 percent (6.5%) in 2014. This is coming on the heels of the discussions with the Nigerien authorities on the second and third reviews of the economic […]

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 […]

Single currency: Nigeria, others yet to meet criteria

The single currency programme of the West African Monetary Zone that will help facilitate trade within the sub-region is being threatened as none of the countries has met all the convergence criteria. The Heads of State and Government of the WAMZ had met in Abuja on June 22, 2009, where […]