Human rights activist, Mike Ozekhome, who was kidnapped for two weeks, returned home on Thursday to a rousing welcome. A cow was slaughtered to entertain people who had come to make sure that he was indeed save and sound. The lawyer, who was kidnapped between Ehor and Ekpoma Road in […]
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Index dips by 0.7% as 31 stocks lose
At the close of activities on Tuesday, equity trading on the Nigerian Stock Exchange continued on a negative note with indicators shedding marginally. The NSE’s All-Share Index fell by 0.7 per cent or 254.46 basis points to close at 36,113.13 points down from 31,367.59 points the preceding day. Similarly, the […]
Nigeria’s GDP Grows by 6.7% in Q2 2013
By Yakubu LAAH InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 6.7 percent (6.7%) in the second quarter (Q2) of 2013. According to available data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) this is 1.51% higher than 6.6% recorded in the in the preceding quarter. NBS said the development […]
