Finance Minister Seeks Commercial Tribunal for Investors  

Finance Minister Taiwo Oyedele speaking about Nigeria’s return to the FTSE Russell Frontier Market Index

By Oluwakemi Kindness, Mardiyyah Abubakar The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, has proposed the establishment of a specialised Commercial Dispute Resolution Tribunal to speed up the resolution of business disputes and boost investor confidence in Nigeria. Speaking at the Second Biennial Conference of the Capital Market Academics of Nigeria […]

Economists Warn Nigeria’s Shrinking Industrial Base Threatens Long-Term Growth

Prof. Adeola Adenikinju, President of the Nigerian Economic Society, speaking during a press briefing on Nigeria’s economic outlook.

By Julian Osamoto Economists are warning that Nigeria’s shrinking industrial base could worsen poverty and unemployment, unless the government adopts deliberate and sustained policy measures, despite recent economic reforms. Speaking at a one-day sensitisation workshop on the newly released Rebased Gross Domestic Product and Consumer Price Index data from the National Bureau of Statistics NBS, […]

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