Nigeria imposed lockdowns in Lagos and Abuja in Q2 Oil sector contracted by 6.63% Nigeria is Africa’s largest economy Nigeria’s economy contracted by 6.1% in the second quarter of 2020 from a year earlier, the statistics office said on Monday, with lockdowns in its two main cities and low oil prices taking their toll. The Read More…
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LCCI hinges GDP contraction on COVID-19
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has hinged the 6.1 per cent Gross Domestic Product (GDP) contraction according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on the socio-economic disruptions of COVID-19 pandemic. Dr Muda Yusuf, Director-General LCCI made this known in an economic report released to newsmen on Monday in Lagos. Yusuf noted Read More…