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A severe skills gap across African economies threatens to slow continent-wide economic growth, weaken worker productivity, and derail job creation. The World Bank issued the warning in its latest assessment of sub-Saharan labor markets on May 20. The global financial institution noted that regional educational pipelines are failing to produce a workforce equipped for modern…
Diaspora remittances into Nigeria flattened at 21.8 billion dollars last year as global economic headwinds slowed the growth of offshore funding. Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria’s latest quarterly statistical bulletin reveals a negligible drop from the 21.811 billion dollars recorded the previous year. This stagnation follows a period of rapid expansion, during which…
Global oil price hikes could drive Nigeria’s headline inflation up by 3.1 percentage points as the Middle East conflict continues to batter energy markets. In its latest Nigeria Development Update, the World Bank warned that the conflict has pushed crude prices to $80 per barrel, a 31% increase since hostilities began. This surge is already…
Every cup of coffee, cotton shirt and loaf of bread carries an invisible cost: the billions of litres of freshwater consumed in their making, long before they reach any shelf or table. A new World Bank report has placed this hidden burden at the centre of the global trade conversation, warning that the world…
