Driving inclusive growth in Nigeria
09 September 2018 |
6:00 am
We have a responsibility to ensure our resources are used in a way that does not mortgage the future of our people says Laoye Jaiyeola, Director General of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group. He discussed the need for inclusive growth in Nigeria with CNBC Africa’s Esther Awoniyi on the side-lines of the 58th Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association.
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