Markets await Nigeria’s June inflation figures
By CNBC
17 July 2019 |
6:00 am
Nigeria's National Bureau of Statistics (NNBS) is expected to release the country's June Inflation figures later today. Meanwhile, Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari says he is under pressure to release his cabinet list. Tilewa Adebajo the CEO of CFG Advisory joins CNBC Africa for more.
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