Nigeria releases economic recovery plan
08 March 2017 |
12:04 pm
Nigeria's ministry of budget and National planning has made public the much anticipated economic recovery and growth plan. Kayode Akindele, Partner, TIA Capital joins CNBC Africa to for more.
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