Nigeria’s economy grew 2.01% in Q1 2019
21 May 2019 |
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Nigeria's National Bureau of Statistics says the economy grew by 2.01 per cent in the first quarter of this year. Winston Osuchukwu, Co-founder of Trans-Sahara Incorporated joins CNBC Africa to unpack the first quarter GDP figures as well as expectations for Nigeria's Monetary Policy Committee meeting.
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