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Nigeria surpasses South Africa as continent’s biggest economy

August 24, 2021 at 10:44 p.m.

ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria has overtaken South Africa as Africa's largest economy after a rebasing calculation almost doubled its gross domestic product to more than $500 billion, data from the...

Nigeria surpasses South Africa as continent’s biggest economy

August 22, 2019 at 9:10 a.m.

ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria has overtaken South Africa as Africa's largest economy after a rebasing calculation almost doubled its gross domestic product to more than $500 billion, data from the...

Western Union sees $500 million online revenue by 2015: CEO

August 24, 2021 at 12:08 p.m.

LAGOS (Reuters) - Western Union Co expects revenue from its digital business to grow to $500 million by 2015, from $150 million currently, its chief executive said on Tuesday. Chief...

Africa beer sales surge despite church and mosque

August 23, 2021 at 1:20 p.m.

JOHANNESBURG/LAGOS (Reuters) - Beer sales in Africa are surging because of economic and population growth, a trend rubbing against the grain of another demographic factor defining the region: intense religiosity....

Africa beer sales surge despite church and mosque

December 24, 2018 at 2:20 p.m.

JOHANNESBURG/LAGOS (Reuters) - Beer sales in Africa are surging because of economic and population growth, a trend rubbing against the grain of another demographic factor defining the region: intense religiosity....

Fuel shortages in Nigeria as union attacks subsidy halt

August 23, 2021 at 12:43 p.m.

LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigeria's capital city Abuja suffered severe fuel shortages on Wednesday, as a trade union halted deliveries and threatened to cut supplies to the rest of the country...

Fuel shortages in Nigeria as union attacks subsidy halt

August 22, 2019 at 5:21 a.m.

LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigeria's capital city Abuja suffered severe fuel shortages on Wednesday, as a trade union halted deliveries and threatened to cut supplies to the rest of the country...

Exclusive: Rebase to boost Nigeria’s economy 40 percent: source

August 23, 2021 at 5:12 a.m.

LAGOS (Reuters) - The size of Nigeria's economy will shoot up by some 40 percent in the second quarter this year, placing Africa's second-biggest economy on the list of middle...

Exclusive: Rebase to boost Nigeria’s economy 40 percent: source

December 24, 2018 at 1:20 a.m.

LAGOS (Reuters) - The size of Nigeria's economy will shoot up by some 40 percent in the second quarter this year, placing Africa's second-biggest economy on the list of middle...

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