Economy

It’s Official: Nigeria Enters Recession For First Time In Over 20 Years

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8 years ago

August 31, 2016

I believe it’s all still part of the Change Buhari promised Nigerians?

Nigeria, Africa’s second largest economy, has officially entered a state of economic recession for the first time in over 20 years. This comes after current figures revealed that the economy contracted for a second consecutive quarter. According to the Nigeria Bureau of Statistics, the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) contracted by 2.06% in the second quarter. The GDP shrunk by 0.36%. A recession is a period of temporary economic decline during which trade and industrial activities are reduced, generally identified by a fall in GDP in two successive quarters. The cause of the slump is believed largely to be as a result of the slump of oil prices on the world market. That situation has been worsened by renewed insurgency in the Niger Delta region, the attacks on oil installations continue to disrupt production of oil in the region.