The economy has a history of strong government involvement and a legacy of socialist policies in the 1960s and 1970s, with statist companies involved in both en
The 2007–09 international financial crisis underscored the importance of reliable and timely statistics on the general government and public sectors. Governme
The country has played a leading role in African affairs for decades, having been one of the first states to gain independence on the continent and serving as o
These include a more stable macroeconomic environment through the fiscal consolidation programme, a more favourable balance of trade buttressed by expanding oil
As the single most populous nation in Africa, Nigeria recently overtook South Africa as the largest economy on the continent. Natural resources, oil and gas in