Bayelsa State Deputy Gov Leads Delegation to Unity Bank on Sport Dev

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BudgIT, a prominent civic-tech organisation promoting transparency and accountability...

Growth picked up in sub-Saharan Africa in 2014, after moderating in 2013, but remained weaker than during the pre-crisis years. It softened around the turn of the year owing to headwinds from the plunge in the price of oil. Sub-Saharan Africa’s oil exporters, which account for nearly half of the region’s aggregate output, have been hit hard by the sharp decline in the price of oil. From June 2014 to January 2015, oil prices fell by nearly 50%, and have remained low despite the recent uptick.

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) released its Q4:2016...