Mr Dare noted that the visit has the potential to accelerate Nigeria’s economic growth through targeted engagements in key sectors of the Nigerian economy.
Mr Shettima underscored the immense potential of the $5 billion global carnival market to assist in Nigeria’s economic growth agenda.
Nigeria’s economic growth weakened, and real gross domestic product (GDP) growth fell from 3.3% in 2022 to 2.4% year-on-year (y-o-y) in Q1 2023.
The marked growth in the last five quarters underscored the progress made in stemming the COVID-19 pandemic and associated effects.
The ECOWAS Court fixed January 2022 for ruling after hearing arguments from the Federal Government of Nigeria and parties which sued it for banning Twitter operations.
