The World Bank expects Nigeria’s GDP growth to hover slightly below 2 percent this year, largely driven by non-oil industry and services, it said on Wednesday. Nigeria emerged from a recession last year but growth is still fragile, with the government borrowing from at home and abroad to help fund its budget. Reuters
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