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Nigeria’s economic growth remains fragile, says CBN Governor

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Nigeria’s pace of economic growth remains fragile, Central Bank Governor Godwin Emefiele said on Monday.

Emefiele made the comment at a briefing in Abuja where he laid out the central bank’s policy direction for the next five years.  Reuters

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