Nigeria’s factory activity expanded in January thanks to growth in output and acceleration in new orders, helping lift business confidence to highest in 13-month, the Stanbic IBTC Purchasing Managers Index shows.
Despite accelerating inflation, the PMI report states that purchasing activity als
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Josephine Okojie-Okeiyi
Josephine Okojie-Okeiyi is a journalist with over five years’ reporting experience. She writes on industry, agriculture, commodities, climate change, and environmental issues.
She is fellow of Thomson Reuters Foundation and Bloomberg Media Initiative for Africa.
