Voice of America: Business Activity Slows in Northern Nigeria

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Business Activity Slows in Northern Nigeria Oct 26th 2012, 20:24 In northern Nigeria, business activity has slowed, largely due to insecurity. The 2011 World Investment Report of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) says that the Nigerian economy has lost over six billion dollars [N1.3trillion] as a result of attacks by the Islamic radical group Boko Haram.   The Center for Research and Documentation in the northern city of Kano attributes the threat to a drop in earnings for nearly all businesses in Kano State.   ... Media files: 154B8125-85AB-45EB-B440-27ED6A37D2EA_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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