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Economic growth must improve livelihoods – New NESG chairman

Economic growth must improve livelihoods – New NESG chairman

The incoming Chairman of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group, Omoboyede Olusanya, has called for a shift in Nigeria’s economic policy priorities from achieving impressive growth figures to delivering measurable improvements in employment, incomes, productivity and living standards. Olusanya said the country’s economic performance should be assessed by its impact on ordinary Nigerians rather than macroeconomic

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