A Seminar On The Potentials Of The Mini-grid As A Driver Of The Nigerian Economy

Nigeria is a country with a population of over 170 million; it is rightly the most populous country in Africa and the eighth most populous country in the world. According to the United Nations, one in six Africans is Nigerian. It is a regional power, listed among the “Next Eleven” economies, and a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was revised in 2013. As a consequence of the re-basing, the estimate for Nigeria’s GDP in 2013 was revised upward from 42.4trillion Naira to 80.2trillion Naira ($500 billion), an 89% increase. But for over two decades, Nige…