- Real Estate, as well as Information and Communication Technology (ICT) have been identified by the UN as some of the fastest growing sectors in the Nigerian economy.
- Mr Patrick Osakwe, Head, Poverty and Trade Department, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos.
- Osakwe said that real estate, as well as information and communication technology, in conjunction with the financial services sector have the capacity to drive economic growth, if well harnessed.
- He spoke against the backdrop of the recent Annual Report on African Development by UNCTAD, which has been presented to the public in 15 African countries.
“In Nigeria, the fastest growing sectors would be real estate, as well as Information and Communications technology.“That is peculiar to Nigeria, among others, and these sectors are suffering from a level of deficit that needs to be addressed, to maximize their potential.“According to the UNCTAD development report, Africa’s fastest growing services sub-sectors are transport, storage and communications, which grew at 5.8 per cent, while others like hotel, retail and wholesale trade grew at 5.0 per cent.
The services sector accounted for 50 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate of most African countries.
The report actually focused on the services sector as an untapped sector, which has contributed immensely to the GDP of most African countries in the last five years,” he said.
- Source: NAN
UN Picks Real Estate And ICT As The Fastest Growing Sectors In Nigeria
