Nigeria’s N9tr remittances rated highest in Africa in 2018 New data from WorldRemit, a leading online money transfer service has rated Nigeria the largest remittance receiving country in Africa, even as citizens living abroad sent home a record $25billion (N9 trillion) in 2018. The data showed that as remittances continue to grow, digitally-savvy Nigerian women abroad are sending more money home, and are making an increasing contribution to the country’s development. WorldRemit, in partnership with Access Bank, are poised to celebrate the contribution Nigerian women living and working abroad make to their home country, with new data revealing that the gender gap for sending digital remittances to Nigeria is rapidly closing.The New WorldRemit research further revealed that the proportion of females sending digital money transfers to Nigeria through WorldRemit has grown by 10 per cent within the last five years. Also, it disclosed that 37 per cent ...
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