Fresh Concern Over Contract Secrecy In Nigeria’s Oil, Gas Sector
The secrecy shrouding terms and conditions of contracts in Nigeria’s extractive sector has, once again raised concern for stakeholders, especially…
Year: 2020
UPDATE 2-Nigeria’s Central Bank Cuts Benchmark Rate To 11.5% In Unexpected Move
Nigeria’s central bank cut its benchmark lending rate on Tuesday by 100 basis points to 11.5% in a surprise move…
Dollar Rises On Coronavirus Unease, Aussie And Kiwi Hurt By Rate Outlook
The U.S. dollar rose against major currencies on Wednesday, supported by positive U.S. economic data and concerns about a second…
Ex-CBN Director Lauds CBN On Benchmark Interest Rate Reduction
Dr Titus Okunrounmu, a former director, Budgetary Department of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has commended the Monetary Policy Committee…
Pound Hovers Near Two-Month Low As UK Unveils Coronavirus Second Wave Fears
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Coronavirus Accelerates Nigeria’s Digital Banking Push
Civil servant Amos Dam is frustrated after waiting two hours to enter a bank in Nigeria’s capital Abuja. He is…
Oil Edges Up To $42, Eyeing Libya And U.S. Inventories
Oil edged up to around $42 a barrel on Wednesday supported by rising investor risk appetite and a report that…
Euro Falls To Two-Months Low As COVID-19 Angst Boosts Dollar
The euro fell to a two-month low on Wednesday as positive U.S. economic data and concern about a second wave…
Import Duty Rises 6% As Customs Begins Application Of New Exchange Rate
IMPORTERS and their agents have said that a 5.0 per cent increase is now effected in duty payable on all…
CBN To Share In Farmers’ Losses
The Central Bank of Nigeria on Tuesday said going forward, it would be sharing the losses incurred by farmers on…
Sterling Extends Losses After New COVID-19 Restrictions
Sterling is having its worst month in four years and extended its fall against the dollar and euro on Wednesday…
Here’s The Email Elon Musk Sent Tesla Employees With 10 Days Left In Q3
On Sunday evening, Tesla CEO Elon Musk sent an email to all employees at the electric vehicle maker saying the…
Billionaire Barry Diller Calls Stock Market ‘Great Speculation, Urges Everyone To Save Cash
Billionaire media mogul Barry Diller on Tuesday urged investors to maintain sizable cash positions following the stock market’s robust rally…
Stitch Fix Shares Plummet After Personal Styling Service Swings To A Loss
Stitch Fix shares dropped by more than 14% in after-hours trading Tuesday as the company reported steep losses for the…
House Democrats Push To Renew Efforts For Second Round Of $1,200 Stimulus Checks
The stimulus stalemate has left lawmakers at odds over how to get more relief to millions of Americans who need…
Jamie Dimon Says He’s OK With Higher Taxes On The Rich, But Wealth Tax Is ‘Almost Impossible’
SINGAPORE — J.P. Morgan Chase’s Chief Executive Jamie Dimon said he’s not against higher taxes on the rich, but a…
Nike Shares Soar As Online Sales Jump 82%, Retailer Sees Rebound In China
Nike shares soared 13% in extended trading Tuesday as the company reported an 82% increase in online sales and offered…
FG Slashes Spending On JV Oil Assets By 62%
Amid the coronavirus-induced sharp drop in its revenues, the Federal Government reduced its spending on oil and gas assets being…
Foreign Investors Losing Confidence In Nigeria’s Oil Industry —Kyari
The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Mallam Mele Kyari, has said there is a need for…
COVID-19: NCAA Threatens To Stop Domestic Flights Over Non-Compliance
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority on Monday says it observed that some airlines operating domestic flights in the country are…
Oil Falls To $41 As Economic Outlook Dims
The international oil benchmark, Brent crude, declined by about five per cent on Monday, as rising coronavirus cases stoked worries…
CBN Decries Speculation As Naira Plunges, Exchanges For 465/$
Declining export receipts from oil and speculative activities of the Bureau De Change operators among other challenges of the COVID-19…
Bank Of England Denies Negative Interest Rate Hint
Bank of England (BOE) governor Andrew Bailey has denied that the central bank’s latest policy statement implied that it would…
No Hike In Gas Prices For Domestic Market, GACN Clarifies
The Gas Aggregation Company Nigeria Limited (GACN) has said that its decision to review existing agreements used in transactions within…
Digital Euro Would Provide Alternative To Cryptos, ECB President Lagarde Says
The European Central Bank (ECB) is looking into the benefits and risks of a digital currency, according to its president,…
Your Bank May Not Be The Only One With Your Banking Information
There’s a popular misconception that banks are the only ones with account holders’ banking information such as their Bank Verification…
Chemical Union Seeks Reversal Of CBN’s Forex Policy
The National Union of Chemical Footwear Rubber Leather and Non-Metallic Products Employees (NUCFRLANMPE) has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria…
Nigeria Unexectedly Cuts Key Rate On Recession Threat
The Central Bank of Nigeria unexpectedly cut its key interest rate to the lowest since 2016 on concerns of a…
Update 1-Nigeria’s Cenbank Cuts Benchmark Rate To 11.5%
Nigeria’s central bank cut its benchmark lending rate on Tuesday by 100 basis points to 11.5% in an attempt to…
Dollar Bounceback Pauses, Aussie And Kiwi Regain Lost Ground
The tide of risk-aversion which saw the dollar hit new six-week highs early on Tuesday ebbed as the session wore…