INEC Plans Online Voter Registration, Targets 16 Million Nigerians
IN a bid to address the cumbersome process of voter registration at the various centres in Nigeria ahead of the…
Day: March 23, 2021
Leave LG Funds, Budget Monitoring Group Tells Govs
THE Niger Delta Budget Monitoring Group and the Civil Liberties Organisation have called on Nigerian governors to stop using local…
AfCTA: Nigeria Plans $50bn Intra-Africa Exports
The National Action Committee on African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement has disclosed plans to achieve economically viable communities in…
Pension Funds Gained N119.68bn From Equity In Q4 – PenCom
Pension fund investment gained N119.68bn from equity in the fourth quarter of 2020, the National Pension Commission has revealed. Figures…
Nigerian Ports Authority Seals Three Illegal Jetties
The Nigerian Ports Authority has sealed three illegal jetties in its bid to clamp down on unseaworthy barges following increasing…
Fuel Marketers Raise Diesel Price To N265 Per Litre
Against the backdrop of the recent rise in global oil prices, some fuel marketers have increased the price of Automotive…
Federal Government Orders Immediate Resumption Of Domestic Flights Catering Services
Catering services, hitherto suspended at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic are to resume on domestic flights immediately, the Federal…
Forex Trader Remanded For Defrauding Investors Of N17.4m, $6,300
A self-acclaimed foreign exchange trader, Nanpan Yaniyang, has been remanded by the Lagos State High Court for allegedly defrauding investors…
Only 47 Money Transfer Operators Are Licensed – Central Bank Of Nigeria
The Central Bank of Nigeria has released the list of 47 International Money Transfer Operators that are licensed to operate…
COVID-19: Federal Government Raises Alarm Over Racketeering Of Vaccines
The Federal Government on Monday in Abuja raised alarm over reported racketeering of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines in some of the…
Abu Dhabi Funds Invest $150 Million In Messaging App Telegram
Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund Mubadala Investment Company and Abu Dhabi Catalyst Partners have invested a combined $150 million in…
Microsoft In Talks To Acquire Discord For More Than $10 Billion
Microsoft Corp is in talks to buy messaging platform Discord Inc for more than $10 billion, Bloomberg News reported, citing…
Politically Correct? Bond Market Steers Clear Of Judgment Calls
When Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed in 2018, London-based hedge fund manager Dominic Armstrong bet investors would be turned…
Online Review Platform Trustpilot Gets $1.5 Billion Valuation In London IPO
Online reviews platform Trustpilot said on Tuesday it had priced its initial public offering in London at 265 pence per…
UK Jobless Rate Unexpectedly Drops To 5.0%
Britain’s jobless rate unexpectedly fell to 5.0% in the three months to January, when the country entered a new COVID…
England Slaps New 5,000 Pound Fine On Travel Abroad
Fines of 5,000 pounds ($6,900) will be introduced from next week for people from England who try to travel abroad…
AB Volvo Shares Fall 7% After Warning Chip Shortage To Hit Output
Shares in AB Volvo fell 7% on Tuesday after the Swedish truckmaker warned of a substantial hit on production in…