ICAN To FG: Poor Forex Management Hurting Investor Confidence
The top hierarchy of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) has impressed on the federal government the need…
Month: March 2021
Federal Government Of Nigeria Postpones Falomo Bridge Repairs, Partial Closure, To Announce New Date Soon
The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mr Olukayode Popoola on Sunday said that the Federal Government has postponed plans…
Nigeria To Benefit From $6.95m Africa Digital Financial Inclusion Facility Grant
The Africa Digital Financial Inclusion Facility (ADFI) is offering six grants valued at USD6.95 million to finance digital financial inclusion…
Nigeria’s Rising Debt Servicing, An Economic Threat
The increasing debt service of Nigeria is an economic threat to the country, the Securities and Exchange Commission declared on…
Covid 19 World Update: U.S. Passes 100 Million Doses; California Eases; WHO Backs Astra & List J&J For Emergency Use
The U.S. passed the milestone of administering more than 100 million Covid-19 shots. California said 13 counties can ease restrictions,…
Bitcoin Intraday Trading Pattern Emerges As Institutions Pile In
Bitcoin has shown a tendency lately to clock its intraday low in the Asian or European session, and end near…
U.S. Stocks Edge Higher; Yield Spike Hits Tech
U.S. stocks eked out a record, though rising Treasury yields continued to weigh on technology stocks. The dollar jumped. The…
MAN: Banks Delaying CBN’s N1tr Stimulus Package
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has accused Money Deposit Banks (DMBs) of making it difficult for manufacturers to access…
Nigerian State Oil Company Rows Back Regulator’s Fuel-Price Hike
Nigeria’s state oil company ruled out higher gasoline prices this month, less than a day after the fuel regulator signaled…
Harnessing The Power Of Mobile Marketing To Drive The Growth Of Fintech Across Africa
Although relatively new, fintech has become a hit with Africa’s mobile-first population. While traditional financial services institutions have been unable…
ECB Doesn’t Intend Faster Bond-Buying To Mean More Stimulus
The European Central Bank (ECB) headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany, on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020. A push for a ECB green…
Pound Under Pressure After UK GDP And Trade Data
The pound came under pressure on Friday after new data showed a decline in trade and the size of the…
5 Arrested In South Africa’s Biggest Banking Scandal
South African Police, on Thursday, arrested five persons in connection with the collapse of VBS Mutual Bank, the country’s biggest…
Bridging Gender Gap To Boost Economic Prosperity In Post-Covid Era
Women across the world face tougher economic prospects than men and the coronavirus pandemic has only made things worse. Women…
Private Sector To Boost Employability Skills Of 1000 Youths
Metanoia Africa and CAIN Africa are partnering with Jobberman to provide free soft skills training for 1000 young people. Participation in the…
Wema Bank Marks IWD, Offers Loan For Female Business Owners
Wema Bank through its female proposition, Sara by Wema will mark this year’s International Women’s Day (IWD) with a webinar…
Shipping Institute Wants FG Develop Delta Ports With Ibori Loot
Capt. Tony Onoharigho, President, Nigerian Institute of Shipping, on Friday urged the Federal Government to use the repatriated James Ibori…
Higher Yields For Investors As T-Bill Rates To Near Double-Digit In H1
Fixed-income investors seeking high-yielding securities in the markets will not be disappointed in the first half of 2021 as analysts…
Higher Inflation Looms As Federal Government Increases Petrol Price To N212.61 Per Litre
The Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) has announced an increase in the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), otherwise…
Bureaux De Change’s Wage War Against Forex Speculators, Black Market Dealers
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)-licenced Bureaux De Change (BDC) operators have declared operational war against foreign exchange speculators and…
PDP Governors Seek Financial Assistance From Buhari
Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) rose from a five-hour meeting in Abuja, yesterday, to…
The Corporate Taxman Cometh
Global investors are obsessing about borrowing costs, discount rates and inflation risks as the world emerges from the shocking pandemic…
Netflix May Crack Down On Password Sharing
If you’re using your sister’s boyfriend’s dad’s Netflix account — listen up. The streaming giant is testing a new feature that could…
Trump, Estranged From Presidents Club, Excluded From Predecessors’ PSA
When President Donald Trump received his Covid-19 vaccine at the White House in January, it was not recorded by official photographers or videographers, according to a…
Coronavirus Vaccination: No Adverse Reaction From President Buhari, Others – NPHCDA
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has said that since the country commenced its COVID-19 vaccination, no Nigerian…
How Generals Ironsi, Gowon, Obasanjo Laid Foundation For Insecurity – Sultan
The chairman of the National Council of Traditional Rulers of Nigeria and Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III,…
Six Coal Miners killed In Blast In Pakistan’s Southwest
Six miners have been killed in a blast at a coal mine in southwestern Pakistan near the border with Afghanistan,…
Investors Dump Bonds And Gold, Pile Into Equities
Investors piled into equities, while pulling money out of gold and bonds in the week up to March 10, data…
Exclusive: Posco’s Steel Plant In India Faces Disruption, Hampering Auto Supply Chain
Operations at South Korean steelmaker Posco’s plant in India’s western state of Maharashtra have been disrupted by protests over labour…