President Buhari Finally Receives NDDC Forensic Audit Report
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday received the final report on the forensic audit report of the Niger Delta Development Commission…
Month: September 2021
External Reserves Hit Two-Month High, as Naira Plunges Further
Nigeria’s foreign reserves have hit a two-month high, data released by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) have shown. Sadly,…
VAT ‘War’ Between FIRS, States Leaves Businesses Confused
Taxpayers and business owners are scratching their heads over the authority to remit Value Added Tax (VAT), as the Federal…
Nigeria Govt Unveils Two Aircraft For Data Collection
The Federal Government has unveiled two aircraft earmarked for Airborne Geophysical Survey activities to enhance mining data collection in Nigeria.…
Nigeria: SEC Six-Month Expenses Outstrip Revenue By N1.65bn
The Senate on Thursday, raised the alarm that the Security and Exchange Commission, was gradually becoming insolvent and could go…
Nigeria: Senate Fear SEC May Liquidate By 2023
The Senate, yesterday, expressed apprehension that the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) could become liquidated by 2023, following revelations by…
NEITI, ICPC Sign MoU To Curb Illicit Transactions
The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other…
Property Market on Steroids’: Asia-Pacific’s Real Estate Boom Sees Buyers Bidding Up Prices
Housing prices have shot up across cities in Asia-Pacific this year, fueled by record low interest rates amid the pandemic.…
Discos Paid N26.81bn For Electricity In June – NBET
The Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Plc has revealed that market receipts remitted by Distribution Companies in June 2021 amounted to…
Twitter Ban Remains, Says NCC As Nigerians Lose N220.36bn
The Twitter ban in Nigeria is still in effect according to the Director, Public Affairs, Nigerian Communications Commission, Dr Ikechukwu…
Naira Sinks To 530 Against Dollar, Pound Hits N720
The naira plunged to a fresh record low against the dollar, the British pound sterling and euro on Thursday amid…
European Stocks Muted As Markets Monitor Key Economic Data
European markets were fractionally lower on Friday morning as investors awaited key economic indicators out of the euro zone and…
China’s Stock Trading Volume Surges Above 1 Trillion Yuan For Weeks As Other Investment Options Dry Up
Chinese investors are turning to the local stock market as once-lucrative options like real estate and cryptocurrencies have fallen under…
China’s Tech Giants Pour Billions Into Xi’s Vision Of ‘Common
Alibaba will invest 100 billion yuan ($15.5 billion) over the next few years into “common prosperity” initiatives, joining a chorus…
Northern Nigerian States Limit Residents’ Movements Over Attacks
Four northern Nigerian states introduced restrictions on movement to curb attacks that have disrupted economic activities and displaced thousands of…
Oil Drops After OPEC+ Alliance Agrees To Return More Barrels
Oil declined after OPEC+ stuck with a plan to boost crude production, with the cartel wagering that the global market…
Nigeria’s Eurobonds Debts Rise By $9.37bn In Five Years
Commercial loans obtained by Nigeria through Eurobonds rose from $1.50bn as of December 31, 2015 to $10.87bn as of December…
Central Bank Digital Currencies To Be Tested In BIS Experiment
The Bank for International Settlements will test the use of central bank digital currencies with Australia, Malaysia, Singapore and South…
Emerging Markets-Peso, Baht Lead Asia FX Declines, Indian Rupee Gains Ahead Of U.S. Jobs Data
Asian currencies were largely mixed on Thursday, with the Philippine peso and the Thai baht leading declines as rising coronavirus…
Remittances: Senate Accuses NNPC, CBN, Others Of Underpayment
The Senate on Wednesday accused Government Owned Enterprises of worsening the current dwindling revenues in the country by engaging in…
Sterling Driven Higher By Dollar Weakness, Still Stuck Below $1.38
Sterling edged higher on Thursday, driven by dollar weakness after disappointing U.S. labour data, while traders waited for the fuller…
Foreign Investors Renewing Confidence In Economy, Says Adebayo
The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Mr. Niyi Adebayo yesterday said the economy was coming back strongly adding that…
Naira Trades At N528/$1 In Streets Despite Oil Price Uptick Ahead OPEC+ Meeting
The Nigerian Naira has slumped to an all-time low of N528 to the dollar in street trading as pressure continues…
OPEC+ Sticks With Planned Supply Hike As Oil Demand Improves
OPEC and its allies agreed to stick to their existing plan for gradual monthly oil-production increases after a brief video…
France Fines U.S. Bank JP Morgan $29.6 Mln In Tax Fraud Settlement
U.S. bank JP Morgan has agreed to a 25 million euros ($29.6 million) fine in a settlement of a tax…
U.S. Weekly Jobless Claims Fall; Layoffs At 24-Year Low
The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits fell last week, while layoffs dropped to their lowest level…
President Xi Says China To Set Up Stock Exchange In Beijing
China’s President Xi Jinping on Thursday (Sept 2) said the country would set up a stock exchange in its capital,…
WhatsApp faces $267M Fine For Breaching Europe’s GDPR
It’s been a long time coming but Facebook is finally feeling some heat from Europe’s much trumpeted data protection regime:…
South Africa:Telkom’s Openserve Unit to Terminate DSL Services From 1 October
Telkom South Africa’s Openserve wholesale unit has informed its ISP partners of its plan to cease offering copper-based services from…
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) To Hold Public Inquiries On Three Draft Regulations
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) will hold a public inquiry on three draft regulations and guidelines concerning the country’s telecoms…