#EndSARS: Tension In Lagos Over One Year Memorial
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Day: October 20, 2021
Bitcoin Hit All Time High
Bitcoin notched a fresh all-time high on Wednesday as investors cheered the successful launch of the first U.S. bitcoin futures exchange-traded…
China’s Yuan ouches Firmest Point Since June After Strong Fixing
China’s yuan briefly rose to its highest point against the U.S. dollar in more than four-and-a-half months on Wednesday after…
FX Turnover On FMDQ Drops By 28.4% On Reduced CBN Interventions, Foreign Portfolio Investment
Following reduced interventions by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and a decline in foreign portfolio investment (FPI) net flows,…
Chinese Exporters Hikes Price By 10%
Chinese exporters are hiking prices, injecting inflation risk into a global economy already hit by supply chain and shipping disruptions. At…
NIgerian Railway Corporation Resumes Cargo Movement From Lagos To Kano, Kaduna Dry Port
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), has resumed movement of cargoes in containers to Kano and Kaduna Inland Dry Port. Ismail…
Rising Transportation,Shelter And Food Price Push Canada Inflation Up By 4.4%
Canada’s annual inflation rate accelerated to an 18-year-high in September, driven by rising transportation, shelter and food prices, data showed…
Dollar Drops As Rate-Hike Bets Profilerate Elsewhere, Yuan Hits 4-Mth Peak
The dollar retreated on Tuesday to a three-week low, hit by a proliferation in rate-hike bets in other markets, while…
Enhancing Credit Recovery Mechanism To Save Economy
James Emejo writes that just as lack of access to credit could hamper business and retard economic growth, inability/refusal to…
Mortgage Demand Drop By 6.3% Due To Increase In Mortgage Interest Rate
Climbing mortgage interest rates caused another drop in mortgage demand for both refinances and home purchases. Total application volume fell…
Goldman Sachs To Integrate Virtual Card Technology By Partnering With American Express
Goldman Sachs is partnering with American Express to upgrade its digital cash management offering. The investment bank is leaning on the world’s…
Sterling Hits One-Month High Vs Dollar As UK Rate Hike Anticipation Builds
Sterling hit a four-week high against the dollar on Tuesday as expectations mount the Bank of England (BoE) will hike…
Bitcoin Hit $64,241 After ETF Listing
The price of Bitcoin surged, near the all-time high after ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF, the first bitcoin-linked exchange-traded fund (ETF)…
Dollar Sale Ban To BDCs Shows Up In Rising Cost Of Cooking Jollof Rice
The average cost of cooking a pot of Jollof rice for a family of five has increased to N8,000.50 from…
Nigerians Lose Over N22bn To Imagine Lenders, As Owners Skip Town
Not less than N22 billion in investments seem to have gone down the drain as owners of Imagine Global Solutions,…
Commercial Fifth Generation (5G) Network Is Now Serving More Than 500 million subscribers
Commercial Fifth Generation (5G) network deployment is now in 176 countries around the globe, serving more than 500 million subscribers.…
Kaspersky Unveils Free Platform To Encourages Small Business Security
Kaspersky has unveiled a free platform for small businesses to improve their security. The platform, called ‘Kaspersky Cybersecurity on a…
E-Naira Will Be Available To All Nigerians: CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria has said the eNaira will be available to Nigerians without Internet-enabled phones. The CBN disclosed…
Release Of New Chip Surge Alibaba Shares
Alibaba’s Hong Kong shares rallied as much as 9% on Wednesday following reports that its founder Jack Ma traveled to Europe and after…
Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors Lose N97 Billion In Q1
Electricity distribution companies have said a total of N97bn was lost in the first quarter of this year to energy…
Top 50 Brand Recognition For MTN Nigeria and Dangote Group
Dangote Group and MTN Nigeria Plc have been recognised for their brand image and presence in the Nigerian market by…