Chinese Markets Dragged On Asian Shares While Dollar Stands Tall
Chinese markets dragged on Asian shares on Friday as they failed to latch on to a global record-setting rally after…
Year: 2021
Facebook Test For Creator Of Facebook Group To Earn On Exclusive Access
Facebook is testing ways for creators to make money through Facebook Groups, such as users paying fees for exclusive access…
German Industrial Production Fall By 1.1 Percent Unexpectedly
German industrial production unexpectedly fell in September, official data showed on Friday, as supply bottlenecks for raw and preliminary materials…
Alphabet Invest $1 Billion In CME Group
Alphabet, Google has invested $1 billion in CME Group and has struck a separate deal to move the futures exchange operator’s…
Alleged Deduction Of N1.1 billion From 2021 Culture and Tourism Budgetary Allocation To Be Investigated
The house of representatives committee on culture and tourism says it will investigate the alleged deduction of N1.1 billion from…
FG To Safeguard Nigeria’s Digital Economy While Building Stakeholders Trust
The Federal Government has renewed its plans to safeguard Nigeria’s digital economy from cybercrimes while building more trust among strategic…
Spectrum Auction For 5G Services To Hold On 13 December
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says the upcoming spectrum auction for 5G services will hold December 13, 2021. Oluwatoyin Asaju,…
Nigeria Customs Service Get FG Approval Of N1.5 Billion For Procurement Of 46 Vehicles
The federal executive council has approved N1.5 billion for the procurement of 46 vehicles for the Nigeria Customs Service Clement…
United Kingdom Became The First Country To Approve Anti-Covid Pill
Britain on Thursday approved the use of Merck’s antiviral pill to treat patients suffering from mild to moderate coronavirus infections,…
N5.7 Trillion Spent For Darkness Eight Years After Privatisation In Nigeria
In what most industry players and consumer right groups, yesterday, described as payment for darkness, Nigerians, in the past eight…
Federal Government Begins Clamp Down On Banks Aiding ‘Fiscal Carelessness’ Of States
The Federal Government may begin to clamp down on banks and other financial institutions aiding “fiscal carelessness” by granting loans…
Debt Management Office To Issue N250Billion Sukuk Bond
The Debt Management Office (DMO) says it will issue about N250 billion Sukuk to finance road projects.The DMO said this…
Qualcomm Diversification Effort For Chip Portfolio Pay Off
Qualcomm Inc on Wednesday forecast better-than-expected profits and revenue for its current quarter on soaring demand for chips used in phones,…
Square Shareholders Approves Issuance Of New Shares
Square Inc shareholders have approved the issuance of new shares for the U.S. company’s $29 billion purchase of Afterpay Ltd,…
NCC Assures Of Renewed Commitment To Collaborate With Industry Stakeholders
The telecoms industry regulator, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has assured Nigerians of its renewed commitment to collaborate with industry stakeholders…
Nigeria Stock Exchange: Trading Of Financial Derivatives Will Assist In Developing The Economy
The Nigeria Exchange Limited (NGX) has stated that trading of financial derivatives in Nigeria through the organised exchange will play…
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Contribution To Federation Account Dropped By N13 Billion
The total contribution of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to the federation account dropped by N13 billion in September 2021.…
CBN: Nigeria’s External Reserves Increase By $5.05 Billion
Nigeria’s external reserves rose by $5.05bn in October, the latest data from the Central Bank of Nigeria showed on Wednesday.…
Facebook Respond To Privacy Concern, To Shut Down Facial Recognition
Scandal-hit Facebook is shutting down its long-criticized facial recognition system and deleting scan data on a billion people, it said…
NIPC Announce $8.99 Billion Investment With Lagos State Topping The List With 81 Percent
The Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) said it tracked $8.99 billion as investment announcements in the third quarter of 2021…
Microsoft Announces Mesh For Microsoft Teams
Microsoft is launching Mesh for Microsoft Teams , a service that combines the AR/VR capabilities of Microsoft Mesh which allows…
Mark Zuckerberg Commented As Jay-Z Joins Instagram For The First Time
American rapper and music executive, Shawn Corey Carter, known professionally as Jay-Z, has joined one of the popular social media…
94 Percent Of Yearly Pharmaceutical And Medicinal Needs Importation Cost Africa At Least $16 Billion Loss
Pharmacists under the aegis of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN), yesterday, said Africa loses at least $16 billion (N8.8…
Swiss Bank “Credit Suisse” Gain Got Hit By Major Litigation Charge
Credit Suisse has beaten analyst estimates for the third quarter, but took a hit from charges settling allegations of corruption…
Tencent Launch Three Own Made Chips
Tencent on Wednesday launched three chips it developed, marking the first time the Chinese internet giant has publicly spoken about…
U.S Tech Giant “Google” Amended Its Payment Policy For The First Time
Alphabet’s Google said on Thursday it plans to allow third-party payment systems in South Korea to comply with a new…
Indian Fintech “Paytm” Allocates $1.11 Billion Shares To Over 100 Investors
Ant Group-backed fintech firm Paytm said it has allocated shares worth 82.35 billion rupees ($1.11 billion) to more than 100…
Lenovo Report 65 Percent Profit in Q2
China’s Lenovo Group, the world’s biggest maker of personal computers, said that a global chip shortage remained a challenge even…