Take-Two To Buy Farmville Creator Zynga For $12.7 Bn
Take-Two Video game publisher sets to acquire “Farmville” creator Zynga for $12.7 billion, in a major mobile gaming push by…
Day: January 14, 2022
Macro and technical headwinds accrue for bitcoin
A weak start to 2022 and a host of looming macro and technical headwinds are setting cryptocurrencies up for a…
Ford’s market cap tops $100 billion for first time ever
Ford Motor’s market value topped $100 billion for the first time ever as the automaker’s stock hit a new 52-week…
Citi to sell consumer business in Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam to UOB Group
Citigroup will sell its consumer banking businesses in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam to Singapore’s United Overseas Bank, the banks…
Pakistan’s Central Bank ‘Wants To Ban’ Crypto
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is reportedly seeking to ban all cryptocurrency transactions in Pakistan. Pakistan’s Sindh High Court…
Nigeria MSMEs Contribution Rises By 3.7% – SMEDAN
The Director-General of Small and Medium Enterprises Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN), Dikko Umaru Radda, said the contribution of the Micro…
FSD Africa backs Fintech factoring firm
The investing arm of FSD Africa, has invested £3 million in IMFact, a Kenyan fintech firm. The Kenyan fintech firm…
Nigeria: Association of Bureaux De Change Operators Of Nigeria Urge CBN To Remove Restrictions
Association of Bureaux De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON) has called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), to remove…
Nigeria Customs To Generate N4.1trn Revenue In 2022
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it has a revenue target of N4.1 trillion in 2022. NCS had said it…
Oil Price Hits $85: More Subsidy To Be Paid By Nigerians
Oil prices continued their surge yesterday, hitting a two-month high amid projections that lack of production capacity and limited investment…
China Evergrande Shares Climb After Winning Bond Payment Delay
Shares of China Evergrande Group (3333.HK) edged up on Friday after the world’s most indebted developer secured a crucial approval…
Google Shows Faith In Office With $1 Billion London Deal
Tech giant Google has spent $1 billion to buy a central London building where it is currently a tenant. Showing…
Pay tax, support government to manage prohibited content… FG lists agreements reached with Twitter
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the lifting of the suspension on the Twitter operations in Nigeria. The lifting will be…
Facebook Faces $3.2 Bln UK Class Action Over Market Dominance
Social media giant Facebook, now known as Meta Platforms, faces a 2.3 billion pound plus ($3.2 billion plus) class action…
Tesla Merchandise Buyable Using Dogecoin, Musk Says In Tweet
Tesla merchandise can be bought using the digital currency dogecoin, the electric-car maker’s Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said in…
Nigeria: FG Appoints New Director For NSIA
The Federal Government has approved the appointment of Dr Ogechi Paschal-Ejiogu to the board of directors of the Nigeria Sovereign…
Cardinalstone Securities Trades N143.6bn On NGX
Cardinalstone Securities Limited has said it traded a total value of N143.6bn on the Nigerian Exchange Limited. A statement on…
CBN Fails To Curb Inflation, Halt Naira Slide, Says Report
Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri on Thursday granted the Nigerian Air Force request. Diri granted request for land to build…
AstraZeneca Says Early Trial Data Indicates Third Dose Helps Against Omicron
AstraZeneca said on Thursday that preliminary data from a trial showed that its COVID-19 shot, Vaxzevria, generated an increase in…