Local Trade Deficit Declined To $340m In July – CBN Nov 22, 2021 0 Nigeria’s trade deficit declined to $340m in July from $2.4bn in June, figures obtained from the Central Bank of…
Africa Amethis’s MENA Fund II Buys Minority Stake In Tarjama Nov 22, 2021 0 Africa-focused private equity firm Amethis said Tuesday it has made its second investment from the new fund that…
Local Analysts See Nigeria’s Inflation Rate Rising In Nov, Dec Nov 22, 2021 0 Amid the steady decline in headline inflation rates over the past few months, analysts have predicted an uptrend…
World UK To Require Charge Points For Electric Vehicles In New Buildings Nov 22, 2021 0 Charging points for electric vehicles will be required to be installed in new buildings in Britain from next year…
World India Police Charge Amazon Execs In Alleged Marijuana Smuggling Case Nov 22, 2021 0 Indian police said on Saturday they had charged senior executives of Amazon's local unit under narcotics laws in a…
Local Net Forex Inflow Rose To $2.77bn July, Says CBN Nov 22, 2021 0 The net foreign exchange inflow into the Nigerian economy rose slightly to $2.77bn in July from $2.27bn in June,…
Local Firm Launches Global Lottery Game In Nigeria Nov 22, 2021 0 MegaMillions Naija has launched a global jackpot lottery in Nigeria to drive access to lottery games that will give…
Local CBN Orders Farmers To Insure ACGSF Loans Nov 22, 2021 0 The Central Bank of Nigeria has said farmers must have an insurance cover for loans to be disbursed to them under…
Local Investors Lose N18bn As 49 Stocks Drag Market Lower Nov 22, 2021 0 Investors in the equities market of the Nigerian Exchange Limited saw an N18.05bn weekly loss at the end of trading…
World Playtech Investor Gopher Pulls Out Of Potential Takeover Battle Nov 20, 2021 0 Gopher Investments, the No.2 shareholder in Playtech, walked away from a potential three-way takeover battle for…
World China Evergrande EV Unit To Raise $347 Mln From Share Sale To Fund Production Nov 20, 2021 0 China Evergrande's electric vehicle division is raising about HK$2.7 billion ($347 million) from a share sale to…
World China Fines Tech Giants For Failing To Report 43 Old Deals Nov 20, 2021 0 China's market regulator on Saturday said it was fining companies including Alibaba, Baidu and JD.com for failing…
Local External Reserves Resume Decline, Lose $410m In 17 Days Nov 20, 2021 0 After rising by a record $5.05bn last month, Nigeria’s external reserves dropped by $410m in the past 17 weeks, the…
Local Remove Fuel, Electricity Subsidies Early 2022, IMF Tells FG Nov 20, 2021 0 The International Monetary Fund said on Friday that the Nigerian government should remove fuel and electricity…
Local Low Transparency May Hamper Debt Restructuring, World Bank Warns Nov 19, 2021 0 Limited transparency will delay critical debt reconciliation and restructuring of the poorest countries, the World…
World Apple To Let IPhone Users Repair Their Own Devices Nov 19, 2021 0 Starting next year, Apple will sell to its customers using iPhone 12 and 13 “parts, tools, and manuals” to repair…
World Microsoft Empowers Nigeria’s Financial Services Providers for Digital… Nov 19, 2021 0 Microsoft, on Wednesday, hosted a virtual digital transformation roundtable for financial services industry (FSI),…
Local Nigeria’s 2060 Net-zero Projection Nov 19, 2021 0 For Nigeria, it was revealed that the nation plans to zero out carbon emissions by 2060 through its Energy…
Local EXPLAINER: Prices Are Going Up But Inflation Rate Is Dropping — What’s The Magic? Nov 19, 2021 0 On Monday, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) released its monthly inflation report for October. Since NBS…
Local Buhari Okays N656.11bn Fresh Bailout For 36 States Nov 19, 2021 0 President Muhammadu Buhari has approved a fresh N656.112billion Bridge Financing Facility to the 36 States. This…
World Meet This 23-Year-Old Footballer Who Is Richer Than Messi, Ronaldo Nov 19, 2021 0 Lionel Messi and Cristiana Ronaldo are in a class of their own but 23-year-old Faiq Bolkiah has been rated above…
World Insurers Run From Ransomware Cover As Losses Mount Nov 19, 2021 0 Insurers have halved the amount of cyber cover they provide to customers after the pandemic and home-working drove…
Local AfDB Approves $150m To Support Agriculture In Africa Nov 19, 2021 0 The African Development Bank Group has approved a $150m facility for ETC Group Limited to address the working…
Local BoI Offers Funding Opportunities For Startups Nov 19, 2021 0 The Bank of Industry has unveiled new funding opportunities for tech startups with creative solutions to problems…
Local Investors Lose N33bn, Banking, Industrial Stocks Decline Nov 19, 2021 0 Stock investors in the Nigerian Exchange Limited recorded a loss of N33.36bn at the end of trading on Thursday as…
Local FG To Begin Disbursement Of N655bn Bridge Financing Nov 19, 2021 0 The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, informed the National Economic Council on…
Local Coca-Cola Empowers 1,000 Lagos Women Nov 19, 2021 0 Coca-Cola Nigeria Limited has announced the completion of its women empowerment programme, tagged ‘Catalyst for…
Local Experts Blame High Unemployment, Inflation as GDP falls to 4.03% Nov 19, 2021 0 Nigeria’s recovery from the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic slowed sharply in the third quarter of this year, with…
Africa Nigeria Leads Africa With $18bn As Global Remittances Hit 7.3% Nov 19, 2021 0 Nigeria again led the rest of Africa as remittances to low- and middle-income countries are projected to register a…
Local Obasanjo Advocates Made-in-Africa Brand Nov 19, 2021 0 A former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has called for a special ‘Made-in-Africa’ brand to promote…