Business Nigeria Needs 300,000MW Electricity For Double-Digit Growth Apr 23, 2021 0 The aspiration of growing the economy at a double-digit rate may remain a mirage unless electricity output…
Business China’s Booming Economy Is Fueling Alternative Yuan Trades Apr 23, 2021 0 Optimism over China’s economy is fueling some alternative bets in the foreign-exchange market. Buy the yuan…
Business Reps Probe Delay In Ports Concession, Privatisation Review Apr 23, 2021 0 The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the delay in the review of the agreements signed by the…
Business Nigerians exceed IMF’s 30% dollar deposits threshold Apr 23, 2021 0 Dollar deposit by Nigerians in banks has exceeded the 30 per cent threshold approved by International Monetary Fund…
Business UK Borrows 303 Billion Pounds In 2020/21 Financial Year Apr 23, 2021 0 Britain’s government borrowed 303.1 billion pounds ($420.1 billion) in the financial year which ended last month,…
Business Top Forecaster Sees Aussie Rising To 85 U.S. Cents By Next Year Apr 23, 2021 0 Australian one hundred dollar and fifty dollar banknotes are arranged for a photograph in Sydney, Australia, on…
Business Nigerian Seaports Poorly Ranked In West Africa, LCCI Laments Apr 22, 2021 0 The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry has expressed concern over the state of the country’s seaports, saying…
Business C$ Posts Biggest Gain In 10 Months As Bank Of Canada Cuts Stimulus Apr 22, 2021 0 The Canadian dollar surged by the most since June 2020 against its U.S. counterpart on Wednesday and the Toronto…
Business Nigerians Shun Naira For Foreign Currencies To Protect Wealth Apr 22, 2021 0 Nigerians have been accumulating foreign currencies to protect their wealth from naira volatility and surging…
Business Used-Car Prices Leap On U.S. Economic Recovery, Supply Crunch Apr 22, 2021 0 Used car prices in the U.S. are soaring. The Manheim U.S. Used Vehicle Value Index, a gauge of pricing trends,…
Business BDC Operators Beg CBN To Review N2/$1 Transaction Margin Apr 22, 2021 0 Bureaux De Change (BDC) operators in Nigeria have asked the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to review the transaction…
Business Dollar Ban For Wheat Purchases May Add To Nigeria Food Scarcity Apr 22, 2021 0 Nigeria’s plans to expand restrictions on dollar access for imports to now also include sugar and wheat could…
Business CBN, ICT As Economic Stimulant Apr 22, 2021 0 Lagos — The information and communications technology (ICT) sector has in recent times been a major player in…
Business CBN To Sanction Banks, FX Dealers Rejecting Old Dollar Bills Apr 22, 2021 0 Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) and other authorised foreign exchange (forex) dealers rejecting old/lower denominations…
Business Shippers Council Targets 80% Automation By June Apr 22, 2021 0 The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) says it hopes to achieve 80 per cent automation of the entire seaport…
Business Pound-Dollar To Extend Gains To 1.45 By June 2021 Day NAB Apr 22, 2021 0 The British Pound to Dollar (GBP/USD) is forecast at 1.4500 for June 2021 and 1.50 for December. Foreign…
Business Higher Oil Prices Push Up External Reserves By $409m Apr 22, 2021 0 The country’s external reserves returned to a growth path as it gained $409m in two weeks, latest figures…
Business Dollar Struggles To Recover After Slump To 7-Week Trough Amid Lower U.S. Yields Apr 22, 2021 0 The dollar languished on Wednesday, hovering just above a seven-week low with subdued U.S. bond yields reducing the…
Business Sterling Holds Ground As UK Inflation Ticks Higher Apr 22, 2021 0 "CPI isn't a story that will be driving sterling in the short term", said Jeremy Stretch, a foreign exchange…
Business FG Admits Revenues Crashing, Says Nigeria Faces Hard Times Apr 21, 2021 0 The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, on Monday admitted that Nigeria’s economy was…
Business NEWS WIRE Investing 9h Ago China’s Yuan Adds Renewed Momentum To Global Reflation… Apr 20, 2021 0 China’s yuan is overvalued, and that could end up stoking global inflation. The yuan ranks as the most…
Business HSBC: Buy The Euro, Sell The Pound As UK Good Vaccine News Priced In Say HSBC Apr 20, 2021 0 Euro-to Pound (EUR/GBP) losses during the first quarter of 2021 were driven by the UK vaccine programme, but HSBC…
Business ABCON Seeks Measures To Boost Diaspora Remittances Apr 20, 2021 0 The Association of Bureaux De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON) has called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)…
Business Inflation Rate: The 18.17% Rise Of A Monster Apr 20, 2021 0 Nigeria's March 2021 inflation rate of 18.17% has riled analysts as the economy gets caught in deep undercurrents.…
Business ABCON Calls On CBN To Check Cryptocurrencies’ Impact On Diaspora Remittances Apr 20, 2021 0 The Association of Bureaux De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON) has charged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to…
Business Local Currency Sells For N410.33/$ At I&E Apr 20, 2021 0 The exchange rate of the Naira against the United States Dollar at the Investors and Exporters (I&E) window of…
Business CANADA FX DEBT-Canadian Dollar Notches 1-Month High Ahead Of Federal Budget Apr 20, 2021 0 The Canadian dollar strengthened to a one-month high against its U.S. counterpart on Monday, as the greenback…
Business Dollar Slide Extends Apr 20, 2021 0 Overview: The selling pressure on the greenback, evident last week, despite a series of stronger than expected…
Business Oil & Gas: Nigeria To Account For 23% Of Projects In Africa By 2025 –… Apr 20, 2021 0 Nigeria may account for 23 percent of all oil and gas projects in Africa within the next four years, a report by…
Local Nigeria’s Commercial Hub Sets Up Anti-Graft Body To Investigate Officials Apr 20, 2021 0 Lagos state, which is home to Nigeria’s commercial hub, set up an anti-corruption agency to investigate…