World In Search Of A Second Passport? You’re Not Alone Sep 19, 2020 0 Before the coronavirus pandemic, holding a U.S. passport granted visa-free access to 185 countries around the…
Business Nigeria Counts On Gas To Ease Pangs Of Fuel Subsidy Cuts Sep 19, 2020 0 Nigeria is counting on gas-powered vehicles to help it reduce reliance on gasoline and improve its climate…
Local Nigeria, EU In Closed Door Meeting Over Air Space Restrictions Sep 19, 2020 0 European Union (EU) has urged the Nigerian government to have a rethink over restrictions placed on KLM, Lufthansa,…
Business Dollar Extends Losses; Kiwi Dollar Hits 18-Month High Sep 19, 2020 0 The dollar extended overnight losses on Friday after data on Thursday pointed to a slowdown in the U.S. economic…
Local Visa Ban: Don’t Disrespect Nigeria, FG Tells US, UK Sep 19, 2020 0 The Federal Government has frowned on the statements issued by the United States and the United Kingdom on the…
Business Military Destroys Illegal Refineries, Recovers Stolen Crude Sep 19, 2020 0 The Defence Headquarters says military has intensified its aggressive fight against crude oil theft, pipeline…
Business Dollar Down Over Disappointing U.S. Data, Bleak Economic Outlook Sep 19, 2020 0 The dollar was down on Friday morning in Asia, with disappointing U.S. employment data dampening both the economic…
Business Oil Gets A Lift From EIA Supply Data, Moves Back Above $40 Sep 19, 2020 0 Oil prices rose back to above $40 a barrel, after U.S. government data showed a crude stockpile draw more than…
Local Why Nigeria Wants Financial Account Holders To Submit Self-Certification Forms Sep 19, 2020 0 In Nigeria, every financial account holder, both individual or corporate, will now be expected to obtain a…
Local Quarantine Measures In Nigeria, 34 Others Stall Aviation Restart Sep 19, 2020 0 Resumption of flight services notwithstanding, shades of quarantine restrictions in Nigeria and 34 other countries…
Business External Debt Service Under Control Sep 19, 2020 0 Total debt service on the FGN's external obligations amounted to US$287m in Q2 2020, divided between US$157m and…
Business Pound Swings Amid Second UK Lockdown Scientist Recommendation Sep 19, 2020 0 The pound (GBPUSD=X) had a turbulent start on Friday morning after leading scientists from the Scientific Advisory…
Local FG Makes U-Turn: All Account Holders Don’t Have To Re-Register With Banks Sep 19, 2020 0 The Federal Government has apologised for misleading the public when it ordered all account holders in the…
Local Concerns Over Flight Disruptions By Labour Unions Sep 19, 2020 0 Industry stakeholders have appealed to the federal government to wade into the industrial dispute rocking some of…
Business Currency In Circulation Dropped To N2.39tn In August – CBN Sep 19, 2020 0 The currency in circulation dropped by N25.03bn from N2.39tn as of the end of July to N2.36tn as of the end of…
Local FG Orders All Bank, Other Account Holders To Re-Register Sep 19, 2020 0 The Federal Government has ordered all account holders in the country’s financial institutions to register their…
Business Onne Port Gets Facelift With Two New Mobile Cranes Sep 19, 2020 0 The West Africa Container Terminal (WACT) Onne has received two more state-of-the-art Mobile Harbour Cranes (MHCs)…
Business Strong Retail Sales Data Helps Sterling Regain Some Ground Sep 19, 2020 0 Sterling edged slightly higher against the euro and the dollar on Friday as data showed that British shoppers…
Business NNPC Recorded N20.365b Trading Surplus In July Sep 19, 2020 0 THE Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has recorded an increased trading surplus of ¦ 20.36billion in…
Business Cedi’s Stability Backed By Ghana’s Diverse Export Base – Economist Sep 19, 2020 0 Economist with DataBank, Courage Kingsley Martey is confident the Ghana Cedi will remain stable when compared to…
Business ‘Cryptocurrency Can Reduce Foreign Exchange Burden’ Sep 19, 2020 0 Opportunities presented by Cryptocurrency can help Nigeria deal with the weakness of Naira against dollar and other…
Business Outrage As Nigerian Govt Mandates Citizens To Fill… Sep 19, 2020 0 The Nigerian government has directed account holders in financial institutions across the country to complete a new…
Business Qatar Launches Four Weekly Flights To Accra Sep 19, 2020 0 Qatar Airways has announced that it would operate four weekly flights to Accra, Ghana via Lagos, from 29 September…
Business Oil Rises As Goldman Predicts Deficit, New Storm Builds In Gulf Sep 18, 2020 0 Oil prices rose for a fourth straight day on Friday as Goldman Sachs estimated the market is in deficit and a new…
Technology Here’s A First Look At The New High-End Apple Watch And What You Need To Know… Sep 18, 2020 0 There’s now an Apple Watch for all price ranges. Apple unveiled two new models this week — the high-end Series…
World Texas Pushes Forward With Business reopenings as coronavirus cases,… Sep 18, 2020 0 Texas is allowing more businesses, including retail stores, gyms and restaurants, to push forward with reopening…
World UPS To Offer Buyouts To Some Employees Sep 18, 2020 0 United Parcel Service said on Thursday it was offering buyouts to some employees, as Chief Executive Carol Tomé…
World New York City Delays In-Person Earning For Middle And High School Students Until… Sep 18, 2020 0 New York City’s public schools will adopt a phased reopening schedule to return students to the classroom, pushing…
Business European Markets Open Mixed With Coronavirus Spike, U.S. Tech In Focus Sep 18, 2020 0 European stocks made a mixed start Friday as investors monitor a rise in coronavirus cases across the continent and…
World Coronavirus Live Updates: Israel Locks Down Again Ahead Of High Holidays; EU… Sep 18, 2020 0 Global cases of the coronavirus have now crossed 30 million, as new infection rates remain stubbornly high in some…