World Canada’s PM Trudeau rules out Washington meeting with Trump Jul 7, 2020 0 Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will not visit Washington with Mexico’s president this week to celebrate a…
Banking China Imposes Checks On Large Transactions After Bank Runs Jul 7, 2020 0 China imposed a program to keep large transactions in check amid heightened concerns over the state of its…
World Back To Work? Not Without A Check-In App, Immunity Passport Jul 7, 2020 0 To go anywhere in Singapore these days, Joni Sng needs mobile phone apps and other technologies: a QR code to enter…
Business Oil Mixed On Tighter Supply, Surge In U.S. Virus Cases Jul 7, 2020 0 Oil prices were mixed on Monday, with Brent crude edging higher, supported by tighter supplies and positive…
Business Analysts Predict Outlook For Naira As Forex Unification Plans Gain Momentum Jul 7, 2020 0 The exchange rate between the naira and dollar may move in the positive for Nigeria’s local currency, according to…
World Coronavirus: How ‘Immunity Passports’ Could Create An Antibody Elite Jul 7, 2020 0 Governments around the world are testing citizens for coronavirus antibodies, to work out whether people have had…
Business Oil Producers Will Fight For Market Share As Consumption Growth Slows: Kemp Jul 7, 2020 0 Petroleum consumption growth has been slowing for decades and the industry shows increasing signs of maturity,…
World GSK, Sanofi to agree $624 million deal with UK for COVID-19 vaccine Jul 7, 2020 0 British and French pharmaceutical giants, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Sanofi are close to reaching a $624 million…
Business China Waves The Green Flag For FX Bulls Jul 6, 2020 0 The Chinese yuan led commodity currencies higher against the dollar on Monday as investors lapped up risky assets…
Business Sterling Falls Vs Euro, Steady Vs Dollar; Support Measures In Focus Jul 6, 2020 0 The pound fell against the euro and held steady against the U.S. dollar, as traders looked ahead to this month’s…
Local FG To Resume Third Mainland Bridge Repairs Jul 6, 2020 0 The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mr Olukayode Popoola, on Monday said consultations were on for another…
Business Nigeria: ASHON To Harmonize Members’ Trading On FMDQ, NASD, LCFE Jul 6, 2020 0 Barring unforeseen circumstances, there are strong indications that Association of Securities Dealing Houses of…
Banking Nigeria: OPS Backs CBN On Exchange Rates’ Unification Jul 6, 2020 0 The Organised Private Sector (OPS) has commended the recent step by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) towards…
Business ‘Import-Substitution Key To Post-Pandemic Growth For Businesses’ Jul 6, 2020 0 With the sustained decline in the nation’s foreign reserves in the past months, some experts have advised Nigerian…
Business Dollar Steady Ahead Of Services Sector Data, Rising Stocks Sink Yen Jul 6, 2020 0 The dollar held steady against most currencies on Monday as investors awaited data expected to show the U.S.…
Local Nigeria Gets 2021 Deadline To Stop Dirty Fuel Imports Jul 6, 2020 0 The Federal Government may have up till 2021 to stop the importation of dirty fuel into the country. The indication…
Local Naira To Depreciate Further As Demand Gap Widens Jul 6, 2020 0 The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) may be forced to further retract its defence and depreciate the naira as the apex…
Business Equity Investors Rake N1.66tr Gains In Q2 Jul 6, 2020 0 Nigerian equities witnessed a major recovery in the second quarter with positive average return of 14.12 per cent…
World Citibank Boss Tasks FG On Reforms To Increase FDIs Jul 6, 2020 0 The Cluster Head in Sub-saharan Africa (SSA), Citibank, Mr. Akin Dawodu has advised the federal government to…
Local Passengers To Pay Double For Domestic Flights Jul 6, 2020 0 • NCAA Grounds 18 Aircraft, Bar Non-Compliant Operators • FAAN Issues Travellers’ Mandatory Safety Protocols…
Business After Hitting A 3-Year Low During The Week, Naira Stabilizes As Traders Wonder… Jul 6, 2020 0 The CBN still continues to ward against currency speculators whon patronnize the black market. The exchange rate…
Local Six Airlines Resume Flight July 8 Jul 6, 2020 0 Six domestic carriers: Arik Air, Aero Contractors, Air Peace, DANA Air, AZMAN Air and Max Air are set to resume…
Local Sanwo-Olu: Churches, Mosques To Remain Shut In Lagos Jul 6, 2020 0 •Cases hit 27,564, with 11,069 discharged and 628 deaths •FAAN rolls out guidelines for air travellers…
Local Arik Air Resumes Domestic Flights July 8 Jul 6, 2020 0 Arik Air, on Sunday, announced the resumption of its domestic flights from July 8, following the Federal…
Opinion Nigeria: The Politics of Electricity Tariff Jul 5, 2020 0 Whether we like it or not, the issue of electricity tariff is a touchy one. In the power sector reform, we are…
Local Nigeria: N-Power, Unemployment And Peculiar Mess Jul 5, 2020 0 With the current realities of unemployment and poverty in Nigeria, the country is in “peculiar” mess and on the…
Local Nigeria: 109,823 N-Power Beneficiaries Now Business Owners – Minister Jul 5, 2020 0 The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq, claims…
Local Nigeria Weakens Naira At Retail FX Auction In A Move To Align Rates Jul 5, 2020 0 Nigeria’s central bank asked lenders to bid for forex at an auction 5% above its official rate of 360, traders…
Business Oil Demand To Return To Pre-Pandemic Levels By 2022, Goldman Says, But Unlikely To… Jul 5, 2020 0 KEY POINTS In a research note published Thursday, analysts at Goldman Sachs estimated global oil demand would…
Local Nigeria’s Debt Rose To 28.62 Trln Naira As Of March – Debt Office Jul 5, 2020 0 Nigeria’s total public debt rose to 28.62 trillion naira ($79.5 billion) as of March, up 15% from a year earlier,…