NSE: Market indicators sustain downtrend by 0.02%
The Nigerian equities market sustained a negative trend on Wednesday with the market indices dropping marginally by 0.02 per cent.…
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Currency issues least of ECOWAS integration process, says LCCI
Citing the need to address key fundamental issues and non-tariff barriers affecting regional trade among Economic Community of West African…
Farmers to kick off N9 billion moringa plantation
Moringa farmers in partnership with a Nigerian firm has disclosed plans to flag off an N9billion Moringa oleifera farming plantation…
Uganda Set To Produce First Oil Barrel
The General Electric Co.-led group picked to build a $3.5 billion refinery in Uganda is close to making a final…
Law Union, Lafarge, Unity Bank lead gainers’ chart on Tuesday
The Nigerian Stock Exchange traded negatively on Tuesday as the all-share index dipped 0.83% to close at 29,462.76 index points…
Tesla crosses $100 billion stock market valuation in extended trading
Tesla Inc became the first $100 billion publicly listed U.S. carmaker in extended trading on Tuesday, in a sign of…
Afreximbank announces $1-billion Adjustment Facility, Other AfCFTA Support Measures as African Leaders Meet
Prof. Benedict Oramah, President of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), yesterday in Niamey, addressed the 12th Extraordinary Summit of African…
9 Tips for Advertising Your Business to Hit Your 2020 Goals
Figuring out where you should spend your advertising dollars is never an easy task. There are times when you seem…
Network hitches linger as slow Internet impacts banking, businesses
It appears there is no respite yet for consumers, especially those who make use of the Internet facility, as the…
Ecobank partners USAID, NIRSAL, DBN on agric funding
Ecobank Nigeria is opening up multiple partnerships with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Nigeria Incentive-based Risk-Sharing System…
FAAC Distribution Short of States’ Needs
The gross monthly payout by the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) to the three tiers of government amounted to N716bn…
Experts outline what SMEs must do to attract fund, investors in 2020
One of the challenges Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) have continued to face is access to funding. This has been…
Nigeria risks US travel restrictions as Trump set to expand blacklist
Nigeria might be included in a controversial list of seven countries that would face US travel restrictions when President Donald…
Economy: IMF & World Bank disagree on Nigeria’s growth outlook
On Monday, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) released its Global Economic Outlook where the fund announced it expects global growth…
Flutterwave raises $35 million to expand operations
Nigerian payment firm, Flutterwave has disclosed its expansion plans to Francophone and northern Africa as it raises a $35 million…
Nigeria among top gainers as UK-Africa summit yields £6.5bn deals, £1.5bn aid
The UK-Africa investment summit which was held in London has yielded business deals of about £6.5 billion with Nigeria among…
Asian stocks recover from losses sparked by the coronavirus outbreak
Stocks in Asia recovered a little ground Wednesday after a new virus originating in China drove markets into the red…
Two African fintech firms operating in Nigeria get $3.2 million grant
Again, two financial technology companies in Africa, MFS Africa, and Frontclear, have secured $3.2 million worth of investments from FSD…
FG excludes tuition fees, basic food items, others from 7.5% VAT
The Federal Government (FG) has exempted about 20 basic food items and some other transactions/items from the new 7.5% Value…
Paul Tudor Jones says this ‘crazy’ stock market run reminds him a lot of early ’99
Billionaire investor Paul Tudor Jones said the stock market today is reminiscent of the latter stages of the bull market…
Dow pulls back from record highs as U.S. stocks follow Asian shares lower
U.S. stocks fell modestly at the start of trade Tuesday, as investors returned from a holiday and found few reasons…
70 Nigerian Companies To Participate At The Maiden UK-Africa Summit
As the maiden UK-Africa summit begins on Monday, January 20th, 2020, in London, about 70 Nigerian companies will participate at…