World Bank Approves $750 Million to Enhance Business-Friendly Environment.
The Nigeria State Action on Business Enabling Reforms (SABER) Program-for-Results will be support by a 750 million International Development Association…
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Northeastern Angola Finds 131-Carat Diamond.
Another gem, a 131 carat white Type IIa diamond, has been recovered, according to Lucapa Diamond and Sociedade. This is…
U.S Forces Would Defend Taiwan In The Event Of A Chinese Invasion – Biden.
The use of force has not been ruled out by Chinese President Xi Jinping in his pledge to conquer Taiwan.…
Government On Brink Of Bankruptcy- Nigeria.
Economic and financial experts at Nigeria-based economic think tank, the Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise, have said that the…
INEC Says Voter Registration Will Not Be Extended Beyond July 31.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has warned that it will not extend the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) which…
Naira To Dollar Exchange Rate Falls To N685/$1 At Peer-To-Peer (P2P) Forex Market.
The exchange rate between the naira and the US dollar has fallen to a record low at N685.5/$1 at the…
United States’ DoJ seizes $3.6 billion worth of Bitcoin from 2016 Bitfinex hack
The Department of Justice in the United States announced arrests and seizures of $3.6 billion worth of Bitcoin. The arrest…
FG Lifts Suspension On Twitter Operations
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the lifting of the suspension on the Twitter operations in Nigeria. The lifting will be…
US Removes Nigeria From Religious Violators’ List
The United States has removed Nigeria from its list of religious violators, even as it blacklisted Russia, China and eight…
Bitcoin Drops Nearly 7% Toward $60,000 As Major Cryptocurrencies Plunge
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies fell sharply on Tuesday retreating from near-record highs. Bitcoin fell toward $60,000 during late morning trade…
Daniel Ford International To Host An Evening With Wole Soyinka
Daniel Ford International a leading property search and acquisition consultancy, is hosting 1986 Nobel Prize winner, Professor Wole Soyinka, for a…
United Kingdom Became The First Country To Approve Anti-Covid Pill
Britain on Thursday approved the use of Merck’s antiviral pill to treat patients suffering from mild to moderate coronavirus infections,…
FBN Holdings Appoints Fidelity Bank Plc Immediate Past Managing Director (Nnamdi Okonkwo) As Group Managing Director
The board of FBN Holdings Plc (FBNHoldings) has appointed the immediate past managing director of Fidelity Bank Plc, Mr. Nnamdi…
Nigeria: President Muhammadu Buhari Launch E-Naira
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Monday, launched the eNaira platform. The eNaira is a culmination of several…
CBN Introduces E-Naira Speed Wallet And E-Naira Merchant Wallet
The Central Bank of Nigeria has finally launched its Central Bank Digital Currency called eNaira on Monday. The eNaira was…
Antigua And Barbuda Orders Arrest Of ‘Imagine Global’ Couple For Alleged Fraud
The Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda Gaston Browne has ordered the arrest of Bamise and Elizabeth Ajetunmobi, the couple…
Piggyvest: No User Fund Has Experienced Any Loss Of Any Kind
An ongoing report making rounds on social media claims that Piggyvest lost N2 billion in an alleged scam involving a…
Nigeria Stock Exchange Market Capitalisation Rise By N41.06 Billion
The market capitalisation of equities in the Nigerian Exchange Limited rose by N41.06bn on Thursday as investors’ trading volume jumped…
MTN Nigeria: Service Meltdown Just As It Gets Approval To Issue Debt
The Punch gathered that customers were unable to use the mobile network operator’s call, data and SMS services. As a result,…
18 NBA Veterans Arrested For Conspiracy To Defraud NBA Health Plan
An alleged scheme to defraud the NBA health plan of millions of dollars has led to the arrest and indictment…
Groundbreaking Malaria Vaccine Recommended By WHO
“This a historic moment. The long-awaited malaria vaccine for children is a breakthrough for science, child health and malaria control,” said WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
EFCC Probes Central Bank Of Nigeria Over Multi-Billion Naira Agric Loan Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has begun an investigation into an alleged multi-billion naira fraud at the Central…
Nigerians Can Now Access Twitter Without VPN
President Muhammadu Buhari has announced that the suspension on Twitter’s operation in Nigeria has been lifted. The president disclosed this…
Central Bank Of Nigeria Monetary Policy Meeting Outcome
The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), rose from its 138th meeting on Friday, with a…
Nigeria’s VAT Conundrum: What States Generated And Received In The Last 8 Months
As the Value Added Tax (VAT) war rages, Saturday Vanguard obtained details of collections made by each state and what…
Central Bank Of Nigeria’s Governor Threatens ‘Aboki FX’ For Crisis In The Foreign Exchange Market
The Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, said the bank would shut down the operations of Aboki FX an online foreign exchange…
YOA Insurance Brokers: Best Insurance Broker Nigeria 2021
CFI.co declares YOA Insurance winner of the 2021 award for Best Insurance Broker. The current Managing Director, Mrs Enitan Solarin,…
Ghana: SIM Card Registration To Resume In October
Ghana’s Minister of Communications and Digitalisation, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has announced that the delayed national SIM card re-registration exercise will begin…
United Oil & Gas Signs Binding Deal To Sell North Sea Assets
United Oil & Gas PLC (AIM:UOG, FRA:1UO) is advancing its deal to sell its North Sea licences, signing a binding agreement…
Nigeria’s Center For Disease And Control (NCDC) Boss, Chikwe Ihekweazu, Appointed Assistant DG of WHO
Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu of Nigeria’s Center for Disease and Control has been appointed Assistant Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) in charge of Health Emergency Intelligence with effect from November 1, 2021