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Stock Futures Rebound As Investors Await More Jobs Data
Futures contracts tied to the major U.S. equity indexes were mildly higher Thursday morning as Wall Street looked…
Jobless Filings match estimates while continuing claims tumble below 3 millio
Initial claims for unemployment insurance edged lower last week, meeting Wall Street expectations, the Labor…
Investors Bought Chinese Stocks In The Last Week, Despite Regulatory Concerns
Investors bought into Chinese stocks in the last week, despite mounting concerns about harsh regulation, according…
Unique NIN Enrolments Hit 59.8m With Average Of Three SIMs
The total number of unique National Identity Number (NIN) that has been verified across networks in…
Power Grid Collapses Again Amid Lack Of Backup Capacity
The national power grid has suffered another system collapse, worsening the blackout being experienced by…
Naira Now Exchange At 522/$1 As Central Bank Of Nigeria Discontinued The Sale Of…
The naira has dropped to N522 to a dollar at the parallel market as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) discontinued…
Nigeria Coronavirus Infections Jump To Highest Level Since March
(Bloomberg) -- Coronavirus infections in Nigeria surged to the highest level in almost five months as a third wave…
Two dead, Several Injured In Acid Leak At LyondellBasell Plant In Texas
Two people were killed and several others injured following a leak of acetic acid at a LyondellBasell (LYB.N) …
‘They’ve Turned Into Money Laundering Agents’ — Central Bank Of Nigeria Bans Sale…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it has stopped sale of foreign exchange (FX) to Bureau De Change (BDCs)…
One Dead, Four Missing After Explosion Rocks German Chemicals Site
One person is dead and four are missing after an explosion rocked an industrial park in the western German city of…
Court Restrains FG from Accessing N200bn Unclaimed Dividends
A Federal High Court sitting in Abeokuta has granted an interim order restraining the federal government from…
FCMB Announces Appointment Of Mrs Yemisi Edun As The New Managing Director And…
The Board of Directors of FCMB Group Plc have announced the appointment of Yemisi Edun as the Managing Director of…
Bill Cosby Freed After Top Court Overturns Sexual Assault Conviction
US comedian Bill Cosby has left prison hours after his sexual assault conviction was overturned by Pennsylvania's…
FG Suspends Twitter’s Operations In Nigeria
The Nigerian Government has suspended Twitter Operations in Nigeria.
This was announced on Friday by the Minister…
£4.2m Loot Paid To Delta State Govt – Accountant General
The Accountant General of the Federation, Mr. Ahmed Idris has disclosed that the controversial £4.2m looted by an…
Ex-Oyo, Ondo Military Administrator, Usman, Dies
A former Military Administrator of Oyo State, Colonel Ahmed Usman, is dead.
He was said to have died around…
Queen Elizabeth’s Husband Prince Philip Dies At 99
The Duke of Edinburgh, the Queen’s “strength and stay” for 73 years, has died aged 99.
Flags on landmark buildings…
Dangote, Flour Mills, BUA At War Over New Sugar Refinery
Africa’s richest man and Chairman of Dangote Industries Limited, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, and the Chairman of Flour…
Michelle Obama Voices Hope For Lessons Learned Over Royal Family Racism Claims
Michelle Obama says she hopes the royal family will learn from the allegations of racism made by the Duke and…
Breakdown Of Modalities To The New Central Bank Diaspora Forex Remittances
In what appears to be an attempt to incentivize dollar remittances by all means possible, the Central Bank of…
Central Bank Of Nigeria Introduces ‘Naira 4 Dollar Scheme’ For Diaspora…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced the introduction of “CBN Naira 4 Dollar Scheme”, an incentive for…
Covid Vaccines Lands In Nigeria
The much awaited COVID-19 vaccine has landed in Nigeria.
The vaccine was brought into the country via Emirates…
CDC Advisory Committee Recommends Johnson & Johnson Vaccine For People 18 And…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practice voted on Sunday to…
Nigeria: Declare State Of Emergency On Security, Senate Tells Buhari
The Senate on Wednesday asked the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), to declare a state of…
Victorious Okonjo-Iweala Pledges To Rebrand, Reform WTO As DG
Deji Elumoye, Chuks Okocha, James Emejo, Udora Orizu in Abuja, Obinna Chima and Dike Onwuamaeze in Lagos
With…
Stock Market Reopens Upbeat As Index Rises By 0.33 Percent
Following price gains recorded by most bluechip stocks, transactions on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) reopened…
Nigeria’s Inflation Hits 16.47% As Food Prices Soar To Record High
Nigeria’s inflation rate rose to 16.47% (year-on-year) in January 2021 as against 15.75%…
Officialy: Okonjo-Iweala appointed as WTO DG
The former Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been appointed as the Director-General of the World Trade…
Nigeria Loses N189.90bn To Gas Flaring In 11months
Nigeria lost an estimated N189.90bn from January to November 2020 as international oil companies and local players…
Nigeria’s Security and Exchange Commission Recognises Cryptocurrencies,…
A former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Kingsley Moghalu, has faulted the recent action of the…