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How Many IMF Reports Does It Take To Dim The Moon’s Lustre?
Time was when the International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s numbers on the domestic economy mattered. “What to make of…
More Asian Countries Thick-Skinned About FX Manipulation Tag
A larger number of Asian countries and economies could join the ranks of those branded currency manipulators by the…
Dollar Edges Up As Markets Wait For U.S. Inflation Data
The dollar edged higher on Tuesday, helped by a pick-up in U.S. Treasury yields, but was still near three-week lows…
Cryptocurrency Market Now Worth $2trn
The cryptocurrency market has grown exponentially in 2021 and is now worth a staggering $2.0 trillion as it…
HP Seizes 54,000 Nigeria Counterfeit Products, Largest In EMEA
In the past year, the HP Anti-Counterfeiting and Fraud team stopped the potential sale of 54,000 counterfeit toner…
Nosediving Disposable Income, An Underlying Factor In Nigeria’s Housing Deficit ——…
Mr. Oluwatobi Lawal is the Managing Director/CEO, Lagos Building Investment Company PLC. In this interview with …
Microsoft In Discussions To Buy Nuance Communications: Report
Technology giant Microsoft is in advanced discussions to buy the US group Nuance Communications, which specializes…
No Going Back On NIN, SIM Verification, Says Pantami
Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami, yesterday, said Federal Government would not go…
Twitter Chooses Ghana To Grow Its African Presence
Twitter has opened its first African office in Ghana to grow its African presence.
The company is actively…
‘Support For Indigenous Brands Critical To Economic Growth’
The Managing Director, Rite Foods Limited, Seleem Adegunwa, has called on Nigerians to support indigenous…
Households, Businesses Can Apply For N50Bn COVID-19 Loans – CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria has said that households and businesses affected by the COVID-19 can now apply for…
Report: Increased Borrowing May Trigger Structural Reforms in Nigeria
As Nigeria is projected to raise $3 billion this year meet its infrastructure needs, which is expected to increase…
Okonjo-Iweala: COVID-19 Vaccine Nationalism, Export Restrictions Threat to Africa
The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, yesterday deplored increasing…
Sell-Offs In Microfinance Banks Over Recapitalisation
Ahead of April’s deadline for the first threshold of recapitalisation exercise in the Microfinance Bank (MFB) …
Federal Government Unveils Compendium On States’ Economies
The Federal Government has unveiled a publication, Book of States, detailing the economic potential of states and…
Bitcoin Hits New All-Time High Above 63.1K
The price of bitcoin set a new all-time high Tuesday morning, the day before U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange…
44 Companies To Face NSE’s Sanctions Over Default Filing
A total of 44 companies quoted on the Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, may face sanctions from the Exchange for…
Naira Closes Stronger Against Dollar, Euro At Black Market
The Naira closed stronger against the US Dollar and the Euro at the unregulated segment of the foreign exchange…
Qatar To Invest $5bn In Nigeria, Says Onyeama
The oil-rich state of Qatar is to invest $5 billion in the Nigerian economy, the Foreign Affairs Minister, Chief…
Printing Currency Could Hurt Economy, Analysts Warn FG
Analysts have expressed concerns over a recent claim that the federal government resorted to printing money to…
Credit Suisse To Pay Out Another $1.7 Billion Of Greensill-Linked Fund Assets
Credit Suisse has made further progress in winding down funds connected with Greensill Capital and is able to…
Appzone Secures $10m Series A, Biggest Investment Led By Nigerian VC
Nigerian-founded venture capital firm CardinalStone Capital Advisers is leading a $10 million Series A funding…
Fed Looks Poised To Step Up Buying In Belly Of Treasuries Curve
The Treasury market’s weight has shifted around in the past year, meaning the Federal Reserve’s $80 billion monthly…
Grab To Unveil World’s Biggest SPAC Merger, Valued At Nearly $40 Billion:…
Southeast Asia’s biggest ride-hailing and food delivery firm Grab Holdings will announce as early as Tuesday a…
Software Maker UiPath Aims For Nearly $26 Billion Valuation In U.S. IPO
Robotic process automation startup UiPath Inc is targeting a valuation of nearly $26 billion in its U.S. initial…
We’re Not Aware Of Currency Printing – Finance Ministry, Central Bank Of Nigeria
The Central Bank of Nigeria had denied knowledge of claim that Nigeria printed billions of naira last month to…
No One Cares’: Lebanon’s Financial Crisis And Domestic Workers
abrina, a Bangladeshi domestic worker, is barely 127cm (4 feet 2 inches) tall and extremely thin. Her shoulder…
Revealed! Real Reason Segun Agbaje Will Not Handover GTB to A Woman
The tussle for who succeeds Segun Agbaje as the Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Guaranty Trust…
Firm Drives Home Rentals With Artificial Intelligence
Digital Landlord Nigeria Limited said it has adopted the use of artificial intelligence to drive rentals of its…
Mitsubishi Motors To Cut Output In Japan And Thailand Due To Chip Shortage
Mitsubishi Motors Corp will cut production by a combined 7,500 vehicles at three plants in Japan and Thailand in…