BusinessLocal Global Lenders Raise Pressure On Nigeria To Reform Currency byEkeminiDecember 14, 2020 The International Monetary Fund and World Bank have intensified calls on Nigeria to speed up… Read More
BusinessLocal Naira Appreciates To N394/$ At I&E Amid 180.6% Spike In FX Demand byEkeminiDecember 14, 2020 The Naira appreciated by 0.15 per cent or 60 kobo against the US Dollar at… Read More
Business Debut Sale Of Special Nigerian Bonds Disappoints Investors byEkeminiDecember 14, 2020 Nigeria’s first issuance of special bills created to boost liquidity for the nation’s banks left… Read More
BusinessLocal IMF Article IV: Nigeria’s Outlook Challenging, Forex Reforms Needed byEkeminiDecember 14, 2020 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) yesterday returned a gloomy verdict on the Nigerian economy for… Read More
BusinessLocal Govt Halts Retrenchment Of 300 Arik Air StaffGovt Halts Retrenchment Of 300 Arik Air Staff byEkeminiDecember 14, 2020 The Federal Government on Thursday said the over 100 per cent hike in domestic airfares… Read More
BusinessLocal Exporters Lament U.S Ban On Nigeria’s Catfish byEkeminiDecember 14, 2020 Catfish exporters in Nigeria have lamented the ban on Nigeria’s processed catfish by the United… Read More
Business U.K. Banks Could Be Forced To Refund Fraud Victims: Telegraph byEkeminiDecember 14, 2020 U.K. lenders would be forced to refund all victims of financial fraud if plans being… Read More
BusinessLocal Lufthansa Awaits Clearance On P/H byEkeminiDecember 14, 2020 European carrier, Lufhansa German Airlines yesterday said it was awaiting clearance from the Federal Government… Read More
BusinessLocal Nigeria Central Bank Sold Dollars On Forward Market Above 400 Naira -Traders byEkeminiDecember 14, 2020 Nigeria’s central bank sold dollars on the forward market above 400 naira to foreign investors… Read More
BusinessLocal Report: CBN Must Accelerate Interventions In 2021 To Boost Economy byEkeminiDecember 14, 2020 A report by the SB Morgen (SBM) has predicted that the Central Bank of Nigeria… Read More
BusinessLocal Economy Expected To Improve December – CBN Survey byEkeminiDecember 14, 2020 A survey conducted by the Central Bank of Nigeria showed that respondents expected the economy… Read More
BusinessLocal Naira Will Become Powerful Again – Adeboye byEkeminiDecember 14, 2020 The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, says the… Read More
BusinessLocal Court Declares Stamp Duty Charges On Bank Deposits, Transfers Illegal byEkeminiDecember 14, 2020 A federal high court in Asaba has declared the deduction of stamp duty charges by… Read More
BusinessLocal IMF Urges Nigeria To Reduce Debt Vulnerabilities byEkeminiDecember 14, 2020December 14, 2020 The International Monetary Fund has said it is important for Nigeria to ensure significant revenue… Read More
Business Why Africa Borrowed Billions Of Dollars From China byEkeminiDecember 13, 2020 Every week, hosts Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway take you on a not-so-random walk through… Read More
Business Delta Launches Contact Tracing For US Travelers’ byEkeminiDecember 13, 2020 Delta Air Line is partnering with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to keep… Read More
Business British Pound Slips In Brexit Countdown, The Australian Dollar Rallies byEkeminiDecember 13, 2020 Sterling was set to snap five weeks of gains with a slump on Friday, as… Read More
BusinessLocal Reps Want Interest-Free Banking In Nigeria byEkeminiDecember 13, 2020 The House of Representatives on Thursday unveiled plans to adopt non-interest banking services in Nigeria… Read More
BusinessLocal Oil Price Rally Builds Steam As Coronavirus Vaccine Rollouts Begin byEkeminiDecember 13, 2020December 13, 2020 Oil rose around 1% on Friday, extending a sharp rally overnight that saw Brent rise… Read More
BusinessLocal Crippling Oil Production Cut byEkeminiDecember 13, 2020 The oil production cut by the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies… Read More
BusinessLocal ‘FG Granted N342bn Waivers To Importers In Two Years’ byEkeminiDecember 13, 2020 The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed has disclosed that the… Read More
BusinessLocal MMIA New Terminal Ready For Use Q1 byEkeminiDecember 13, 2020 The newly constructed terminal at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos built by Chinese… Read More
BusinessLocal Nigeria To Access Vaccine From Jan, Says Okonjo-Iweala byEkeminiDecember 13, 2020 Chair of the board of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has assured that Nigeria… Read More
BusinessLocal Naira Extends Gains On Dollar At Black Market, Now N476/$1 byEkeminiDecember 13, 2020 The Naira extended gains into a second day on Thursday, December 10, appreciating by N2… Read More
AfricaBusiness Terror Risks Escalate In Africa; Coronavirus Could Make It Worse byEkeminiDecember 12, 2020 Terror groups are expanding operations and scaling up attacks in Africa, straining governments ill-prepared to… Read More
BusinessLocal Nigeria Plans To Approve Covid-19 Vaccine Early Next Year byEkeminiDecember 12, 2020 Nigeria expects to license by April one of the vaccines under development globally for Covid-19,… Read More
BusinessLocal Nigerian Shell Employees Orchestrated Oil Spills For Own Profit: Dutch TV byEkeminiDecember 12, 2020 Employees at Royal Dutch Shell’s Nigerian joint venture orchestrated damage to oil pipelines to profit… Read More
Business Canadian Dollar Extends Rally As Oil Benchmark Cracks $50/Bbl byEkeminiDecember 12, 2020 The Canadian dollar strengthened to a more-than two-and-a-half-year against its U.S. counterpart on Thursday as… Read More
BusinessLocal World Bank Says 20 Million More Nigerians May Fall Into Poverty byEkeminiDecember 12, 2020 The World Bank has predicted that the effects of COVID-19 pandemic could see further drastic… Read More
BusinessLocal Nigeria’s Manufacturing Sector Moving In Right Direction — Minister byEkeminiDecember 12, 2020 Following years of struggle to contribute meaningfully to the country’s GDP, Nigeria’s manufacturing sector will… Read More