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‘In Nigeria Race Wasn’t A Thing. Kildare Was A Shocker’
When Tobi Omoteso moved to Kildare with his family he felt different for the first time in his life. The Nigerian…
Boxer Trafficked As A Child Wins Right To Stay In The UK After 16 Years
A former England boxer who was trafficked from Nigeria as a child and forced into domestic servitude has won the…
Over 3,000 Nigerians Deported From U.S. In 15 Years For Crime
With a streak of stepped-up enforcement policy on immigration reduction for 15 years, the United States has…
172 Nigerians Evacuated From Uganda, Kenya Arrive In Abuja
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) says 172 Nigerian evacuated from Uganda and…
Saudi Prince Calls OPEC, Laggard and Nigeria Amid Push For Oil Cuts
Prince Mohammed and Nigerian president spoke on Monday: SPA
Nigeria submitted plan to fully…
Wealthy Africans Shopping For Foreign Passports
A Nigerian passport, says Karo Agono, a Nigerian businessman, raises all sorts of “red flags”. For 15…
Why Time Seems To Be Going Faster While We Are In Lockdown
As parts of the world begin to ease their lockdowns, some people are looking back and finding the time in…
How Would Negative Interest Rates Affect Mortgages?
The Federal Reserve hasn't left itself much room to keep using interest rates to battle the coronavirus, which Fed…
Market Wrap
Risk assets had been hit amid earnings, geopolitical worries. Japan, China, South Korean markets are closed on…
Covid-19 Global Virus update
U.S. President Donald Trump said some states “aren’t going fast enough” to reopen, even as he acknowledged that the…
Why There’s a Looming Debt Crisis In Emerging Markets
Solvency concerns in the developing world are nothing new. But as governments stare down the humanitarian…
The VIX Just Revealed An Optimistic Signal For U.S. Stocks
Market turbulence has calmed down since the mid-March extremes, but a couple of recent moves may bode particularly…
Market Wrap
S&P 500 contracts turn higher alongside shares in Europe, Asia. Crude deepens losses after Monday plunge;…
Kanye West Is Now Officially A Billionaire
After months of requests, the hip-hop superstar shared financial records, revealing details about his wildly…
Reconsidering Cannabis ‘Teaspoon’ Of Tax Revenue
Cannabis companies would get access to small-business aid under new legislation introduced in the House…
Market Wrap
2020, 9:03 PM GMT+1
S&P 500 index, crude futures still finished lower on the week. Treasury yields fell,…
Billionaire Leon Cooperman Says ‘Capitalism As We Know It Will Likely Be…
Billionaire Leon Cooperman says that the U.S. economy and markets may be facing lasting implications from the…
U.S. Aid Bill Passed; Duterte Extends Lockdown
The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a $484 billion coronavirus aid…
Asian Stocks Slip; Crude Oil Pushes Higher
S&P 500 Index pares rally as virus-drug test disappoints. 10-year Treasury yield holds at 0.6%; Crude climbs in…
This Is What It Takes To Be In The 1% Around The World
The “top 1%” is the symbol of wealth and power thanks to a protest movement. Since Occupy Wall Street popularized…
Why Is Harvard Getting $9 Million In Stimulus Money When It Has A $40 Billion…
Harvard is under attack for the $9 million in stimulus money it’s getting from the federal government. “America’s…
Trump Signs Immigration Order Curbing Green Cards
President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an order to temporarily block some foreigners from permanent residence…
What’s A Negative Crude Future And Does It Mean Anything For Consumers?
The price of a barrel of benchmark U.S. oil plunged below $0 a barrel on Monday for the first time in history, a…
Nigeria Report: Investment-led Strategy Critical for Economic Recovery –…
The Managing Director, Financial Derivatives Company Limited and a member of President Muhammadu Buhari’s Economic…
Lagos Sex Workers Slash Rates To Attract Customers During Lockdown
The noisome ambience reeked of marijuana and cigarettes as our correspondent walked down Ipodo Street on Tuesday…
Where Are All The Unused Planes Right Now?
Between a third and half of the global population are in some form of lockdown. City centres, malls, high…
Apple’s New iPhone SE Is Also Its Most Affordable, And Everything Else You Should…
Apple today announced the second-generation iPhone SE, a powerful new iPhone featuring a 4.7-inch Retina HD…
Nigeria: Small Business Owners Say Economic Impact Of Coronavirus Is…
One bright morning in early March, a Lagos-based real estate agent, Mr John Adewale, got a call from a potential…
Coronavirus Will Change How Stuff Gets To You
From toilet paper shortages to computer chips, the novel coronavirus pandemic has exposed many weak links in the…
Global Cases reach 1.6 Million; Johnson Out Of ICU
The number of confirmed cases has reached nearly 1.6 million globally as of April 10, according to data collected…