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1.3 Million Bitcoin Left Circulating On Crypto Exchanges
In glad tidings for an orange Christmas, Bitcoin (BTC) supply is drying up to lows not seen for years. In a recent…
Nigeria’s External Reserves Fall By $440m In Two Weeks
The nation’s external reserves fell by $440m in two weeks from $41.15bn at the start of this month, figures…
UK Shares Head For Weekly Loss On Omicron Concerns, Inflation Risks
UK's FTSE 100 slipped on Friday and was on course for a weekly loss, as concerns surrounding the fast-spreading…
Uber looking to sell Didi, China market has little transparency, CEO says
Uber Technologies Inc (UBER.N) is looking to sell stakes in non-strategic assets, including its stake in Didi…
Stock Futures Tick Higher Ahead Of Key Inflation Data, Fed Meeting
U.S. stock index futures rose during early morning trading Tuesday after the major averages started the week in the…
VAT Generated Decreased By N11.75 Billion In Q3
The total value-added tax (VAT) collected on behalf of the federation decreased by N11.75 billion within three…
There’s No Reason Why Ford Shouldn’t Break Above $20, Trader Says
Ford’s fate looks rosy to Inside Edge Capital Management founder Todd Gordon.
Ford’s stock was just…
Nigeria, Others Seal $42.1 Billion Trade Deals At IATF
Nigeria and other African countries sealed trade-related investment deals worth $42.1 billion at the recently…
Report: Nigeria’s Exports Trade To Hit $112bn By 2030 — Tops Volume For Africa
A new research by Standard Chartered Bank has projected that Nigeria’s export trade would hit $112 billion in 2030,…
Dismantle Trade Barriers To Grow Africa’s Economy, Dangote Urges Leaders
African leaders have been urged to dismantle trade barriers stifling their individual countries, in a bid to ensure…
Trade Deficit Declined To $340m In July – CBN
Nigeria’s trade deficit declined to $340m in July from $2.4bn in June, figures obtained from the Central Bank of…
Nigeria’s GDP Growth Fell To 4.03% In Q3 -NBS
The nation’s economy grew more slowly in the third quarter of the year than it did in the second quarter, according…
Nigeria’s Remittance Inflow Rebounds, Hits $17.6bn, Says W’Bank
Nigeria’s remittance inflow is set to hit $17.6bn and push inflows to Sub-Saharan Africa to $45bn in 2021, a new…
VAT Declines As FG, States, LGs Share N672bn
The Federal Government, 36 states of the federation and the 774 local government areas of the country shared the…
Dollar Soars On Upbeat U.S. Data But Asian Stocks Wobble
The dollar strengthened through key resistance levels on Wednesday, propelled by better-than-expected U.S. retail…
Nigeria To Benefit As Afreximbank Pledges $40bn For Intra-African Trade
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) says it will disburse $40 billion to support intra-African trade over…
Insurance Firms Rake In N2.1tn Premiums In Five Years – Report
Nigerian insurance companies earned a total gross premium of N2.1tn between 2016 and 2020, according to figures…
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…
Musk Continues To Sell Shares After Twitter Poll
Tesla Inc Chief Executive Officer, Elon Musk, has sold an additional portion of his share in his company worth…
Naira Gains In Parallel Market On Rising Dollar Availability
Nigeria’s naira rebounded in the illegal market as the central bank boosted sales of dollars through commercial…
Alibaba, JD Enjoy Record Singles Day Despite Tech Crackdown
Chinese ecommerce titan Alibaba enjoyed record sales during its Singles Day shopping extravaganza, giving a…
Foreign Investors Prefer Nigerian Banks’ Eurobonds To Their Stocks
Foreign investors can’t get enough of Nigerian banks’ Eurobonds but won’t touch their stocks with a ten-foot pole.…
Biden Signs Legislation To Tighten U.S. Restrictions On Huawei, ZTE
U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday signed legislation to prevent companies like Huawei Technologies Co or ZTE…
Twitter To Launch Dedicated Crypto Team
Twitter is expanding further into the world of cryptocurrencies as the social media giant is setting up a team…
Equities Extend Losses As Capitalisation Dips Further By N82 Billion
The market capitalisation of listed equities depreciated further by N82 billion yesterday, following the extension…
Libya Overtakes Nigeria As Africa’s Biggest Oil Producer
Nigeria has lost its Africa’s top oil producer status to Libya as its crude oil production fell further last month…
China Ready To Assist Nigeria Boost Export, Industrialisation – Envoy
Cui Jianchun, the Ambassador of the Peoples Republic of China to Nigeria, has said that China was ready to work…
NGX Pushes Ahead With Retail Participation Drive
The Nigerian Exchange Limited has announced that it will be holding its fourth retail investor workshop in 2021 in…
Senate Approves Buhari’s $16 Billion, €1 Billion Loan Requests
The upper legislative chamber also approved grant components of $125 million.
The president had requested the…
Lagos Tops As States Half Year IGR Reaches N849.12 Billion
The 36 states of the federation and Federal Capital Territory recorded a combined Internationally Generated Revenue…