China’s Market Regulator Fines Alibaba, Tencent For Failing To Report Deals
China's top market regulator said on Wednesday it has fined units of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (9988.HK), Tencent…
Foxconn India iPhone Plant Extends Closure, Workers’ Hostels Inspected…
A Foxconn iPhone factory in India at the center of a mass food-poisoning incident will extend a week closure by…
BREAKING: Buhari Appoints Doyin Salami Chief Economic Adviser
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Dr Doyin Salami as his Chief Economic Adviser.
This was disclosed by…
Turkish Lira Slips As Inflation Seen Soaring Higher
The lira slid as much as 4% against the dollar on Tuesday as Turkey girded for inflation to rise further after…
Sonny Odogwu, Access Bank And N50 Billion Debt
Many years ago, I sat in the office of a big man who shall remain nameless- and he expressed serious concerns about…
Dubai’s Global Ventures Close To Raising $100 Mln Target For Second Fund
Dubai-based Global Ventures is close to meeting a $100 million target for its new fund after attracting investments…
Alitheia IDF Hits Target With Gender-Lens Fund’s Final Close
The management of Alitheia IDF (AIF), Africa’s women-led and women-focused private equity fund. It announced the…
China Central Bank Launches Digital Yuan Wallet Apps For Android, iOS
China has released pilot versions of its digital yuan wallet application on mobile phone app stores as the…
South African Court Asks Shell To Stop Seismic Survey
South Africa court has ordered Shell to halt a seismic campaign off the Wild Coast, in the nation’s Eastern Cape…
Apple Makes History, Hits $3trn Market Capitalisation
Apple Inc. yesterday became the first company with a $3 trillion stock market value. Lifted by investors’…
We Paid Out Over N240bn To Customers In 2021 – PiggyVest
PiggyVest, a savings and investment platform, says over N242 billion was paid to 3.5 million customers in 2021.…
Norrenberger Enters Pension And Insurance Markets With Acquisition Of 100% Stake…
Norrenberger Advisory Partners Limited has acquired a 100 per cent equity interest in International Energy…
With 200 Deals, Nigeria Tops List Of Beneficiaries Of $5bn Investments
Nigeria tops the list of African countries that benefitted from the $5 billion raised by Africa’s technology…
The Evergrande Debt Crisis, Explained
Roselyn Hsueh, associate professor of political science at the College of Liberal Arts, talks about the…
Private Sector To Provide N298.3tr Needed For 2021 –2025 NDP
The private sector is expected to pool N298.3 trillion (89.7 per cent) of the 2021-2025 National Plan’s total…
Amid Currency Crisis, Nigeria Reserves Gain $5 Billion In 2021
Amid currency crisis and fluctuation in oil prices. The country’s gross foreign reserves dipped by nearly $600…
EU Countries Seize 82% Of Nigeria’s Agro Products Exported Illegally – FG
About 80 per cent of agro-products from Nigeria that are intercepted and seized by the European Union member…
The European Commission has said it has approved Germany’s ‘H2Global’ $1.1bn…
U.S. crude stocks, gasoline and distillate inventories fell last week, while U.S. oil production rose to the…
EC Approves Germany’s $1.1bn Green Hydrogen Programme
The European Commission has said it has approved Germany’s ‘H2Global’ $1.1bn programme to subsidise the…
United States Federal Bureau Of Prisons: Invictus Obi Will Be Released In…
According to a statement on the United States Federal Bureau of Prisons website, Obinwanne Okeke will be released…
Spain’s Annual Inflation Jumps To 6.7% At End Of 2021, Highest Since 1989
Spanish consumer prices in December rose 6.7% from the same month last year. The fastest annual pace of inflation…
Defensives And Tech Lend Support To STOXX
On the last full trading day of the year in Europe, investors are opting for a defensive allocation with sectors…
IPhone 14 Series To Ditch Physical SIM Card Slot In Favour Of ESIM – Report
Apple is preparing to bring its new iPhone models without a physical SIM card slot starting September 2022,…
Seven Companies Delist, Three Lists On NGX In 2021
A total of seven companies delisted and three were listed on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) in 2021 amid…
The World’s Largest Crypto Exchange Binance Is Trying To Woo France
Crypto giant Binance is bolstering its presence in France after a choppy year of regulatory scrutiny.
The…
Riot Games Agrees To Pay $100 Mln To Settle Gender Discrimination Lawsuit
Tencent Holdings' Riot Games on Monday said it has agreed to pay $100 million to settle a 2018 gender-based…
Nigeria’s Solar Industry Growing, Says US-Nased Firm
A United States-based solar product design and marketing company, SolAps, has said the Nigerian solar power…
Swissmedic Approves J&J COVID-19 Vaccine Booster
Swiss drugs regulator Swissmedic said on Monday it approved booster doses for Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19…
Nigeria: FG Borrows N13.6tn Via Bonds In Six Months Amid Rising Deficit Financing
The Federal Government’s bond offer and allotment rose by N1.99tn in the first six months of this year to N13.66tn,…
Elon Musk Sells Another $1bn Worth Of Shares In Tesla To Clear Tax Bill
Elon Musk, the billionaire founder of Tesla Inc., has sold another 934,090 shares in the electric vehicle…