Subsiding Layoffs Raise Cautious Optimism For U.S. Labor Market
The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits decreased further last week, suggesting…
Loan Charges Weigh On BNP Paribas Profits Amid COVID-19 Crisis
Charges linked to the COVID-19 pandemic ate into BNP Paribas’ net profit in the fourth quarter as the lender set…
China Shares Post Weekly Gains On Economic Recovery; Sino-U.S. Tensions Weigh
China stocks ended higher for the week on Friday, as investors found support from a continued economic recovery,…
COVID-19 Raising Cancer Deaths, Say WHO, Specialists
As nations mark World Cancer Day today, there are concerns that COVID-19 has further reduced the chances of…
Economic Community Of West African States Backs Nigeria’s Quest For AU’s Peace,…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Authority of Heads of State and Government, has thrown its…
StarHub, Nokia Support 5G Rollout
StarHub and Nokia are to deploy a cloud-native core network for standalone (SA) 5G services scheduled for launch…
Emerging Tech Trends To Watch For In Nigeria In 2021: Fintech & Remote…
Covid-19 pandemic has changed the world & has created a new working standard for many jobs. Adoption of using…
Facebook Marketplace Unveiled In Nigeria
Facebook has announced the launch in Nigeria of a marketplace, a convenient destination where people can discover,…
Financing Institutional Training Centre Insists On Agile Plans For Organisational…
Non-Agile organizations will face adverse consequences in today’s business environment where technology deployment…
Nigeria: Survey Shows Strong Support for Finance Act 2020
A recent survey by PwC has shown 92 per cent public support for Nigeria’s Finance Act 2020.
On the changes to…
International Monetary Fund(IMF) Reviews Debt Sustainability Framework To Address…
New document to take effect in Q4 2021
Following concern over sovereign debts, the International Monetary Fund…
Asia-Pacific Stocks Fall; Hyundai, Kia Shares Nudge Higher After Report Of…
SINGAPORE — Shares in major Asia-Pacific markets slipped on Thursday, with South Korea leading the losses.
The …
These Workers Could See The Biggest Pay Bump From A $15 Federal Minimum Wage
Millions of workers in the U.S. could be in for a pay raise as Democrats move to pass a $15 federal minimum wage…
Dollar Strengthens On U.S. Economic Outlook; Euro Dips Below $1.20
The dollar strengthened to two-month highs against the euro and yen, after data pointed to an improvement in the…
Gold, Silver Retreat As Dollar Gains Upper Hand
Gold and silver slipped on Thursday, as the dollar and U.S. Treasury yields gained and markets awaited clarity on…
Deutsche’s Trim Investment Bank Is Model For Peers
In recent years, the mere mention of Deutsche Bank’s wholesale business has been enough to elicit a titter from…
Investment Banking Boom Lands Deutsche Bank First Profit Since 2014
Deutsche Bank eked out a small annual profit in 2020, its first since 2014, saying on Thursday it had made strong…
Federal Government Of Nigeria To Announce Stand On Electricity, Pump Price Tariffs…
Nigerians may have to wait for another three weeks to get the decisions of the report of the technical committes…
Federal Government Of Nigeria, World Bank Begin Process To Rebase Nigeria’s GDP
The Federal Government in collaboration with the World Bank have commenced the process to rebase Nigeria’s Gross…
Capital Market, Viable Funding Source For SMEs – Nigerian Stock Exchange
The Nigerian Stock Exchange has described the capital market as a viable source of funding for Small and Medium…
Nigeria’s Security Exchange Commission Releases New Rules On Collective…
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has released rules for collective investment schemes (CIS)…
China’s Big Tech Companies Are Now Fighting With Each Other
As China sharpens its antitrust crackdown on the country's massive tech companies, two of the industry's biggest…
Meet Andy Jassy, The Next CEO Of Amazon
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos will transition from CEO to executive chair and pass the reins to Andy Jassy, a 24-year…
Stocks Shed N20Bn As Insurance Firms Lead Losers
Investors lost N20bn on Wednesday as the nation’s stock market extended its decline to the third consecutive…
Satellite Boom Attracts Technology Giants
Earlier this month, 10 payloads were lofted on the Virgin Orbit rocket, which was launched from under the wing of…
Alibaba Revenues Soar But Ant Group Float Uncertain
The company founded by Jack Ma saw revenues up 37% against the same quarter of 2019 to 221bn yuan ($34.2bn,…
Weighing Economic Implications Of SIM Card Blockage
As revealed by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), the IT sector in Nigeria thrived tremendously, despite the…
Exclusive: Suspected Chinese Hackers Used SolarWinds Bug To Spy On U.S. Payroll…
Suspected Chinese hackers exploited a flaw in software made by SolarWinds Corp to help break into U.S. government…
‘Naira Depreciation Increases Cost-Input Pressures, Weakens Production’
According to the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), the depreciation in value of the Naira reduces…
Canada To Partner Nigeria On Sustainable Energy Solutions
Canadian government and businesses have expressed willingness to partner with Nigeria in achieving clean and…