Rising Hunger, Food Inflation: Need For FG, CBN To Rejig Strategy
In their avowed determination to make Nigeria a self-sufficient entity in food production as a way of increasing…
This $1 Made-In-Africa Covid-19 Test Kit Could Revolutionize Testing On The…
(CNN)For the first time since the Covid-19 outbreak began, Africa may be poised to reshape rapid testing for the…
NNPC Remits N1.8 Trillion Into FAAC In 13 Months
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it remitted N1.8 trillion into the Federation Account…
‘National Carrier Outdated, Signifies Waste Of Resources’
The Federal Government, through the Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, has again reawakened the hitherto…
For FX Contrarians, Much Of Dollar Weakness Has Been Priced In
The dollar’s resilience after falling to a two-year low is surprising forecasters who had predicted that a…
Oil Hits Two-Month High With Vaccine Hope Offsetting Demand Fear
Oil rose to its highest in more than two months in London on optimism that a potential coronavirus vaccine will…
Nigeria’s Diaspora Remittance Inflow To Drop By $2bn In 2020 – World Bank
IN the just concluded week, the World Bank stated that it expects inflow of diaspora remittance to Nigeria to drop…
Weak Dollar, Growing Risk Appetite Vault Some Of Year’s Lagging Emerging…
The weak dollar and booming risk appetite in the wake of the U.S. presidential election is adding a tailwind for…
CBN To Bear 50% Risk Of Agric Loan
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has agreed to bear 50% of the credit risk participants of the Accelerated…
Flights And Ships From Denmark To England Banned Amid Coronavirus Fears
Planes and ships travelling directly from Denmark, and accompanied freight, will no longer be able to land or dock…
Investments In 44 Free Trade Zones In Nigeria Nets $27billion
Nigeria’s investments in the 44 free trade zones across the country currently stand at over $27 billion, the…
What A Biden Presidency May Mean For Consumer Protections
Joe Biden’s presidency could have big implications for everyday Americans when it comes to financial protections.…
Stocks Making The Biggest Moves Premarket: Beyond Meat, Lowe’s, Microsoft, Tesla…
DR Horton – The homebuilder reported quarterly profit of $2.24 per share, beating the consensus estimate of $1.76,…
Dow Rises 250 Points, But Nasdaq Falls As Market Rotation Out Of Tech Continues
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose on Tuesday, building on its sharp gains from the previous session, as a…
SoftBank Makes Its First E-Scooter Bet, Leading A $250 Million Investment In…
LONDON — German electric scooter rental firm Tier announced Tuesday that it’s raised $250 million in a funding…
Sterling Gains 1% Vs Euro On Brexit, Vaccine Hopes
Hopes that a coronavirus vaccine would put the British economy back on track pushed the pound 1% higher versus the…
Australian Dollar Dips, Traders Cautiously Welcome Vaccine News
The Australian dollar traded slightly lower against its U.S. counterpart on Tuesday while the New Zealand dollar…
Equities’ Returns Hit 20.1%
Average year-to-date return for Nigerian equities rallied to 20.1 per cent on Monday as increased bargain-hunting…
Dollar Edges Up, Currency Markets Still Upbeat After Vaccine News
The dollar edged up on Tuesday and the yen stayed low, as investors remained optimistic about progress towards a…
Naira May Depreciate To 475 Against Dollar, Says Rewane
The naira will weaken in the parallel market as oil prices stay at $40-$42 per barrel and likely depreciate to…
Nigerian Govt Reacts To Conviction Of 6 In UAE For Wiring $782,000 To Boko Haram
The Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, on Monday confirmed that six citizens of the…
FG Shouldn’t Open Borders For Only Dangote, Says Peterside
The founder of Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc, Mr Atedo Peterside, has complained that only Dangote Industries Limited is…
Emirates Restores Lagos/Dubai Daily Flight
EMIRATES Airlines said it has increased its flight frequency on the Lagos / Dubai route from four times weekly to…
Yen Claws Back Some Ground Lost On COVID-19 Vaccine News
The yen recouped some losses against the U.S. dollar on Tuesday, after the safe currency took a drubbing on news of…
FG Gives Committee Six Months To Sell Forfeited Assets
The federal government yesterday gave a six-month timeline to the Committee on Disposal of Forfeited Assets to…
Fauci: U.S. Could Begin Distributing COVID Vaccine By End Of Year
Anthony Fauci, director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, on Monday greeted news…
DJ Switch #EndSARS Heroine Flees Nigeria
DJ Switch: said to be out of Nigeria because of death threats
DJ Switch, the lady who streamed live the shooting…
NSE All-Index Rises 4% As Market Opens On Positive Note
The stock market opened on a highly bullish note as shares surged further lifting the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE)…
UAE Reiterates It Currently Doesn’t Plan To Raise VAT
The United Arab Emirates reiterated that it doesn’t have any plans at the moment to raise the value-added tax after…
OPEC: COVID-19 Effects On Oil Market Horrifying
The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has said the level of decline experienced in energy and…