Tinubu Arrives Dar Es Salaam to Attend African Leaders Energy Summit
President Bola Tinubu arrived in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on Sunday to participate in the Mission 300 Africa…
CFG Report: Banks Charge High Lending Rates to Compensate for High Regulatory…
A recent report by CFG Advisory highlights that Nigerian banks impose high lending rates to offset the costs of…
Tax: UBA Hosts Knowledge Series for SMEs, Business Owners
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc is organizing a special Knowledge Series webinar to educate Small and Medium…
Asia equities slide with US stock futures on China’s AI push; dollar firms
Asian stock markets and U.S. futures fell on January 27 as investors reacted to the launch of DeepSeek, a Chinese…
FG Unveils 2025 Outlook for Economic Diversification and Prosperity
The Nigerian government, led by Dr. Jumoke Oduwole, Minister of Industry, Trade, and Investment, is prioritizing…
SEC Warns Against Investing in Risevest and Stecs Cooperative Societies
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a warning to the public, advising against engaging with…
Inflation, poverty rate dip Nigeria-China trade to $20b in 2024
In 2024, trade volume between Nigeria and China fell to approximately $20 billion, a decline from the $22.6…
PenCom releases additional N22bn for pension’s settlement
The National Pension Commission (PenCom) announced that the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation…
Telcos await NCC guidelines on 50% tariff hike
Telecommunications operators in Nigeria are awaiting guidelines from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC)…
Asian stocks drop after Trump’s huge tariff threats
Asian stock markets fell on Monday following Donald Trump’s announcement of steep tariffs on Colombian goods in…
CERT-In issues urgent security alert over vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has issued an advisory for users of the Google Chrome…
OpenAI to face Indian news firms of Ambani, Adani in copyright battle, documents…
Indian digital news outlets, including those owned by billionaires Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani, have filed a…
Emerging market investors eye frontier assets shielded from Trump’s tariff…
Amid growing global uncertainties, including rising U.S. tariffs and geopolitical tensions, investors are…
Trump policies may weigh on foreign inflows, naira stability
Analysts warn that President Donald Trump’s economic policies, including a strong dollar and increased oil…
Trump: Nigeria, other emerging markets at risk of capital flight –JP Morgan
JP Morgan has warned that emerging markets, including Nigeria, face significant capital outflows due to global…
MTN, Transcorp Power Drive Stock Market Gains
The Nigerian stock market ended the week on a strong note, largely driven by increased demand for MTN Nigeria…
Forex spending on foreign education, health defy naira depreciation
Despite the sharp depreciation of the naira, Nigerians increased their spending on foreign education and…
Equity market gains N794bn in one week
The Nigerian equity market experienced significant growth last week, with the All-Share Index rising by 1.22% to…
Telecom regulators hail Nigeria’s spectrum management initiatives
Telecom regulators from West Africa and the Caribbean have commended Nigeria’s spectrum management strategies as a…
Inflation rebasing drives N2.49trn T-bills oversubscription, expectations of rate…
Nigeria’s one-year Treasury bill auction was oversubscribed by N2.49 trillion as investors rushed to lock in…
UK borrowing jumps in December as debt interest climbs
In December 2024, the UK government reported a larger-than-expected budget deficit of 17.8 billion pounds,…
Trump unveils multi billion dollar investment to fund AI infrastructure
President Donald Trump announced a groundbreaking partnership with major tech companies, including OpenAI, Oracle,…
Tech titans top the world’s most valuable brands league in 2025
Tech giants continued their dominance in global brand value rankings, with Apple, Microsoft, and Google taking the…
Stanbic IBTC Allocates 27% of Rights Issue Proceeds to Support SMEs and Commercial…
Stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc has unveiled plans to invest 27% of the N148.71 billion raised from its ongoing rights…
Indonesia Set to Lift iPhone 16 Ban After Deal with Apple
Indonesia is reportedly close to reaching a deal with Apple to lift the ban on iPhone 16 sales in the country,…
Blackstone plans to sell Hotel Investment Partners, Cinco Dias reports
Blackstone is preparing to sell its stake in Hotel Investment Partners (HIP), a Spanish-based hotel management…
Oracle shares rise 9% after Trump unveils $500 bln AI plan
Oracle shares surged nearly 9% in Frankfurt after U.S. President Donald Trump revealed that the company would…
Trump pardons dark web marketplace founder Ross William Ulbricht
In a move that has stirred significant controversy, President Donald Trump has granted a full pardon to Ross…
Africa Rising as an Investment Hub Says Shettima
Vice-President Kashim Shettima urged global investors to seize business opportunities in Nigeria during the 2025…
Net income of SFS REIT Fund hits 12-year high
SFS Real Estate Investment Trust Fund (SFS REIT Fund) achieved its highest net income in 12 years, recording a…