Trade Restrictions Policy To Protect Local Industries, Emefiele Tells…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, yesterday defended the apex bank’s restrictive…
Nigerian New Bill ‘Could Empower lawmakers To Impeach President’ When Summon Is…
A bill seeking to empower the national assembly to summon the president has passed the second reading at the house…
World Going Through Unprecedented Chip Shortage, China Trade Body Says
The world is going through an unprecedented chip shortage, Zhou Zixue, a senior official with the China…
‘Nigeria Must Intensify Cyber Security Ahead Of Broadband Revolution’
To ensure maximum impact of the New National Broadband Plan (NNBP 2020-2025), Nigeria will need to pay adequate…
We Gave Niger Delta Governors N100m Each As COVID-19 Palliatives – NDDC
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has said that it gave each of the governors of the nine oil-producing…
Toyota Chief Warns Apple Over Car Plans
Regardless of whether or not Apple is actually planning to launch a car, Toyota President Akio Toyoda has warned…
Continental Reinsurance Plc Positioned To Deliver Value Post-Covid Recovery Of…
Almost 35 years after it was founded in Lagos, Nigeria, leading private pan-African reinsurer, Continental…
Book On Telecoms Law, Regulations Debuts
The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof, Umar Danbatta was among eminent…
FG Okays New N6.98 USSD Rate, Telcos Shelve Withdrawal
Telecommunications operators, yesterday, suspended planned withdrawal of Unstructured Supplementary Service Data…
EFCC Directs Bankers To Declare Assets By June 1
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has given bank employees June 1, 2021 deadline to declare their…
Nigeria’s Inflation Rises Again, Hit Four-Year High In February
The consumer price index which measures inflation increased by 17.33 per cent (year-on-year) in February 2021.…
Pfizer To Halt Biosimilar Output In China, Sell Assets To WuXi Biologics
Pfizer Inc will stop producing biosimilar products in China and sell a unit in the eastern city of Hangzhou to WuXi…
New York Stays Top In Finance As London Loses Ground, Index Shows
New York kept the top spot in the latest Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI), with London clinging on to second…
Elumelu: Foreign Investors Need Long-Term Plan For Africa
Foreign investors should have long-term investment plans for Africa, because it boasts of huge returns on…
Nigeria: Buhari Appoints Executive Directors For Islamic Development Bank, African…
President Muhammadu Buhari appointed two Nigerians to represent Nigeria’s interests in the African Development…
Tepco Shares Slump 10% After Regulator Slams Breaches At Nuclear Station
Shares of Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco) fell the most in eight years on Wednesday after Japan’s atomic regulator…
US Contacts Nigerian Visa Applicants Affected By Trump’s Travel Ban
The United States mission has said that it was prioritising immigrant visa applicants in Nigeria affected by the…
Japan Inc Offers Lowest Pay Rises In 8 Years As Pandemic Bites
Japanese companies are offering the lowest wage increases in eight years as labour talks wrap up on Wednesday, in a…
BMW Sees Significant Profit Growth In 2021
German carmaker BMW on Wednesday said it expects a significant year-on-year increase in group pretax profit in 2021…
Trade Restrictions Policy To Protect Local Industries, Emefiele Tells…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, yesterday defended the apex bank’s restrictive…
Stock Market Sheds N193bn As Investors Await Clarity On Demutualisation
The market capitalisation of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has declined by N173 billion as the euphoria that…
British Premier Defends AstraZeneca Coronavirus Vaccine Over Blood Clot Fears
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday defended the safety of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, after…
European New Car Sales Drop By 20% Year-On-Year In February: ACEA
European car registrations fell in February, industry data showed on Wednesday, as coronavirus lockdowns and…
Financial Crimes: We’re Focusing Searchlight On Bankers, Says Bawa
In its renewed poise to clamp down on financial crimes in the country, the Economic and Financial Crimes…
Oil Bears And Bulls Grapple As Market Puzzles Over Pandemic Exit
Trading in oil futures is now as heavy as it was in the first months of the COVID-19 crisis, according to market…
Uber Must Do More On UK Minimum Wage Pledge: Union
Uber drivers in Britain should receive the minimum wage from the time they log on until they log off from the app,…
Back To The ’70s As Fed Fuels Boom And Hopes For No Burns Marks
Federal Reserve officials are due to issue new economic projections on Wednesday, with GDP growth likely to be a…
NITDA Imposes N5m Fine On Fintech For Data Breach
The National Information Technology Development Agency has fined Electronic Settlement Limited the sum of N5m for…
Nigeria Has Only 0.33% Share In Global Trade, WTO DG Decries
The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has said that Nigeria’s 0.33…
Stakeholders To Explore Africa Commodity Ecosystem At Investment Summit
Following the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on African economies, stakeholders are to meet to review solutions…