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…
‘Federal Government Of Nigerian Must Reposition Capital Market To Accumulate…
Experts have stressed the need for the Federal Government to reposition the local bourse to make it more attractive…
Nigerian Stock Exchange Resumes New Trading Week With 0.22% Loss
The local bourse resumed the first trading week on a bearish note with key performance indicators dropping by 0.22…
Developers To Pay Lower Fees To Google’s App Store For First $1 Million In…
Alphabet Inc’s Google said on Tuesday that it was cutting the service fee that app developers pay to Google Play…
Ford’s Turkish Joint Venture To Produce Electric Vans From 2023
Ford Motor Co said on Tuesday that the next version of its Transit van for the European market will go into…
U.S. Lawmakers Seek 20% Boost In Foreign Affairs Budget, With Eye On China
Four Democratic U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday proposed an increase of $12 billion in the country’s foreign affairs…
Central Bank Of Nigeria Introduces New Charges For USSD Services
The apex bank said from Tuesday customers will pay a flat fee of N6.98 per transaction every time they use USSD…
Private Equity Investors Fret Over Record U.S. Buyout Prices
Private equity firms are paying more for leveraged buyouts to keep pace with soaring valuations of acquisition…
Tech Stocks Lift S&P 500, Nasdaq As Fed Meeting Kicks Off
The S&P 500 hit an all-time high on Tuesday while the Nasdaq touched a two-week peak as technology stocks…
Poland, Hungary Win Court Fight Over Turnover Taxes
Europe’s top court ruled on Monday that Polish and Hungarian taxes on turnover targeted by the EU Commission for…
Hedge Fund Indaba Capital Nominates Two To Benefit focus Board
Hedge fund Indaba Capital has nominated two directors to Benefitfocus Inc’s board five weeks after publicly calling…
Activist Toshiba Shareholders Tipped To Win Crucial Vote On Independent Probe This…
In a watershed moment for Japanese corporate governance, Toshiba Corp shareholders will vote this Thursday on…
I Wish Dangote Refinery Existed Years Ago – Okonjo-Iweala
The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, said Nigeria would have…
Investors Value China’s Ant Group At Over $200 Billion After IPO Halt…
Some of Ant Group’s global investors have valued the Chinese fintech firm at over $200 billion based on its 2020…
Rogers’ ‘Sweeteners’ For $16 Billion Shaw Takeover May Test…
Rogers Communications Inc’s efforts to secure its C$20 billion ($16 billion) acquisition of Shaw Communications Inc…
Federal Government Inaugurates National Livestock Breed Improvement Programme
The Federal Government on Monday inaugurated the National Livestock Breed Improvement Programme with the aim of…
Fintech Company Flutterwave Announces Partnership With PayPal
Flutterwave, the $1bn fintech company founded by Nigerian-born Silicon Valley enthusiast, Olugbenga Agboola, has…
Naira Exchanges For N481/$ At Parallel Market
The naira on Monday exchanged for N481/$ at the parallel market.
At the Exporter & Importer forex window,…
Inflation Hits 17.33% — Highest In Four Years
The consumer price index, which measures the rate of increase in the price of goods and services, increased to…
AFL-CIO Urges U.S. To Block Imports Of Solar Products From China’s Xinjiang
The leader of the AFL-CIO, the largest U.S. labor federation, is calling on the Biden administration and Congress…
Asia’s Fuel Exporters Target Sales Bump As Refineries Shut Down Under
Asian fuel exporters are hungrily eyeing Australia as the country’s shutdown of almost all its refineries creates a…
Investment In Clean Energy to Hit $131 Trillion By 2050 Agency Says
Planned investment in clean energy must increase by 30% to a total of $131 trillion by 2050 to avert catastrophic…