Curfew: Banks, Businesses Closed, Soldiers Take Over Roads In Osogbo
Residents of Osun have deserted major streets in different towns as banks and businesses, remained closed on…
Fixed Income, Currency Markets Drop To N164.32tr In Q3
Turnover in the Nigerian fixed income and currency (FIC) markets dropped by 26.76 per cent to N14.07 trillion in…
Naira Steady Despite #EndSARS Protests
The naira last week traded at the parallel market for N463 against the dollar, a slightly weaker ratio from the…
African Money Transfer Firms Thrive As Pandemic Spurs Online Remittances
Having fled an economic implosion in his native Zimbabwe, Brighton Takawira was able to support his mother back…
Dollar Rises Vs Risky Currencies As Coronavirus Surges, U.S. Stimulus Hope Fades
The dollar gained on Monday, as surging coronavirus cases in Europe and the United States and a lack of progress on…
Dollar Gains As Virus Surge Prompts Flight To Safety
The dollar pushed higher in early European trade Monday, with record numbers of Covid-19 cases in Europe and the…
Sterling Set For Weekly Gain, Even After PMI Slip
The pound fell against the dollar and euro on Friday after the UK Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) fell to a…
UK ‘SBS’ Special Forces Storm Tanker And Detain Stowaways In Channel
British special forces stormed a Greek-operated oil tanker in the English channel on Sunday to wrestle control of…
2.5 Million To Get National Identification Monthly — NIMC
The National Identity Management Commission on Friday said it would scale up the enrolment and issuance of the…
This Is Why The Young Protesters In Nigeria Are So Angry
Nigeria has been rocked in October by some of the biggest protests since military rule ended in 1999, resulting in…
Nigeria’s Palm Oil Price Highest In World Market- Experts
Price of Nigeria’s palm oil is over 200 % highest above the global market, The Nation can authoritatively report.…
Young Nigerian Protesters Could Transform Struggling Nation Or Split It In Two
The young Nigerians who were protesting at Lekki Toll Plaza in Lagos on Tuesday night were not the African touring…
CBN To Drive Zero Balance Account Opening
As part of efforts to boost financial inclusion, the Central Bank of Nigeria has said it will promote opening of…
Samsung’s Lee: Tainted Titan Who Built A Global Tech Giant
In February 1993, five years after taking over from his father at South Korea’s Samsung Group, 51-year-old Lee…
Majority Will Accept Result Of U.S. Election, Even If They Dislike The Winner
As the 2020 presidential election enters its final week, a majority of Americans appear ready to accept the result…
Cenovus To Buy Husky For $2.9 Billion To Create No.3 Canadian Energy Firm; More…
Cenovus Energy Inc CVE.TO has agreed to buy rival Husky Energy Inc HSE.TO in an all-stock deal valued at C$3.8…
Analysis: U.S. Supreme Court Nominee Barrett Often Rules For Police In Excessive…
In her three years as a federal appeals court judge, U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett has consistently…
U.S. COVID-19 Aid Bill Talks Continue, Pelosi Says
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday said the Trump administration was reviewing the latest plan for more…
Tense Calm In Nigeria After Days Of Unrest
Abuja, Nigeria – Relative calm has returned to Nigerian cities after more than two weeks of deadly protests against…
American Airlines Plans Customer Tours Of Boeing 737 Max And Pilot Calls To Boost…
American Airlines is planning customer tours of the Boeing 737 Max and calls with its pilots in the coming weeks to…
Mike Pence Will Not Quarantine After Four Aides Test Positive For Coronavirus
Vice President Mike Pence will not quarantine himself despite several of his aides testing positive for…
Stocks Making The Biggest Moves Midday: Virgin Galactic, Intel, Snap & More
Virgin Galactic — Shares of the space tourism stock slipped more than 5% after Goldman initiated coverage on the…
Why We Didn’t Distribute Looted COVID-19 Palliatives, Osun Food Committee
The Osun Food and Relief Committee on COVID-19 on Friday said the looted items at a warehouse in Ede town were not…
September Existing Home Sales Jump 9.4%, But ‘Prices Are Rising Too Fast’ As…
Sales of existing homes rose a higher-than-expected 9.4% in September to a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of…
Scientists Make Digital Breakthrough In Chemistry That Could Revolutionize The…
In June, the U.S. government purchased the vast majority of world’s supply of remdesivir—a FDA-approved antiviral…
Will Masks Become The ‘New Normal’ Even After The Pandemic Has Passed? Some…
Mandy Elmore, 47, has been wearing masks for more than 20 years. That’s because she has cystic fibrosis, a…
European Markets Close Higher As Investors Watch U.S. Stimulus, Earnings
LONDON — European markets closed higher on Friday as investors monitored signs of progress toward a U.S. stimulus…
Starboard Tries To Find Another Winner In The Fintech Space
Company: ACI Worldwide, Inc. (ACIW)
Business: ACI Worldwide, Inc. develops and markets software products and…
McDonald’s Seeks Dismissal Of Racial Discrimination Lawsuit By Former Franchisees
McDonald’s on Friday asked a judge to dismiss the racial discrimination lawsuit filed by former franchisees,…
Ant Group IPO Pricing ‘History’s Largest,’ Says Alibaba’s Jack Ma
The mammoth dual listing for Chinese fintech giant Ant Group will be the world’s biggest, according to a pricing…