Nigeria Sliding Into Bankruptcy, Says Secondus
National chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Prince Uche Secondus has said Nigeria under the watch of…
Nigeria Denies CNN Report Saying Army Killed Protesters
Nigeria dismissed an investigative report by CNN alleging that its security forces killed unarmed protesters last…
Dollar Batters Naira Further
The Nigerian Naira was battered further today by the US dollar and other currencies as it crashed to N478 in the…
Nigeria Threatens To Sanction CNN Over Investigation And Denies Security Forces…
Protesters Victor Sunday Ibanga, left, and Wisdom Okon. Their families say they haven't seen them since the protest…
‘Nigeria’s Unemployment Deadlier Than Covid-19, Boko Haram’
The 1993 Presidential Aspirant under the defunct National Republic Convention (NRC), Alhaji Lema Jibril, has said…
Jeff Bezos Just Became The Latest Big Tech Name To Invest In An African Fintech…
Over the past five years, high-profile visits to African tech ecosystems by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Twitter…
Weekahead-Africa FX – Nigeria’s Naira And Kenya’s Shilling To…
Nigeria's naira and the Kenyan shilling are expected to lose value against the dollar in the week ahead as demand…
Oil Prices Slip As New Wave Of COVID-19 Cases Weigh On Outlook
Oil prices dipped on Thursday as a surge in coronavirus cases and tighter pandemic restrictions around the world…
Nigeria, Niger Sign Agreement On Petroleum Products
The MoU was reached following bilateral agreements between President Muhammadu Buhari and President Mahamadou…
Qatar Airways To Launch Three Weekly Flights To Abuja, Nigeria From 27 November
Launch of Abuja flights will increase Qatar Airways’ network in Africa to over 65 weekly flights across 20…
Anger As FG Eyes N200b ‘Idle’ Funds
Shareholders, economists and securities expert have reacted angrily to Federal Government’s plan to plough N200…
Money Market Crash Triggers Largest Daily Gain In Five Years
Declining interest rates in the fixed income market triggered massive rally on the equities sector of the Nigerian…
UK Petrol Car Ban Threatens Nigeria’s Oil Sales
Except the country finds new buyers, the plan to ban petrol and diesel vehicle sales by the United Kingdom…
Diversification, Infrastructure Remain Key To Nigerian Economic Outlook’
The extent of diversification of Nigeria’s economy and revenue sources and the development of infrastructure would…
Nigeria Should Sanction CNN For Report On Shooting Of Protesters – Minister
Nigeria should sanction CNN for a report that the country’s military shot and killed protesters demonstrating…
Absence May Make Eurobond Investors Fonder Of Africa Issuers
Africa’s notable absence from the rush to the sell Eurobonds this month is set to change as the largest economies…
All The Bitcoin Lingo You Need To Know As Crypto Heats Up
Bitcoin’s back, baby. The best-known and largest cryptocurrency has gained more than 130% in pandemic-ravaged 2020…
Attack Of The Debt Tsunami’: Coronavirus Pushes Global Debt To Record High
The coronavirus crisis pushed global debt levels to a new high of over $272 trillion in the third quarter, the…
FEC Approves Finance Bill, Says No Tax Increase
The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved the 2020 Finance Bill for subsequent transmission to the…
ECB Can’t Go Bankrupt Even It Suffers Losses
The European Central Bank could “neither go bankrupt nor run out of money” even if it were to suffer losses on the…
Manufacturing Sector Recovers After Six-Month Contraction
The nation’s manufacturing sector has snapped out of the doldrums after contracting for six straight months, a new…
Nigeria: Manufacturing PMI Stages Recovery In November
The Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) stood at 50.2 index points in…
Dollar Loses To Euro As Payment Currency For First Time In Years
The euro was the most used currency for global payments last month, the first time it has outpaced the dollar since…
Naira Weakens Further As Dollar Sells For 478
The naira extended its decline on Wednesday at the parallel market as the United States dollar was sold for N478.…
Nigeria: 2021 Budget Report Ready On Dec 3
The Senate Committee on Appropriation on Wednesday promised to submit the harmonised version of the 2021 budget at…
Why CBN Licensed Payment Service Banks
Bank account ownership is quite compulsory in many developed countries of the world. Research shows that nearly…
Sterling Pushed Up By Weaker U.S. Dollar, Hopes Of Brexit Deal
Sterling traded at a one-week high on Wednesday, helped by a weaker U.S. dollar and by hopes that Britain will…
Sliding Dollar Steadies As Virus Worries Persist
The dollar nursed losses on Thursday following five sessions of declines as investors’ longer-term optimism about…
Nigeria Needs 19 Million New Jobs Yearly
The Chairman of the Presidential Economic Advisory Council, Prof. Doyin Salami, has said Nigeria needs to create 19…
Investors Gain N300bn As Equities Market Rebounds
Trading at the Nigerian equities market yesterday closed positive for the first time this week with a gain of N300…