Biden’s New Plan For H-1B Visas, Green Cards Likely To Benefit Thousands
With Kamala Harris as his deputy, Biden is expected to reverse the move of the outgoing Trump administration to…
Turkish Lira Jumps On Hopes For Rates Orthodoxy After Departures
The Turkish lira surged the most since March 2019 on speculation higher interest rates could be coming after the…
Family Kicks As Six Nigerians Are Jailed In UAE For ‘Funding Boko Haram’
In April 2019, the Abu Dhabi federal court of appeal sentenced Surajo Abubakar Muhammad and Saleh Yusuf Adamu — two…
Naira Gains At Black Market As Improved Dollar Supply Continues
Forex turnover improved by 9.12% as Nigeria’s exchange rate at the NAFEX window maintained its stability against…
Dollar Sinks After Biden Clinches U.S. Presidency
The dollar hit a 10-week low on Monday as investors heralded Joe Biden’s election as U.S. president by buying…
We Owe CBN More Than N4tn, Says AMCON
The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria has said it owes the Central Bank of Nigeria more than N4tn.
AMCON…
Rewane: Protests To Prolong Economic Recovery By Three Months
Nigeria’s economic recovery from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the slump in crude oil prices will…
Capital Market: Tax Waiver Could Be The Required Incentive
The development of a strong and viable capital market is a complex process and requires a systematic approach…
Banks’ Patronage At CBN’s Liquidity Window Drops To N48b
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said that daily patronage of the Standing Deposit Facility (SDF) by…
Brent Crude Tops $40 After Biden’s Win Lifts Risk-Takers
Oil prices gained more than 2% on Monday, with Brent futures rising above $40 a barrel, after Joe Biden clinched…
Investors Gain N249 Billion At Stock Market Over Strong Firms’ Q3 Results
Investors in the stock market earned about N249 billion last weekend after most of the listed companies started…
Nigerian, Chinese Firms Sign Agreement On Gold Mining
Japaul Gold and Ventures has signed an agreement with Xiang Hui International Mining Company Nigeria to drill, mine…
Why PPMC Stopped Announcing Monthly Ex-Depot Price
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Monday revealed why its subsidiary -Pipeline Products…
Propriety Of Visa-For-Good-Behaviour In Elections
During the last election in Edo and Ondo States, the ambassadors of the European Union, the United States and the…
Kano Commodity Exchange Market Begins Operation Q1 2021
The Kano Gezawa First Commodity and Exchange Market, established by the Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmad…
Import Ban Alone Can’t Fix Textile Sector – Stakeholders
Despite the federal government’s concerted efforts to revitalise the nation’s over 250 moribund textile mills only…
Is Bitcoin An Asset A Commodity Or A Currency?
As the price of Bitcoin continues to balloon, we look back at how the cryptocurrency is viewed and whether that…
Turkish Finance Minister Resigns In Second Surprise Departure After Lira Slide
Turkish Finance Minister Berat Albayrak said on Sunday he was resigning for health reasons, the second surprise…
Reps May Not Grant Buhari’s Request To Borrow $1.2bn From Brazil
There are strong indications that the House of Representatives may not support the new move by the government of…
Nigeria To Lose $24bn Oil, Gas Investments In Six Years
By Michael Eboh Nigeria will lose $24 billion in investments in the oil and gas sector between 2020 and 2025, due…
Nigeria’s Central Bank Freezes Accounts Of Police Brutality Protesters
Nigeria’s central bank froze the accounts of 20 people linked with anti-police brutality protests after receiving a…
#EndSARS: Controversy over court order to freeze accounts of 20 promoters
Controversy has trailed the exparte order obtained by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to freeze the accounts of…
Naira Appreciates Against Dollar, Euro at Black Market
At the market, Business Post gathered that the local currency closed at N464/$1, gaining N1 versus the N465/$1 it…
Nigeria: If You Thought 2020 Was Bad, Brace Yourself For 2021
Nigeria needs to brace for an extended foreign exchange rate crisis as oil markets face a tough year-end, which…
What GDP Can And Cannot Tell You About The Post-Pandemic Economy
Pity the world’s chartmakers. For years, normal economic fluctuations will be dwarfed by the extraordinary…
Bitcoin Price Nears $16K, But It’s Ethereum That May Shine In November
The price of Bitcoin (BTC) is nearing $16,000 after achieving $15,960 on Binance. Following the dominant…
Pound Rallies After Bank Of England Pumps Extra Cash Into The Economy, Just As A…
The pound rallied on Thursday, heading for its biggest weekly gain since late September, despite the implementation…
Fintech Bluecode Aims To Light Up Nigeria’s Informal Economy
The Bluecode payments solution is about to go live in Nigeria with two partner banks, Murray Gardiner, managing…
Airlines’ ‘Bait-And-Switch’ Strategy Lures Customers To Flights…
OTTAWA — Despite minuscule travel demand, Canadian airlines continue to schedule tens of thousands of monthly…
Oil Falls On Surging Virus While U.S. Election Adds Uncertainty
Oil dropped below $38 a barrel as surging coronavirus cases and a tightly contested U.S. election sapped momentum…