China’s Central Bank Head Says Economy To Expand About 2% This Year
China will see its economy expand by about 2% this year as it has got the coronavirus pandemic under control,…
Nigeria Commodity Exchange To Support Farmers
The Nigeria Commodity Exchange has pledged to support farmers in Borno State to boost the level of agricultural…
OPEC: No Recovery In Oil Prices Next Year
The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) at the weekend said there would likely be no recovery in…
Gulf Currency Pegs Offer Silver Lining In Weaker-Dollar Era
More than a decade ago, Gulf Arab nations struggled to preserve their currency pegs as the dollar went into…
Pound Traders Shut Out Brexit Talks Noise Until ‘Real Deadline
For pound traders who have weathered more than four years of Brexit talks, anything short of a resolution one way…
Govt To Raise Local Content In Oil And Gas Sector To 40%
The Minister of State Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, says Nigeria will raise local content in the oil and gas…
Will 24-Hour Port Operation Ever Work?
The idea of the 24 hours port operations has been on the front burner for long with different initiatives and…
Fitch Revises Kaduna’s Outlook To Stable On Sovereign Action; Affirms At…
Fitch Ratings has revised the Outlook on Kaduna State's Long-Term Foreign- and Local-Currency Issuer Default…
Showdown Looms As Protesters Plan Lockdown Of Abuja, Lagos Today
A showdown between security forces and #EndSARS activists may be in the offing as the protesters yesterday unfolded…
Nigerian Embassy In France Call Police On EndSARS Protesters, Demonstrators Vow To…
Despite the presence of the French police, the demonstrators, who stormed the embassy at the Victor Hugo area of…
Treasury Yields Jump Amid Renewed Stimulus Hopes
Treasury yields jumped on Monday amid renewed optimism that a coronavirus aid package could be agreed in the coming…
#ENDSARS: Police Killed My Cousin In 2013, Says Canadian Minister
Nigerian-born Canadian Minister for Justice, Kaycee Madu has supported ongoing #ENDSARS protests, narrating how his…
An Escalating Labor Strike Could Soon Wipe Out Almost 25% Of Norway’s Oil And Gas…
A strike by workers in the Norwegian oil sector could soon wipe out nearly one-quarter of the country’s petroleum…
Nigeria’s Rising Inflation Worrisome, Experts Say
Two financial experts on Friday expressed concerns over the country’s rising inflation rate and urged the Federal…
Pound Drops As Boris Johnson Tells UK To Prepare For No Deal Brexit
UK prime minister Boris Johnson has told Britain to get ready for an “Australian” style Brexit but stopped short of…
Dollar Heads For Weekly Gain As Pandemic Recovery Stalls
The yen rose and the dollar was headed for its best week of the month on Friday, as surging coronavirus cases and…
NNPC Reduced Losses By 99.7% In 2019
Barely five months after publishing its 2018 Audited Financial Statement, the Nigerian National Petroleum…
With 13.71% Inflation, Analysts List Ways to Grow Economy
Analysts yesterday called on the federal government to leverage on the COVID-19 pandemic and incentivise local food…
‘CBN Did Not Enter Into Any Trade Agreement With Zamfara’
The state government explained that it does not directly mine the gold for itself, but purchases the gold from the…
Hundreds Of Trucks Parked At Borders Stall African Trade Pact
Hundreds of trucks have been parked at Benin’s border for more than a year since its eastern neighbor Nigeria…
339 Foreign, Local Firms Bid To Sell Nigeria’s Crude Oil Grades
At least 339 crude oil trading companies applied for the sale and purchase of Nigerian crude oil grades contracts…
Sterling Edges Up Ahead Of UK Decision On Brexit Negotiations
Sterling rose slightly on Friday but was still on track to end the week on a loss, as markets waited for Britain…
Forex, Infrastructure Hindering Readiness for Continental Trade – NACCIMA
The Nigerian Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture says access to forex, irregular electricity…
Ecobank Organises Diaspora Summit; Showcases Remittance Products for Nigerians…
Ecobank Nigeria has announced that it is providing financial services and remittance solutions designed to support…
You Can’t Control Minerals, FG Tells States
The Federal Government on Thursday told state governments that they could not control the mineral deposits in their…
Naira Gains 0.04% At Investors’ Window, Bitcoin Loses 0.13%
Despite the sharp rise in the demand for forex at the Investors and Exporters (I&E) segment of the market on…
I’m Not Aware Of Waiver For Foreign Vessels – Amaechi
The Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, has dismissed claims that he had knowledge of waiver granted to foreign…
Court Vacates N24b Order Against Central Bank Of Nigeria
A Federal High Court in Abuja has set aside an order against the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in respect of a…
ECB Chief Says Arsenal Of Economic Stimulus On Standby Amid Upsurge Of Coronavirus…
LONDON — European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde on Thursday said her organization would be prepared to…