WhatsApp Payments Suspended In Brazil By Central Bank
Brazil’s Central Bank has suspended Facebook’s WhatsApp payments feature in the country, just over a week after…
Naira Falls Big At the black market as demand pressure persists
Forex turnover at the Investor and Exporters (I&E) window continued with the positive trend as it rose by 42%…
Former Wirecard CEO Freed On Bail In Missing Billions Case
Former Wirecard (WDIG.DE) CEO Markus Braun, who was arrested on suspicion of falsifying the German payments firm’s…
Ex-Googler Becomes Second-Richest Person In China
A former Google employee was briefly ranked the second richest person in China, following a surge in sales at…
Twitter Permanently Suspends Account That Created Doctored Video Tweeted By Trump
Twitter Inc has permanently suspended the account of a rightwing online personality for violating its copyright…
The EU Is Discussing Reopening Its Borders And US Citizens Could Remain Barred
The European Union is currently discussing how to reopen its external borders as the region looks to slowly reopen…
Ben & Jerry’s Joins Boycott Of Facebook And Instagram Ads In The US
Ben & Jerry's said on Tuesday that it will pause all paid advertising on Facebook and Instagram in the U.S.…
IMF, Sudan Reach Agreement On Macroeconomic Policies Structural Reforms
International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff and Sudan have reached agreement on macroeconomic policies structural…
Former Wirecard Boss Arrested Over €1.9bn Scandal
The ex-boss of scandal-hit payments firm Wirecard has been arrested in Germany.
Markus Braun resigned last Friday…
New Corovirus Outbreak In Germany Sparks Fresh Local Lockdowns
German authorities in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia have reimposed lockdown restrictions in two districts…
Nasdaq Jumps To Record Led By Apple In Longest Winning Streak Since December
The Nasdaq Composite rose to a fresh record on Tuesday with Apple leading major tech names higher as investors…
Nigeria: CBN Governor Confirms Exchange Rate Unification Plans
The Governor of the Central Bank, Godwin Emefiele, has confirmed that the Central Bank will continue to pursue…
Apple Share Hits All Time High After Company Announces New Software
Apple shares hits an all time after the technology company announced new software for its iPhones, iPads, Macs,…
Wall Street Ends Higher On Recovery Hopes, Nasdaq Hits Another Record
Wall Street’s three major indexes closed higher on Tuesday as improving economic data and the prospect of more…
Banks Warn Debt Forgiveness Will Hurt, Not Help Africa
Scrapping the debt of heavily indebted African nations will only come back to haunt them, according to two of the…
Nigeria: Flight Resumption May Not Lead To Airfare Hike– Aviation Minister
Minister of Aviation, Mr Hadi Sirika Monday assured anxious Nigerians that the planned re-opening of the airspace…
Crypto Market Stuck In Negative Trend With Bitcoin Below $10,000
With major digital coins failing to break out meaningfully in recent weeks, crypto markets can’t seem to pull out…
Nigeria: FG, States Eye N212b Revenue As Naira Heads To N400/$
THE federal, states and local governments are set to earn additional N212 billion revenue this year from the…
Nigeria’s External Reserves Down By $261m
Data published by the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN’s) website showed that Nigeria’s external reserve is now $36.3…
Google, Apple, Amazon And Tesla Slam Trump’s Immigration Crackdown
Tech leaders have criticized President Donald Trump's latest immigration crackdown on the visa…
Google Wants To Stop You From Reusing Passwords
“Passwords are one of the worst things on the internet,” Mark Risher, Google’s senior director for account…
American Airlines Expects To Raise About $2 Billion In Upsized Stock, Notes…
American Airlines Group Inc (AAL.O) said on Tuesday it expects to raise about $2 billion through a stock-and-notes…
Novak Djokovic Tests Positive For Covid-19 Amid Adria Tour Fallout
Novak Djokovic, the men’s world No 1 tennis player, has tested positive for Covid-19, the Serbian said in a…
Nigeria: Jaiz Bank Shuts Down Ikeja Branch Following COVID-19 Scare
Jaiz Bank Plc, a non-interest bank that is listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange, said its Ikeja branch has been…
Nigerian Stock Market Extends Losing Streak As Investors Lose N38bn
The nation’s stock market extended its decline on Monday as investors lost N38bn at the end of trading.
The…
Lockdown Relaxed In England As 2m Rule Eased
Pubs, restaurants, hotels and hairdressers can open from 4 July in England, when social distancing rules will be…
Oil Rises After Trump Assurance On China Trade Deal
Oil prices rose on Tuesday in a volatile session after U.S. President Donald Trump soothed jangled nerves over the…
WHO Says Record Number Of Coronavirus Cases Isn’t Just Because Of More…
Coronavirus cases reaching record numbers globally are not just the result of more countries testing, the World…
Virgin Atlantic resumes Lagos-London flights August 24
Virgin Atlantic has announced its intention to resume flights from Lagos to London Heathrow from August 24, 2020…
German Economy To Shrink By 6.5% This Year Due To Coronavirus
The German economy will shrink by 6.5% this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, the government’s council of…