Pound Up As UK Officials Hint At Rewrite Of Lawbreaking Brexit Bill
The pound rose against the euro (GBPEUR=X) and dollar (GBPUSD=X) on Monday morning as traders digested media…
Revisiting The African Continental Free Trade Area: Impact, Challenges And…
Trade is one of the key factors responsible for interaction among nation-states. It involves goods and services,…
Nigeria’s Lagos Imposes 24-Hour Curfew After Anti-Police Protests Turn…
Nigeria's Lagos state government on Tuesday imposed a 24-hour curfew, saying anti-police protests have…
FG Reiterates Commitment To Concession Onitsha River Port, Says Moghalu
The Federal Government on Monday reassured the business community in the South East of its commitment to concession…
In Thailand, A Free-Money Program Is Also A Data Experiment
Like many countries, Thailand is giving citizens cash transfers to help them ride out the coronavirus pandemic. But…
Governors Call For End To Nationwide #EndSARS Protests
The 36 State Governors under the aegis of Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) have called for end to the nationwide…
Death Toll Climbs As Nigeria Protests Spiral
Crowds have taken to the streets of Nigeria in protest against police brutality. The demonstrations come as the…
I Am Proud That Young Nigerians Are Driving Change – We Will No Longer Be Ignored
Growing up in Nigeria, I heard of great activists, including Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, a Nigerian educator, political…
Nigerian Protesters Shut Down Africa’s Largest City, Escalating Standoff With…
LAGOS, Nigeria—Tens of thousands of protesters brought the largest city in Africa to a standstill on Monday,…
Oil Stable As Stimulus Hopes Run Up Against Fresh Virus Surge
(Bloomberg) -- Oil traded near $41 as hopes for a last-ditch pre-election deal to inject more stimulus into the…
#EndSARS: Airlines Increase Airfare Of Domestic Flights
Following the ongoing protests against police brutality in the country, airfares on domestic routes have increased.…
With Instagram, Hashtags And Bitcoin, Young Nigerians Boost Anti-Police Protests
Ozioma Egemasi says Nigerian police slapped, whipped and struck him with the butt of a pistol when he refused to…
Asian Trade-Related Currencies Strengthen After China Data
Asia’s trade-exposed currencies held firm on Monday as data showed China’s economic rebound from the pandemic…
FOREX Reserves Down To $35.67b
Lekki Port LFTZ Enterprise Limited (Lekki Port), the developer of the Lekki Deep Sea Port under construction at the…
China Says Its Economy Grew 4.9% In The Third Quarter
BEIJING — China’s economy recovered further from the coronavirus in the third quarter, according to data released…
Pelosi Gives White House 48 Hours To Reach Coronavirus Stimulus Deal Before…
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has called on the Trump administration to reconcile remaining disputes on coronavirus…
Edo Govt Declares 24-Hour Curfew
The Edo State Government hereby imposes a 24-hour curfew across the state until further notice.
The curfew is to…
NNPC’s Liabilities Exceed Assets By N4.4tn
The liabilities of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation as a group exceeded the assets of the oil firm by…
Lekki Deep Sea Port: Work Takes Off On Quay Wall Construction
Lekki Port LFTZ Enterprise Limited (Lekki Port), the developer of the Lekki Deep Sea Port under construction at the…
Wall Street Prepares For A Biden Victory, Higher Taxes And All
“I’m shocked, shocked!” Captain Renault’s famous line from Casablanca immediately came to mind as I read the New…
Govt Expecting One Million MT Steel From $1.5bn Plant
The Federal Government has said that the $1.5bn steel plant that is nearing completion in Kaduna State will attract…
FG To Make Kano IDP Transit Port
The Executive Secretary/CEO of the Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC), Hassan Bello has said that the Kano Inland Dry…
China Must Loosen Capital Curbs To Boost International Use Of Yuan, Says Former…
British Airways is planning to shrink its presence at London Gatwick Airport as part of a "bounce-back" effort in…
Airport Road Blocked As #EndSARS Protest Continues In Abuja
In posters circulating on social media, the protesters identified different areas of convergence for Monday’s…
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…