Deadly Wildfires Worsen Across California, Oregon And Washington
“This could be the greatest loss of human lives and property due to wildfire in our state’s history,” said Oregon…
Battered Sterling Sinks To More Than 5-Month Low Vs Euro As Brexit Talks Start
The British pound fell over 1% to a more than five-month low on Thursday as Britain and the EU prepared for…
Nigeria: Ndigbo Rejoices As Commercial Flights Resume In Enugu Airport
Appreciations were on Wednesday extended to the federal government as the first commercial aircraft landed in Akanu…
Citi CEO Michael Corbat To Retire Next Year, Jane Fraser To Become First Woman CEO…
Citigroup CEO Michael Corbat said Thursday he is retiring in February after eight years leading the bank, and that…
Euro, German Bond Yields Jump To One-Week High As ECB Says It Has No FX Target
The euro and German government bond yields jumped to their highest in a week on Thursday after ECB chief Christine…
Nigeria: Lagos Govt Suspends Development Of Estates Without Layout Approval, Warns…
The Lagos State Government has suspended development of housing estates without the requisite Layout Approval, in…
Gold Rises 1% As Dollar Weakens After ECB Stands Pat On Policy
Gold jumped 1% on Thursday, as the dollar weakened after the European Central Bank kept its policy unchanged and…
U.S. Cancels Visas Of More Than 1,000 Chinese Nationals Deemed Security Risks
The U.S. has revoked visas for more than 1,000 Chinese nationals under a presidential measure denying entry to…
More Than Speculation, Bitcoin’s Real-World Usage Booms In Africa
Bitcoin is seeing its practical use in the real world in Africa, where it is used as a hedge against currency…
Three Bank CEOs Quit NESG Board Over Stance On CBN’s Economic Interventions
CHIEF Executive Officers (CEOs) of three prominent banks have resigned their membership of the Nigerian Economic…
Euro Zone Bonds Steady As Investors Look To ECB For Stimulus Clues
Germany's benchmark Bund yield held above two-week lows on Thursday, before a European Central Bank meeting that…
Visa Launches Loyalty Programme To Reward Cardholders
Visa has launched of a loyalty programme to reward 28,000 cardholders in Nigeria with 10 per cent cashback when…
Passengers Without Covid-19 Negative PCR Test To Pay $3,500 Fine – NCAA
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, has imposed a fine of $3,500 each on flying passengers to Nigeria who…
Most Voters Don’t See Trump And Biden As Mentally Fit To Be President, New Poll…
Most voters in six 2020 swing states do not consider either President Donald Trump or Democratic presidential…
Nigeria May Soon Open Borders Following ECOWAS Heads Of State Meeting
The Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has agreed…
Dollar Weakens, Euro Gains Ahead Of ECB Meeting
The dollar slipped in early European trade Thursday, with the euro gaining ahead of greenback ahead of a policy…
Why Isn’t The British Pound Weaker? Ask Trump
The British pound has been on a losing streak in recent days as the likelihood increases the U.K. will leave the…
Gana… A Bully Who Became His Community’s Protector And Then Gangster
He was a terror, but his killing on a day he was to embrace peace has raised eyebrows. The late Terwase Akwaza,…
Marketing Will Take A Different Form As The NFL Returns In The Middle Of The…
ESPN puts it this way in describing its back-to-football-season ad that features fans and players lip syncing to…
Active Bank Accounts In Nigeria Surge To 111.5 Million As COVID-19 Drives Account…
Nigeria’s active bank account increased by 14.41% from 97.485 million active accounts to 111.54 million, data from…
Second $1,200 Stimulus Checks Had Bipartisan Support. Now They Could Be A Longshot
While negotiations over the next coronavirus stimulus bill have carried on for months, there has been one…
Microsoft’s New Two-Screen Phone Looks Amazing But Has Lots Of Compromises
Microsoft and Samsung are betting that future phones look different than they do now.
Samsung’s betting on…
Manhattan Rental Market Plunges, Leaving 15,000 Empty Apartments In August
The number of empty rental apartments in Manhattan nearly tripled compared with last year, as more New Yorkers fled…
Nigeria Customs Rakes In N976.6 Billion In 8 Months Despite COVID-19
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) generated N976.6 billion from January to August, despite the COVID-19 pandemic,…
Emirates Airline Returns Abuja To Route Network
Emirates yesterday resumed passenger services to Abuja. The Airline had earlier resumed Lagos flights on Monday…
Nigeria Borrowed N18.89tn Under Buhari
Nigeria’s debt public debt hit a total of N31.01tn at the end of June, the Debt Management Office announced on…
‘Trader Moni’ Beneficiaries Unwilling To Repay Loans –NSIP
Beneficiaries of ‘Trader Moni,’ one of the programmes of the Federal government’s National Social Investment…
Nigeria’s Largest Cement Makers See Profits Jump To 7-Year High Despite Covid-19
Nigeria’s biggest cement makers by market value appear to be doing relatively well despite the Covid-19 pandemic…
FG seeks $1.1B From Eni, Shell In Graft Case
The Federal Government yesterday asked a Milan court to order Eni and Royal Dutch Shell to pay $1.092 billion as an…
Apple Announces September 15 Date For Online iPhone 12 Reveal Event
Despite acknowledging that this year’s iPhone launches will be delayed by a few weeks relative to their…