GSK, Sanofi to agree $624 million deal with UK for COVID-19 vaccine
British and French pharmaceutical giants, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Sanofi are close to reaching a $624 million…
China Waves The Green Flag For FX Bulls
The Chinese yuan led commodity currencies higher against the dollar on Monday as investors lapped up risky assets…
Sterling Falls Vs Euro, Steady Vs Dollar; Support Measures In Focus
The pound fell against the euro and held steady against the U.S. dollar, as traders looked ahead to this month’s…
FG To Resume Third Mainland Bridge Repairs
The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mr Olukayode Popoola, on Monday said consultations were on for another…
Nigeria: ASHON To Harmonize Members’ Trading On FMDQ, NASD, LCFE
Barring unforeseen circumstances, there are strong indications that Association of Securities Dealing Houses of…
Nigeria: OPS Backs CBN On Exchange Rates’ Unification
The Organised Private Sector (OPS) has commended the recent step by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) towards…
‘Import-Substitution Key To Post-Pandemic Growth For Businesses’
With the sustained decline in the nation’s foreign reserves in the past months, some experts have advised Nigerian…
Dollar Steady Ahead Of Services Sector Data, Rising Stocks Sink Yen
The dollar held steady against most currencies on Monday as investors awaited data expected to show the U.S.…
Nigeria Gets 2021 Deadline To Stop Dirty Fuel Imports
The Federal Government may have up till 2021 to stop the importation of dirty fuel into the country. The indication…
Naira To Depreciate Further As Demand Gap Widens
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) may be forced to further retract its defence and depreciate the naira as the apex…
Equity Investors Rake N1.66tr Gains In Q2
Nigerian equities witnessed a major recovery in the second quarter with positive average return of 14.12 per cent…
Citibank Boss Tasks FG On Reforms To Increase FDIs
The Cluster Head in Sub-saharan Africa (SSA), Citibank, Mr. Akin Dawodu has advised the federal government to…
Passengers To Pay Double For Domestic Flights
• NCAA Grounds 18 Aircraft, Bar Non-Compliant Operators
• FAAN Issues Travellers’ Mandatory Safety Protocols…
After Hitting A 3-Year Low During The Week, Naira Stabilizes As Traders Wonder…
The CBN still continues to ward against currency speculators whon patronnize the black market.
The exchange rate…
Six Airlines Resume Flight July 8
Six domestic carriers: Arik Air, Aero Contractors, Air Peace, DANA Air, AZMAN Air and Max Air are set to resume…
Sanwo-Olu: Churches, Mosques To Remain Shut In Lagos
•Cases hit 27,564, with 11,069 discharged and 628 deaths
•FAAN rolls out guidelines for air travellers…
Arik Air Resumes Domestic Flights July 8
Arik Air, on Sunday, announced the resumption of its domestic flights from July 8, following the Federal…
Nigeria: The Politics of Electricity Tariff
Whether we like it or not, the issue of electricity tariff is a touchy one. In the power sector reform, we are…
Nigeria: N-Power, Unemployment And Peculiar Mess
With the current realities of unemployment and poverty in Nigeria, the country is in “peculiar” mess and on the…
Nigeria: 109,823 N-Power Beneficiaries Now Business Owners – Minister
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq, claims…
Nigeria Weakens Naira At Retail FX Auction In A Move To Align Rates
Nigeria’s central bank asked lenders to bid for forex at an auction 5% above its official rate of 360, traders…
Oil Demand To Return To Pre-Pandemic Levels By 2022, Goldman Says, But Unlikely To…
KEY POINTS
In a research note published Thursday, analysts at Goldman Sachs estimated global oil demand would…
Nigeria’s Debt Rose To 28.62 Trln Naira As Of March – Debt Office
Nigeria’s total public debt rose to 28.62 trillion naira ($79.5 billion) as of March, up 15% from a year earlier,…
Exposed: How Central Bank Of Nigeria Deliberately Prevents Naira From Appreciating…
The apex bank, which has refused to disclose the exact foreign remittances it has received from 2016 to 2018,…
COVID-19: Nigeria Govt Releases Guidelines For Air Travels
The Nigerian government has released new procedural guidelines for air travellers and other airport users.
The…
Nigerian Central Bank Devalues Naira by 5.3% at Currency Auction
Nigeria’s central bank devalued the naira at one of its currency auctions, according to people familiar with the…
Nigerian Lawmakers Want Monuments to Slavery in Lagos Removed
Lawmakers in Nigeria’s Lagos state, which includes the country’s commercial hub and biggest city, have asked for…
Canada Bans Foreign Travelers Until At Least August
Canada has confirmed that its ban on foreign entry will be maintained until at least the end of July. Also extended…