Most Voters Don’t See Trump And Biden As Mentally Fit To Be President, New Poll Shows
Most voters in six 2020 swing states do not consider either President Donald Trump or Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden…
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 on…
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 meeting…
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…
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…
Marketing Will Take A Different Form As The NFL Returns In The Middle Of The Pandemic
ESPN puts it this way in describing its back-to-football-season ad that features fans and players lip syncing to Celine Dion’s…
Active Bank Accounts In Nigeria Surge To 111.5 Million As COVID-19 Drives Account Opening
Nigeria’s active bank account increased by 14.41% from 97.485 million active accounts to 111.54 million, data from the Nigerian Inter-Bank…
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 certainty: Democrats, Republicans…
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 foldable screens inside…
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 the…
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, which led to the…
Emirates Airline Returns Abuja To Route Network
Emirates yesterday resumed passenger services to Abuja. The Airline had earlier resumed Lagos flights on Monday this week. The resumption…
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 Programme designed to reduce poverty…
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 which has upended…
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…
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 traditional late September…
Nigerians Are Sitting On Their Savings, Thwarting Lending
Nigerian companies are parking more of their funds in bank deposits, upending a push by the central bank to fuel…
UK Minister Under Scrutiny For Attacking Nigeria Over P&ID Court Case
Priti Patel, United Kingdom’s secretary of state for the home department, has come under scrutiny over her comments on the…
Shoprite To Leave Kenya After Announcing Plans To Close 2 More Stores
Shop-rite Holdings announced that it would leave the East African nation of Kenya after entering the market 2 years ago…
Lloyds Bank Sacks 865 Workers
Lloyds, the biggest domestic banking group in UK, had temporarily stopped job losses and restructuring early in the pandemic, with…
All Four Of Nigeria’s Refineries Are Currently Shut Down
All four of the refineries in Nigeria, Africa’s top oil exporter, are currently shut down, the group managing director of…
United Airlines Launches Direct Flight Between Lagos And Washington
United Airlines has announced plans to expand its global route network with a new, nonstop service between Nigeria and the…
Nigeria’s Debt Hits N31trn –DMO
The DMO set Nigeria’s entire debt at N31trn, indicating an increase of N2.38trn within a space of three months. The…
ECB Weighs Chance To ‘Talk Down’The Euro
The recovery is on. Economies across the eurozone are reopening and business is returning to normal, or at least as…
Pound Hits 6-Week Low On Brexit Fears, Implied Volatility Curve Inverts For First Time In 6 Months
The pound fell to its lowest level in six weeks against the dollar on Wednesday as new legislation by the…
How China Is Closing In On Its Own Digital Currency
While there’s no launch date yet, the People’s Bank of China is likely to be the first major central bank…
Weak Currency Discouraging Foreign Investment In Nigeria’s Economy
The federal government has been asked to take advantage of the global liquidity glut being experienced during the COVID-19 period…
ECOWAS Halts Single Currency Launch, Adopts Gradual Approach
The Economic Community of West African States has postponed the planned launch of its single currency, the Eco. The body…
Experts warn as ATMs breed dirty notes
Experts, yesterday, blamed the preponderance of dirty notes on corruption and lack of political will, as 22,000 Automated Teller Machines…