Nigeria’s income from crude oil export has lately been boosted, fortuitously, by an unexpected rise in crude oil prices, beyond […]
Africa Economy: Africa Driving Its Own Development Agenda
“Large parts of Africa are rapidly approaching a market standard where risk is increasingly less of a factor,” says Charl […]
Apple acquires digital magazine service Texture
SAN FRANCISCO: Apple has acquired Texture, a digital magazine subscription service which gives users unlimited access to their favourite titles […]
How Driverless Cars Could Disrupt The Real Estate Industry
Driverless cars could become a regular feature of the roads as early as April – at least in California, which […]
OPIC Partners Mortgage Banks to Provide Affordable Housing
The Ogun State Property and Investment Corporation says it is working with four mortgage banks and the Nigeria Mortgage Refinance […]
US duty hikes may trigger retaliatory action, hurt global growth: S&P
US President Donald Trump’s decision to hike duties on steel and aluminium could result in retaliatory action from EU and […]
Africa News: AFC wins ‘Africa Power Deal of the Year’
Andrew Alli, Managing Director, African Finance Corporation Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) has been named the winner of the Africa Power […]
CBN: External reserves hit $46bn
The nation’s external reserves hit $46bn on Friday, the Central Bank of Nigeria disclosed in a statement on Friday. The […]
Trump tariffs: US chided over duties on steel and aluminium imports
Major trading partners of the US have condemned President Donald Trump for signing off new tariffs on steel and aluminium […]
China Builds Ambitiously in Africa, and US Sounds the Alarm
The United States is sounding the alarm that the Chinese money flooding Africa comes with major strings attached. In this […]
Economy: CBN to increase women’s access to credit
The Central Bank of Nigeria on Wednesday said it would improve women’s access to formal financial services, especially credit, through […]
NIESV: Nigeria can make N1tn from idle assets
The government can raise over N1tn annually from the auction of idle assets, the Faculty of Auctioneering of the Nigerian […]
VAIDS: 262 Nigerians paid N20bn in eight months, says Fowler
A total of N20bn has so far been realised from 262 taxpayers who have declared their assets under the Voluntary […]
Nigeria News:CBN must contain rising banking sector risks, says IMF
The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday called on the Central Bank of Nigeria to contain rising banking risks in the […]
African News: Mastercard Acquires Oltio To Advance Digital Payments in MENA
Mastercard, a technology company in the global payments industry based in New York, announced the acquisition of South Africa’s Oltio, […]
Nigerian News: Lagos to become Africa’s model megacity by 2025 –Ambode
The Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, has declared that the state would be Africa’s model megacity by 2025. Speaking to a […]
Nigerian Economy: NNPC Drives Down Cost of Producing Crude Oil per Barrel to $20
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has brought down the cost of producing a barrel of crude oil to $20, […]
African News: African Startup Launches Drones for Global Market
Talking fast and dreaming big, William Elong shows off the first “made in Cameroon” drone at his sixth-floor workshop in […]
Economy: WHO budgets $178 million on health issues in Nigeria for two years
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday, says it will spend $178 million from 2018 to 2019 on health related […]
Tax evasion: Nigerian government to target property owners in highbrow areas
Property owners in highbrow areas across the country are now targets of federal and state governments tax agencies determined to […]