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Limit your speed on highways to avoid crashes, FRSC urges motorists
By Ige Adekunle
Sango-Ota (Ogun), Aug 4, 2020 The Ogun Command of the Federal Road...
30 Nigerians stranded in Lebanon rescued, among 150 awaiting evacuation – NIDCOM
By Maureen Okon
Abuja, Aug. 4, 2020 Thirty Nigerians, who were trafficked and left stranded in...
Sagbama LG Chairman’s father regains freedom after 3 months in kidnappers den
Picture showing freed Pa Alale while receiving a sympatheser in his residence in Agbere, Sagbama...
Buhari presides over Security Council meeting
By Ismaila Chafe
Abuja, Aug. 4, 2020 President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday presided over Security Council...
Woman stopped at German airport with husband’s bones in luggage
Munich (Germany), Aug. 4, 2020 A 74-year-old Armenian woman was stopped at Munich airport...
THIS IS MONEY
Financial planner: Here’s when you should temporarily stop saving for retirement during the pandemic
As the coronavirus spreads across Global economy and the United States, American life has come...
Personal Finance tips to help you survive coronavirus spiked global recession
If you’ve been following the latest financial news, it might look like the U.S.’s longest...
Teaching your kids about personal finance
life can and should be inculcated from a young age.
Mandy Porter
Talking about money...
8 Easy Ways To Teach Your Kids About Money
It is not easy to teach children and teens about life, let alone money. Most...
The No. 1 job billionaires and multimillionaires held before they got stickinly rich
By Catey Hill
And why it’s important for all of us to do that job,...
The Big Read
After the greenback suffers its worst month in a decade on economic concerns, debate about its global role is stirring
by Colby Smith in New York and Eva Szalay and Katie Martin in London
When coronavirus kicked off a historic economic crash and sent stock markets into freefall in March, investors and companies all over the world rushed in to the...
UBA Provides 200 Million for Nigeria’s Petroleum Industry – Timely Financing for Post COVID...
· Acts as Lead Arranger for $1.5 Billion Facility to Boost Nigerian Oil Production and Government Revenue
Lagos, 4th...
First Bank restructured 15% of $4.6 billion loans in H1 – risk officer
ABUJA, Aug 3 - Nigeria’s First Bank had restructured 15% of its 1.759 trillion naira ($4.6 billion) loan book by the end of the...
Seplat Announces Retirement of CEO Austin Avuru
Further to the announcement made on November 18, 2019, Seplat Petroleum Development Company Plc confirms that Mr. Austin Avuru has retired as the CEO...
Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc Reports 184% Growth In After-Tax Profit
Nigeria’s biggest Miller, Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc (referred to as “Flour Mills “or “FMN”), Nigeria’s leading integrated food business and agro-allied Group, today...
COMMODITY
As Global Dollar-Induced Economy wanes, experts point to Gold as safe alternative for investors
As the global economy recession worsen due to the dependence on the green back currency...
‘Palm oil is God’s gift’- Malaysia aims to rebrand controversial crop
Bangkok, July 22, 2020 Malaysia’s government will use the slogan “Palm oil is God’s...
Nigeria Cocoa Output Seen Down 18% over Spread of Fungal Black Pod Disease
Nigeria’s cocoa-industry association cut its output estimate for the 2019-20 season by 18%, citing the...
Ondo govt. distributes 20,000 cocoa seedlings to farmers in Isua-Akoko
By Alaba-Olusola Oke
Akure, July 13, 2020 No fewer than 100 cocoa farmers in Isua-Akoko,...
Wheat futures jump but global production estimates shrink
CBOT wheat nears one-month high
Corn, soybeans touch one-week lows
By Tom Polansek
CHICAGO, July 8 ...
RESEARCH & ANALYSIS
Nigeria’s total merchandise trade slumps amid COVID19 pandemic – PFI Capital
Nigeria's total merchandise trade stood at N8.30 trillion in Q1'20 (equivalent to c.23% of nominal...
International Breweries Bullished Rating Maintained Despite Upside in Q2 2020 Results
International Breweries‘ (IB) Q2 2020 results suggest that volumes declined by double-digits y/y, largely because...
Airtel Africa Plc Disappoints Analysts Expectations; despite 11.8% Customer Base Growth
Key highlights
Customer base grew by +11.8% to 111.5m.
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Pandemic-driven disruption will lead to modest recovery in second quarter 2020
The rapid global spread of the coronavirus has led to a deteriorating economic outlook, sharply...
Nigeria’s OPEC+ cut seen spike deeper economic contraction, Fitch warns
Nigeria's adherence to oil production cuts under the OPEC+ agreement will lead to deeper economic...
NAIJA TECH START-UPs
Maiduguri-based female entrepreneur brings affordable hygiene to women in need
When Zainab Lawan Dalorima asked displaced people in Dalori camp what help they need, they...
Why I relocated to northern Nigeria to start tomato jos, Mira Mehta
When Mira Mehta made the decision to relocate to Nigeria in 2014, her father questioned...
Tomato Jos secures Series A round funding of €3.9m
Tomato Jos, an agro-processing company focused on the local production of high-quality tomato paste for...
Covid-19 reporting: Nigerian Analytics Start-up launch free Analytics App to help journalists with data and insight.
Journalists in Nigeria have a reason to smile, as a major weight of in-availability...
Nigerian based electronic health startup closes $10 million funding round from Japanese investors
LAGOS, May 7 - Helium Health, West Africa’s largest electronic medical records provider, on...
CRYPTOCURRENCY
Beijing-Backed Crypto Entrepreneur Eyes Unification of World’s Blockchains
Bloomberg) -- The blockchain world today is thousands of disparate platforms that can’t talk to...
Bitcoin Spikes on Gold Rally as Dollar Slump worsens
Bitcoin surged to the highest in almost a year as the slump in the dollar...
Bitcoin And Cryptocurrency nears global recognition Payment Giants partner
Payments giants Visa, Mastercard and PayPal have had a rocky relationship with bitcoin and cryptocurrencies...
Bitcoin, other Cryptocurrency rally in new resistance after breakout run
Index is approaching level it failed twice this year to breach
Relative-strength index suggests crypto market...
Technology coy highlights 4 ways business software providers protect data
By Stellamaris Ashinze
Lagos, July 31, 2020 A global technology company, Zoho Corporation on Friday highlighted...
Study shows number of COVID-19 cases in Italy higher than expected
Rome, Aug. 4, 2020 (dpa/Naija247news) A study published on Tuesday in Italy showed that six...
Lack of good COVID-19 Test-Trace System can lead to 2nd wave – UK scientists
London, Aug. 4, 2020 (Sputnik/Naija247news UK scientists have warned that a second wave of coronavirus...
10,000 professionals to participate in 2020 ICPSP COVID-19 virtual conference – Registrar
By Rukayat Adeyemi
Lagos, Aug. 3, 2020 (NAN) Acting Registrar, Institute of Corporate and Public Sector...
15 countries purchase Russia’s Avifavir COVID-19 medication – Direct Investment Fund
Moscow, Aug. 3, 2020 Russia says it is delivering its Avifavir medication against COVID-19...
Study finds people can transmit coronavirus to cats, dogs
Greifswald (Germany), Aug. 3, 2020 A study by Italian scientists has found that people...
CURRENCIES
Investors reprice on Naira assets risk, driving yield on OMO bills, domestic bonds
The spread of the COVID-19 disease across the world triggered unanticipated global financial market volatility...
FGN Bond Yields Moves in Mixed Directions across Maturities…
In the just concluded week, the values of FGN bonds traded at the over-the-counter (OTC)...
NIBOR Moderates for All Maturies amid Financial System Liquidity Ease…
In the just concluded week, CBN refinanced
N265.95 billion T-bills which matured via the primary market...
Naira Appreciates Against USD at I&E FX Window…
In the just concluded week, Naira appreciated slightly against the USD at the Investors and...
FGN Bond Stop Rates Fall for All Maturities Auctioned amid Demand Pressure…
In the just concluded week, DMO sold FGN bonds worth N177 billion at the primary...
WORLD
How to Prevent the Looming Sovereign-Debt Crisis
From Latin America’s lost decade in the 1980s to the more recent Greek crisis, there are plenty of painful reminders of what happens when countries cannot service their debts. A global debt crisis today would likely push millions of people into unemployment and fuel instability and violence around the world.
Humanist Eid-Kabir Message to Muslims: Tolerate Others So That You Be Tolerated By Leo...
To all Muslims across the country, I send you once again my heartfelt greetings and salutations on behalf of humanists and atheists in Nigeria...
If There’ll Be A Revolution In Nigeria, The Almajiris, Not BBNaija-loving Youth Will Stir...
2020
If Nigeria’s young are timid, tractable and apathetic to economic and political issues affecting their country, blame the anvil on which they are forged....
GLOBAL ENTREPRENUERS
Africa’s biggest humanitarian, Aliko Dangote has assured Nigerians and Africans that the battle against the coronavirus global pandemic will be won through concerted commitment all stakeholders on fight against the scourge that has also hit Nigeria and the continent on several fronts.
In a goodwill message released on the occasion of his 63rd birthday on Friday, April 10, the foremost...
