
Japan prepares for possible launch of digital currency Haruhiko Kuroda, governor of the Bank of Japan (BOJ), has said the central bank must “prepare thoroughly”...

Applications for Tony Elumelu Foundation entrepreneurship programme closes March 31 The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Africa’s leading philanthropy dedicated to empowering African entrepreneurs, will...

Zinox Technologies donates tech devices to EbonyLife Creative Academy Foremost tech giant, Zinox Technologies Ltd. has been hailed for its contribution to the creative industry...

Nigeria’s public debt hit N32.9trn in Dec – DMO As FG, states, FCTA borrow N700bn in Q4 2020 Nigeria’s total public debt rose to...

NAMA seeks urgent funding to guarantee safer airspace The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has called for urgent funding of the agency to guarantee better...

The Google News Initiative (GNI) has named Africa Check as the only African recipient, among a total of 11 projects, to benefit from the new $3-million...

Banks agree to urgent payment of N42bn USSD debt to MNOs Financial institutions in Nigeria have agreed to urgently pay the N42 billion debts they...

Nigeria missing from major palm oil producing countries Despite being heavily endowed with palm trees in some parts of the country, Nigeria was conspicuously missing...

Nigerian oil producers earn $2.4bn on 39.2mb exported in February Oil producers in Nigeria raked in $2.4304 billion from oil exports into the market controlled...

By Zedcrest Analysts FGN Bonds The Bond market opened the week on a slightly more active note, with spreads getting tighter across the curve. This came...

NIBSS finally launches NQR Code payment solution in Nigeria Nigeria’s financial services industry has just witnessed a significant shift with the formal launching of the...

Established in 1948 as a campus of the University College, London, somewhere around Eleiyele in Ibadan, the University of Ibadan as it later became known when...

InfraCorp: CBN, partners give asset managers 14-day deadline extension for EoIs The deadline for Expression Of Interests (EOIs) for receipt of final proposals in response...

Inflation worsens to 17.33%; food, air transport, hospital bills, others to blame Barely 24 hours after the National Bureau of Statistics revealed the worsening unemployment...

Jaiz Bank grows earnings by 33%; posts N2.51 PAT Nigeria’s premier non-interest bank, Jaiz Bank Plc recorded strong performance in 2020 with 33 per...

Fidelity Bank’s N41.21bn bond lands on FMDQ FMDQ Securities Exchange recently approved the listing of the Fidelity Bank Plc Series 1 N41.21billion Fixed Rate Subordinated...

Stocks’ six weeks of decline bleed over a new start The Nigerian equities market has been in the red territory for in the last...

Afreximbank signs $350m facility for OCP Nigerian, others expansion The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has announced the signing of a seven-year $350 million Term Loan...

Fake COVID-19 vaccines in circulation, NAFDAC raises alarm The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has raised alarm over the circulation...

Environmental Health Graduates in a peaceful protest over unemployment on October 16, 2017. Photo Credit: National Daily Newspaper Nigeria’s unemployment rate jumps to 33.5% ...