
Projects 6.5% GDP contraction this year BusinessMetricsNG with wire report The Federal Reserve decided on Wednesday to hold interest rates steady at near-zero, signaling its...

Investors at the Nigerian stock market went home on Wednesday with a collective loss of N62 billion as the All Share Index (ASI) nosedived by -0.47...

Financial services experts in Nigeria expect the volume of Nigerian Treasury Bills (NTBs) issuance to reduce in the short to medium term. This was unequivocally expressed...

Kenyan company, Raise, has launched an end-to-end fundraising platform that allows founders and investors to open a private virtual deal room, run fundraising simulations, and issue...

The Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) says it has commenced Western Union (WU) money transfer and payments services in its Post Offices. It stated that the service...

Listed telecoms company, MTN Nigeria, has completed the issuance of its series I and II notes, under its N100 billion commercial paper debt programme. The company...

The Nigerian Senate has Wednesday confirmed Lamido Yuguda as the Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The upper chamber of the National Assembly...

Domestic investors are responsible for the lion share of total transactions at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) following exodus of foreign investors from the market. According...

BusinessMetricsNG with agency report Vodafone Group Plc, the world’s second-biggest mobile operator, has warned that Britain’s desire to lead the world in 5G technology will...

Due to the federal government’s directive to ease the nationwide restrictions on movement and key businesses, Wema Bank Plc will reopen all its branches nationwide. In...

Nigerian-owned marine vessels for oil and gas sector operations have increased from three per cent to over 40 per cent, the federal government has revealed. The...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is to provide agricultural funding for about 1.6 million farmers during the 2020 wet planting season. The apex disclosed bank...

In line with its inter-agency collaboration, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) to...

As the world celebrates the World Environmental Day 2020, the Food and Beverage Recycling Alliance (FBRA) has called for increased stakeholders’ collaboration towards restoring biodiversity and...

As association congratulates Danbatta over reappointment The Nigeria Information Technology Reporters Association (NITRA) has congratulated Umar Garba Danbatta, the Executive Vice Chairman EVC/CEO of the Nigerian...

Huge cash transactions in the economy has continued to rise as currency in circulation rose to N2.35 trillion in May. This was despite coronavirus-induced lockdown and...

Investors realised N122 billion gain on stock assets on Monday as the open session of the week overturned earlier losses recorded in the market. This uptick...

Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, has charged Umar Dambatta, the Executive Vice Chairman and the entire Management of the the Nigerian Communications Commission...

The Central Bank of Nigeria said all applicants for its Covid-19 household and small and medium enterprise support loans will no longer require guarantors to access...

Coronavirus The European Commission announced Monday that it has awarded nearly €166 million, via the European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator Pilot, to 36 companies set to...