ECONOMY

Nigeria seeks improved trade relations with Bangladesh - Nigeria and Bangladesh will consolidate the mutually rewarding relationship between the two countries, President Muhammadu Buhari has said. The President spoke in Abuja...

Market extends winning streak, as index rises further by 0.28% - As investors continue to reposition ahead of the third-quarter earnings, the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) extended its winning streak to...

Fixed income, currency markets drop to N164.32tr in Q3 - Turnover in the Nigerian fixed income and currency (FIC) markets dropped by 26.76 per cent to N14.07 trillion in September 2020,...

Naira steady despite #EndSARS protests as Equities investors gain N19.7b - The naira last week traded at the parallel market for N463 against the dollar, a slightly weaker ratio from the...

Stripe acquires Paystack in a deal rumoured to be around $200m - When Stripe announced earlier this year that it had picked up another $600 million in funding, it said one...

Breaking: Nigeria inflation shoots up again - The consumer price index, (CPI) which measures inflation increased by 13.71 percent (year-on-year) in September 2020. This is 0.49 percent points higher than the...

Equities open with N40b loss amid profit-taking - Nigerian equities reopened yesterday on a negative note as investors opened up market orders to take profit on several mid and large-cap stocks...

Least developed countries’ debts hit $744b - World Bank: The least developed countries’ debts rose  to $744 billion in 2019, the World Bank said yesterday. According to the 2021 International Debts...

Nigerian Naira gains N8 as equities make N778b - THE naira appreciated by N8 in the last one week at the parallel market and the equities market recorded major gains of...

FG targets N8.433tr revenue in 2021 - The Federal Government yesterday said its total federally distributable revenue for the 2021 Budget has been estimated at N8.433 trillion while total revenue available...