Month: January 2019
Nigeria’s 2.1 per cent economic growth projection in 2019 is expected to drive the regional growth forecast of 2.9 per cent, the United Nations report has projected. The report by the UN Secretary-General on the ...
The United Nations say Nigeria lost an estimated 2.8 billion dollars in revenues in 2018, mainly due to oil-related crimes. This is according to a new ‘Report by the Secretary-General on the activities of the ...
Oil prices were stable on Tuesday, supported by hopes that talks in Beijing between U.S. and Chinese officials might defuse trade disputes between the world’s biggest economies. OPEC-led supply cuts also tightened the markets. International ...
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), says only four out 11 Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) in the country have metered up to 50 per cent of customers under their franchise areas. NERC in its 2018 ...
Asian shares dipped on Tuesday, running out of steam after a brief rally sparked by hopes that Washington and Beijing may be inching towards a trade deal. It is also affected by the hope that ...
Sterling rose to a one-week high on Monday as traders prepared for the British parliament to reconvene this week and debate Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit withdrawal agreement. The pound’s strength at the start of ...
A set of strong employment data in the United States, decisive action from the Chinese Central Bank and dovish messages from U.S. Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell combined to push world stocks further off recent ...
Egypt will implement an automatic price indexation mechanism on 95 octane gasoline starting April, the petroleum minister said on Monday. The price of 95 octane gasoline may stay at the current rate or it could ...
Oil prices rose by more than 1.5 per cent on Monday on hopes that talks in Beijing can resolve a trade war between the United States and China, while supply cuts by major producers also ...
The Federal Government has commenced the 2019 savings bonds sales by offering for subscription two-year savings bond at 12.12 per cent and three-year savings bond at 13.12 per cent, the Debt Management Office (DMO) has ...
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