Generator ban Bill: Nigerians should not be punished for ineffectiveness, policy inconsistencies of successive govts – NECA
The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) on Thursday said the Senate bill banning importation of generators would be inimical to the quality of lives of Nigerians and national development…
Nigeria records highest quarterly GDP growth since 2016 recession, grows by 2.27% -NBS
The nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has recorded a growth of 2.55 per cent (year-on-year) in real terms in the fourth quarter of 2019, the highest since the recession in…
Nigeria must embrace technology to remain relevant – Ekeh, Zinox boss
Ekeh at the 2019 Alliance Law Firm Annual Lecture Series Chairman, Zinox Group, Leo Stan Ekeh, has boldly declared that technology will disrupt several spheres of the Nigerian economy…
African countries not being led into debt trap, we’re ever mindful of our colonial history – Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday refuted allegations that a number of countries in Africa are being led into a debt trap as they take up loans to fund a…
Global protests looms large on the radar of financial markets
An alarming spread of street protests and civil unrest across the world in recent weeks looms large on the radar of financial markets, with investors wary the resulting pressures on…
Falana suggests ways to fight smuggling, asks FG to open borders without further delay
Human Rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Femi Falana, has asked the Federal Government to open the borders, thereby asking them to urgently dialogue with neighbouring countries to…
Nigeria nears getting World Bank’s $3bn power sector loan -Minister
The Minister of Finance, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, on Sunday said the Federal Government’s request for a World Bank loan to finance the power sector was at the verge of being…
Fallout from Trump’s trade wars felt by economies around the world
The collateral damage of the United States’ trade wars is being felt from the fjords of Iceland to the auto factories of Japan. Central bank governors and finance ministers traded…
China’s central banker says yuan level ‘appropriate’, trade tensions risk to global economy
China’s top central banker said on Saturday that potential escalation of trade tensions and policy uncertainty were the major risk factors facing the world economy, and market forces were keeping…
Border closure: IMF backs Nigeria, says free trade must be legal, in line with agreements
Mr Abebe Selassie, Director of the African Department at the IMF (right) with Ms Meera Louis, a Communications Officer at the Fund, during the media briefing. Photo Credit: NAN …