Michael Ajifowoke

CBN Retains Key Lending Rate After Facing Policy ‘Dilemma’

CBN Retains Key Lending Rate After Facing Policy ‘Dilemma’

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of Nigeria’s central bank on Tuesday decided to retain its Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) at… Read More

5 years ago

FDI Inflows to Nigeria At 15-Year Low Amid Global Slump

The latest Investment Trends Monitor published by the United Nations Conferences on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) this week shows that… Read More

5 years ago

Nigeria’s Sparkle Partners with Network International for Payment Cards

Sparkle, a financial technology community and ecosystem founded by Uzoma Dozie, has partnered with Network International to power its recently… Read More

5 years ago

Nigerian Markets Last Week: Oil Plunges on New Covid Restrictions, Bitcoin Falls to 3-Week Low

The Nigerian Markets report for the week ended January 22, 2020. It captures indexes that gauge performance across a number… Read More

5 years ago

Post-Lockdown Recovery Puts China On Fast Track to Become Largest Economy

China is bouncing back relatively quickly from the new coronavirus pandemic and impressively. The Chinese economy returned to pre-pandemic growth… Read More

5 years ago

$65 Oil: Goldman Sachs Forecasts Biden Stimulus Will Lift Oil Price

Nigeria’s over-reliance on income from crude - oil sales make up around 90% of foreign exchange earnings and about half… Read More

5 years ago

Nigeria Trailed Kenya in Startup Investment in 2020 – Report

A recent report about startup investments in Africa shows that Kenya was the leading African destination for venture capital or… Read More

5 years ago

Etihad, Emirates To Pioneer New Covid Travel Pass From IATA

Leading Emirati carriers, Etihad and Emirates, are set to become the first airlines globally to test a new travel pass… Read More

5 years ago

Autochek Commences Operations in Ghana with New Accra Office

Automotive technology company Autochek on Wednesday said it has kickstarted operations in Accra, Ghana to "support the delivery of technology… Read More

5 years ago

Covid-19: WHO Chief Strongly Condemns Unequal Vaccine Rollout

The world is at risk of a "catastrophic moral failure" because of unequal coronavirus vaccine policies, the head of the… Read More

5 years ago

Real Estate: Prices “Skyrocket” In Lagos, Rents fall in the UK

Rents have fallen by 6.9% in London, the 6th most expensive city in the world to rent as ranked by… Read More

5 years ago

Nigerian Solar Provider Gets Additional $10M From Nordic Lenders

Leading West African Commercial and Industrial (C&I) solar power provider, Starsight, this week said Finnfund and Norfund have increased their… Read More

5 years ago