See Dangote’s rank in the latest global billionaires index

Alhaji Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, has been ranked 117th in the latest Bloomberg world highest billionaires Index. This was captured in a daily ranking of world’s richest people which is updated at the close of every trading day in New York. While Elon Musk tops the list with a net worth of $194bn and […]

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Residents will pay N20,000 levy to host parties, events in Lagos

Lagos authorities have slammed a N20,000 levy on Lagosians planning to host any event in Ikeja Local Government. The local government decision was contained in a memo signed by the chairman of Ikeja local government, Mojeed Balogun, in line with the Lagos State Government harmonized approved rates/levies payable, which was sent to event organisers and […]

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Naira crashes to its weakest exchange rate since 2017

Nigeria’s currency, the Naira has crashed to a four-year low in the parallel market after the Central Bank’s efforts to coax banks to sell more Dollars to customers failed to bridge the widening gap between the official and street rates. Prohibited dealers were offering the naira at 502 per dollar on Wednesday, June 16, from […]

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Reducing governance cost cannot resolve revenue problems ―Akabueze, DG of Budget

Ben Akabueze, the Director General (DG) of the Budget Office of the Federation, on Tuesday said cutting budget allocations to Federal Government agencies would not have a significant impact on Nigeria’s revenue. The DG said this in Abuja at the launch of the Nigerian Development Update by the World Bank. According to him, allocations to […]

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Naira further devalued, CBN plans digital currency

Nigeria’s naira exchanged to the dollar at N490/$ at the parallel market on Thursday. According to naijabdcs.com, the official exchange rate website of the Central Bank of Nigeria for the Bureau de Change operators, the country’s currency was bought and sold at N488/490 to the dollar as of Thursday evening. The naira had earlier exchanged […]

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See Naira exchange rate to the Dollar at parallel market

Nigeria’s currency, the Naira on Wednesday fell to N493 per dollar at the parallel market, shading N6 from the N487/$ it exchanged on Tuesday, May 25, 2021. When compared to the N486/$1 that was recorded on Monday, the local unit had dropped N1 The pressure on Nigeria’s currency is attributed to black market speculators who […]

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As China warns investors, Bitcoin plunges below $40,000

Bitcoin plunged below $40,000 for the first time in more than three months Wednesday after China said cryptocurrencies would not be allowed in transactions and warned investors against speculative trading in them. The comments sent the unit diving more than 10 per cent and dealt it another blow soon after being battered by comments from […]

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Private equity firm to buy Yahoo, AOL from Verizon for $5bn

Verizon announced on Monday it was selling internet stars Yahoo and AOL to a private equity firm for $5 billion, ending the online media ambitions of the telecoms giant. The deal with Apollo Global Management also includes the entire Verizon Media unit, including the advertising tech operations of the two brands. Verizon will retain a […]

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Amazon picks South Africa as its African headquarters

Amazon, an American multinational technology which focuses on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming and artificial intelligence, has announced that it will be opening its African headquarters in South Africa with a real estate investment of over $279 million (R4 billion). The 15-hectare parcel of land is located at a new development in River Club, a prime section of […]

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See how lady who farms and fries garri for a living transforms into a beauty queen (Photos)

A beautiful Nigerian lady has gone viral after she shared what she does for a living. She tweeted photos of herself “making money” and “spending money”. The photos show that she farms and then fries garri to make money. Another photo shows her looking flawless while slaying as she “spends money”. Her tweet got over […]

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Cryptocurrency: Coinbase appears in stock market

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase made a scorching stock market debut Wednesday amid frenzied interest in bitcoin and other virtual currencies despite concerns about a bubble. The enterprise, the first company devoted entirely to cryptocurrency to enter the US stock exchange, immediately garnered an overall market valuation of $100 billion, bigger than that of General Motors and […]

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Twitter chooses Ghana as its African Headquarters

Microblogging and social networking service, Twitter is establishing a presence in Africa, with its Headquarters to be located in Ghana. Twitter CEO, Jack Dorsey made the announcement in a tweet on Monday, April 12. He wrote: “Twitter is now present on the continent. Thank you Ghana and Nana Akufo-Addo” His tweet: 🇬🇭 Twitter is now […]

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Forbes releases its annual list of world richest billionaires (See the top 10)

Forbes Magazine has released its annual list of billionaires with Amazon founder Jeff Bezos topping it for the fourth consecutive year. The 57-year-old’s worth increased to $177 billion, up to $64 billion from a year ago as a result of a spike in Amazon shares, the media company said on Tuesday, April 6. Tesla CEO, […]

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Nigeria’s $1bn claim fails, as Italian court acquits Eni, Shell

Nigeria’s application before a Milan court for an order compelling Eni and Royal Dutch Shell to pay $1.092bn as an immediate advance payment for damages it is claiming in one of the oil industry’s biggest-ever corruption trials has failed. The decision is coming barely a year after a court in the United Kingdom dismissed Nigeria’s […]

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After US regulator warning, Bitcoin tumbles in value

Foremost cryptocurrency, Bitcoin tumbled Tuesday from its record-breaking run after US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned that the “highly speculative” unit could be used for “illicit” purposes. At about 1500 GMT, the digital currency slid 12.57 percent to $47,946, while rival ethereum declined 15 percent to $1,539. Tesla boss Elon Musk who was the world […]

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Jeff Bezos takes over as the world’s richest person again

Jeff Bezos, the billionaire owner of Amazon, has reclaimed his title of the world’s richest person, ending the six-week reign of Elon Musk. Musk lost about $4.5 billion on Tuesday after Tesla (TSLA) shares fell 2.4%, taking him to second place on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index ranking. Bezos’ net worth also fell by about $372 […]

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