About a week after plans by the US to end travel restrictions were announced, Lufthansa is experiencing a further boom for flights to the United States. On certain days in

Access Bank Plc has launched it’s $500 million Senior Unsecured Eurobond. Standard Chartered Bank is collaborating with the bank, acting as Joint Lead Manager (JLM) on the bond. Standard Chartered

 Nigeria, Egypt and South Africa dominate 80 percent of Africa’s portfolio investment market in the last decade and also account for about a 3rd of the incubators and accelerators. The

Oil prices extended their rally into the sixth session on Tuesday, with Brent crude hitting a near three-year high at above $80/bbl, amid concerns that post-pandemic global demand will outpace

Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has stated that the existence of Nigeria-Russia Chamber of Commerce and Industry will help consolidate the long lasting relationship and promote business opportunities between

The official website of the upcoming Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) digital currency, the eNaira, has gone live, exactly one week to the planned launch of the initiative. Remarkably, 24-hours

Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson is considering calling in the army to drive fuel tankers as petrol stations prepare for their fifth day of panic buying. The government on Sunday

The United Bank for Africa (UBA) has published the names and account numbers of some customers who allegedly defied the forex policy of the CBN. The individuals were said to

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, has disclosed that the apex bank’s interventions to protect the economy from the impacts of COVID-19 represented 3.5

Senior Nigerian lawyers on Saturday faulted the claim by the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), that the Value Added Tax (VAT) is

A bit of good news came in for the Dollar-strapped Nigerian economy on Friday with the price of Brent crude rising to three-year high amid supply constraints and a drop

Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, has directed the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) to continue the collection of value added tax (VAT) and advised all

The Founder of Rosslyn Group, a Washington-based government relations firm specialising in Africa, Mr. John Rosenberg, has lauded President Muhammadu Buhari’s August 15, 2021 article published in The Financial Times

Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele has called on Nigerians in the diaspora and other foreign investors to take advantage of the opportunities in the country. Emefiele

A surge in gas prices has hit consumers and energy firms in the UK, with knock-on effects for the food industry and supplies of carbon dioxide. Elsewhere in Europe, consumers

China’s central bank said all cryptocurrency-related transactions are illegal and must be banned, sending the strongest signal yet on its determination to crack down on the industry. All cryptocurrencies, including

In complying with the directives of the tax appeal tribunal (TAT), Multichoice Nigeria Limited has deposited an amount required by the law with the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). Multichoice