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Oil steady ahead of producer meeting; Nigeria, Libya output in focus
July 24th, 2017
Oil prices held around a one-week low on Monday ahead of a joint OPEC and non-OPEC meeting later in the day that may address rising output in Nigeria and Libya. London Brent crude for September delivery was up 2 ...
A controversial Russian Ponzi scheme is betting on Bitcoin to relaunch in Nigeria
January 12th, 2017
A month after it suspended operations in Nigeria, Mavrodi Mondial Moneybox (MMM), a Russian Ponzi scheme with over 2 million participants in Africa’s most populous country, is already plotting its comeback. MMM claimed it had to temporarily close operations ...
The Nigerian Fintech landscape expands
January 3rd, 2017
Africa has caught the world’s attention with its advancements in the financial technology (fintech) space and usage of mobile money. The Nigerian fintech landscape, specifically, has the capability to become one of the most significant leaders in Africa’s innovation. ...
The price of one Bitcoin in Nigeria rose to as high as US$1,250
November 24th, 2016
West African country looks poised to take advantage of US$21 billion market. The price of one Bitcoin in Nigeria rose to as high as US$1,250 on Monday November 21 according to Bitx, one of Africa’s biggest exchanges for the ...
Oil prices rise on Nigeria pipeline attack, weaker dollar
November 3rd, 2016
Crude oil futures rose on Thursday as an attack on a Nigerian oil pipeline and a weaker U.S. dollar buoyed sentiment in the market, lifting prices from five-week lows. Brent crude was trading up 50 cents, or 1.1 percent, ...
Nigerian Banks Suspend Use of ATM Cards Abroad
October 17th, 2016
Several commercial banks in the country have suspended the use of their naira ATM cards abroad by their customers. On Friday, Stanbic IBTC Bank and Standard Chartered Bank Nigeria announced that customers won’t be able to use their naira ...
Oil prices fall; market braces for Nigeria, Libya supply
September 16th, 2016
Oil prices were lower in Asia trade on Friday as traders brace for an increase in oil exports from Libya and Nigeria, and the increase in U.S oil product inventories weighs on prices. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, ...
Foreign exchange trade suspension in Nigeria; Investors dump shares of Nigerian banks
August 25th, 2016
Investors sold shares in Nigerian banks on Wednesday, a day after the central bank suspended nine lenders from foreign exchange transactions for failing to remit money owed to the government. The central bank suspended FCMB, First Bank, United Bank ...
Nigeria: Attracting foreign investors to the forex market
July 25th, 2016
Feelers from last week’s foreign investment road-show by Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) indicated that Nigeria’s finances and the economy as a whole may be headed to its worst external sector positions. The foreign investors have told the apex ...
Oil prices rise as turmoil in Nigeria adds to global supply disruptions
May 20th, 2016
Oil prices rose in early trading on Friday as turmoil in Nigeria, shale bankruptcies in the United States and crisis in Venezuela all contributed to tightening supplies. Despite this, brimming inventories across the world were preventing supply shortfalls and ...
