Haaland Double Puts Manchester City on Brink of EPL Title Erling Haaland’s double put Manchester City within touching distance of an unprecedented fourth successive Premier League title as they beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 away on Tuesday. The Norwegian tapped home his side’s opener early in the second half and settled City’s nerves in stoppage time […]

TETFund Earmarks N1bn for Hostel Construction in 12 Schools The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) says it has earmarked N1 billion for hostels construction in 12 institutions under the Fund’s 2024 intervention cycle. The Executive Secretary of the Fund, Sonny Echono, disclosed this at a One-Day Workshop on ‘Emerging Areas of Students Needs in Beneficiary […]

Vinicius Double Helps Real Madrid to 5-0 Win Over Alaves Vinicius Junior scored twice as newly-crowned LaLiga champions Real Madrid thrashed visitors Alaves 5-0 on Tuesday. This was after the hosts had paraded the trophy in front of the home fans before the game. Jude Bellingham and Vinicius scored a goal each inside 30 minutes. […]

NGX Declines by N132bn as Investors Sell Zenith, FBNH Shares Equities market capitalisation of the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) declined by N132 billion as investors reduced their shareholdings in Zenith, FBN Holdings. The market has been bleeding due to sustained risk-off sentiment. The sustained bearish perception on the local bourse has been driven by the weak […]

Nigeria Begins 2024 Oil Block Bidding Round The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has commenced the bidding process for 2024 oil block licensing round. Mr Gbenga Komolafe, Commission Chief Executive, NUPRC, announced this at the Miami, Florida, International Roadshow for the 2024 licensing round, hosted by the NUPRC, in collaboration with Petroleum Technology Association […]

Virtual FX Trading: SEC Pledges to Cooperate with EFCC  The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has pledged to work with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to ensure a reduction in virtual trading manipulations. Acting Director-General of SEC, Dr Emomotimi Agama, said this in Abuja on Tuesday when a team from the EFCC led […]

FBN Excluded as Fitch Upgrades Five Banks Outlook to Positive Fitch Ratings has revised its outlook on the long-term issuer default ratings (IDRs) or creditworthiness of five Nigerian banks and one bank holding company to positive from stable, according to its rating note which excluded FBN Holdings or First Bank Limited from the upgrade. The […]

China accuses Biden of tariffs hike on electric cars China has accused U.S. President Joe Biden of slapping new tariffs on Beijing as part of his re-election campaign and threatened retaliation. “The U.S. should immediately correct its wrong practices and cancel the additional tariffs imposed on China,’’ a statement from the Beijing Ministry of Commerce […]

Ecobank MySME Growth Series: AI Holds the Key to Business Development – Erhabor Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the country have been advised to embrace Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology to grow their businesses. Founder AI Nigeria, Ehia Erhabor, made this submission in his presentation titled “ Using AI for business innovation” delivered at the […]