• USA

    We’ve not abandoned foreign scholarship students – Bayelsa

    Simon Utebor, Yenagoa The Bayelsa State Government has denied speculation that it neglected its students currently on scholarship at the Lincoln University, Pennsylvania, United States. Some parents had claimed that 21 of their children on government scholarship were neglected through non-payment of fees and other obligations, saying that the development ...

  • Nigeria

    ‘War against corruption is winning’

    The Federal Government’s anti-graft war has received a fillip from a one-time spokesman for the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), Mr Oluwaseyi Gambo. Gambo scored the administration’s war against corruption very high, citing the ongoing raids of homes and business premises across the country and recovery ...

  • Nigeria

    CBN Raises Banks’ Forex Borrowing Limit

    The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has increased the limit on banks’ foreign currency borrowings to 125 percent of shareholders’ fund after some lenders breached its regulatory limit due to the recent fall in the naira, according to a circular seen by Reuters. The new regulation replaces a 2014 rule ...

  • Nigeria

    FG Approves Reduction On Import, Export Document At Seaports

    The Presidential Enabling Committee on Ease of Doing business (PEBEC) has approved the reduction of document on importation and exportation of goods in and out of Nigeria. This was disclosed yesterday by the deputy controller, Anthony Ayalogu at a two-day sensitization workshop on Ease of Doing Business Reform. The Ease ...

  • Francia

    Les stocks élevés de pétrole menacent la stabilité des prix (AIE)

    PARIS- L'existence de stocks très élevés de pétrole constitue une menace pour la récente stabilité des prix du pétrole, a affirmé mercredi l’Agence internationale de l’énergie (AIE), indiquant que les approvisionnements mondiaux ont augmenté en juin. Dans son rapport mensuel sur le marché du pétrole, l’agence a relevé que le marché ...

  • Francia

    AIE: vers des changements "importants" dans le commerce mondial du gaz

    PARIS - L’Agence internationale de l’énergie (AIE) a estimé que dans les cinq prochaines années, le commerce mondial du gaz connaîtra de changements "importants". Dans son nouveau rapport sur le marché gazier à moyen terme publié mercredi, l’AIE a affirmé que malgré la faiblesse de la demande de gaz à l’échelle ...

  • Corea del Sud

    Galaxy S8 pre-orders said to exceed S7

    SEOUL - Pre-orders for Samsung Electronics Co Ltd's flagship Galaxy S8 smartphone have exceeded those of its predecessor S7, mobile business chief Koh Dong-Jin said on Thursday, suggesting many consumers were unfazed by last year's Galaxy Note 7 fires.

  • USA

    US to take up currency issues at G-20 talks

    WASHINGTON - US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin will take up currency issues during a meeting of Group of 20 finance chiefs next week, a senior Treasury Department official said on Thursday.

  • Giappone

    Tokyo stocks fall for fourth day on geopolitical tensions

    Stocks fell further on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Friday amid growing geopolitical tensions, with the key Nikkei average and the Topix index both ending lower for four straight days. The 225-issue Nikkei shed 91.21 points, or 0.49 percent, to close at 18,335.63, posting its lowest finish since Dec. 5 ...

  • Giappone

    Dollar easier below ¥109 in Tokyo

    The dollar was easier below ¥109 in Tokyo trading late Friday amid a wait-and-see mood ahead of closely watched events. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥108.93-94, down from ¥109.01-02 at the same time Thursday. The euro was at $1.0619-0621, down from $1.0644-0645, and at ¥115.68-71, down from ¥116.03-05. ...