• Corea del Sud

    Korea delays opening of new duty-free shops amid THAAD row

    South Korea has postponed the opening of new duty-free shops by one year amid a diplomatic row between Seoul and Beijing

  • USA Nigeria

    Lagos, Kaduna, Edo owe foreign creditors $1.89bn

    Everest Amaefule, Abuja With a combined foreign debt profile of $1.89bn, Lagos, Kaduna and Edo have retained their spots as the states most exposed to foreign debts. As of June 2016, the three states had a combined foreign debt profile of $1.84bn. Statistics obtained from the Debt Management Office in ...

  • Nigeria

    Capital market fraud: SEC arraigns BGL officials

    Stanley Opara The police unit of the Securities and Exchange Commission has arraigned the BGL Group and its officials at the Chief Magistrate Court Zone 6, Abuja on charges of  criminal conspiracy, breach of trust and cheating. The offences are contrary to Sections 96, 312, 322 and 323 of the ...

  • Nigeria

    Appetite for foreign goods costing manufacturers $3bn annually – MAN

    Anna Okon Local manufacturers lose an average of $3bn annually due to the preference of Nigerian government and consumers for foreign goods. The President, Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, Dr. Frank Jacobs, disclosed this on Thursday in Lagos during a media parley to intensify campaign for made-in-Nigeria goods. The MAN president, ...

  • USA Nigeria

    US varsities admit 10,000 Nigerians in 2017

    Ten thousand Nigerian students are among over one million international students admitted into United States universities this year, a US envoy announced in Lagos on Thursday. US Consul-General in Lagos, Mr. John Bray, made the disclosure at a College and Career Fair  organised by Education, USA and the Foreign Commercial ...

  • Nigeria

    Nigeria’s economy still vulnerable to shocks, says FG

    Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja The Federal Government has said despite the nation’s recent exit from recession, Nigeria’s economy is still vulnerable to shocks. The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Udo Udoma, said this while addressing a meeting of the National Economic Council presided over by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo at the ...

  • Thailandia

    SET up 0.68 points at opening

    Thai stocks opened up 0.04% at the start of trade this morning.

  • USA Thailandia

    US-Thai strategic panel on the table

    Thailand is proposing the establishment of a US-Thai strategic partnership committee to boost trade and investment and underline cooperation on technology and education.

  • USA

    Usa, l'economia accelera: pil +3,1%

    L'Azienda America accelera: il pil cresce nel secondo trimestre del 3,1%, mettendo a segno il risultato migliore dai primi tre mesi del 2015. E soprattutto superando l'obiettivo di Donald...

  • Nigeria

    Nigeria targets $30b non-oil revenue

    To restructure the economy, the Federal Government is targeting at least $30 billion revenue from non-oil sources. This will be an increase of $25billion from the current $5 billion. Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) Director – General Segun Awolowo announced this plan yesterday after the National Economic Council (NEC) meeting ...