• USA Nigeria

    Naira closes at 362/dollar, CBN sells $195m

    Oyetunji Abioye The naira recorded a marginal gain on Monday, closing at 362 per the United States dollar up from 363 on Sunday. The local currency has been hovering between 363/dollar and 370/dollar as the Central Bank of Nigeria continues to supply foreign exchange into the market. The CBN, in ...

  • Nigeria

    We’ll deploy technology to increase voluntary tax compliance — Adeosun

    Ifeanyi Onuba, Abuja The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, on Monday said the Federal Government would rely heavily on technology to increase tax compliance under the recently launched Voluntary Asset and Income Declaration Scheme. The VAIDS was launched last week by Acting President Yemi Osinbajo to provide tax defaulters ...

  • USA

    Most promising industries for millennial entrepreneurs

    Forget business services and banking. The next wave of billion-dollar companies are taking the old sectors and turning them on their head. This year’s 30 Under-30 honorees hail from cities across America, but they all have one thing in common: a desire to effect change, and the ability to generate ...

  • Nigeria

    Telcos can use existing customers to grow –Experts

    Everest Amaefule, Abuja Tech firms, especially telecommunications operators, have immense potential to grow their networks and bottom lines through engagement of existing customers, industry experts have said. The experts said this at an event organised by Netcore Solutions in partnership with WSI Analytics Limited to explore technology and marketing According ...

  • Nigeria

    BDCs tackle Travelex over cash refund

    Several Bureau De Change (BDC) operators are accusing Travelex Nigeria of delaying cash refund from failed foreign (forex) exchange bids. The BDCs insist that refunds from unsuccessful bids, which should come between 24 and 48 hours, take two or more weeks, with the affected BDC operators staying out of business. ...

  • Nigeria

    CBN pumps $195m into interbank market

    The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), in continuation of its drive to ensure liquidity and stability in the foreign exchange (forex) market, yesterday injected  $195 million into various segments of the inter-bank forex market. A breakdown of the figures released by the CBN, showed that $100 million was offered to ...

  • Nigeria

    Fed Govt eyes $1b from new tax reform

    Finance Minister Mrs Kemi Adeosun yesterday said the Federal Government planned to raise over $1billion from the executive order signed by Acting President Yemi Osinbajo. Last week, Osinbajo signed an executive order to give room for Nigerians to regularise their taxes. Adeosun spoke yesterday on Sunrise Daily, a Channels television ...

  • Senegal

    Lancement du rapport 2017 du CNUCED, mercredi

    Dakar, 3 juil (APS) - Le rapport 2017 de la Conférence des Nations unies sur le commerce et le développement (CNUCED) sera lancé, mercredi à 15h, au Centre d'information des Nations unies (CINU), annonce un communiqué reçu à l'APS. Dakar, 3 juil (APS) - Le rapport 2017 de la ...

  • Turchia

    Turkey in the Middle East: From honest broker to spoiler?

    In international relations, perception matters. The foreign policy conduct of a country is not only a mirror of its domestic order and harmony but also its image maker in the international community. The image of a country is very much in line with the way it is perceived. Therefore, perception ...

  • Turchia

    Who is running Turkish foreign policy?

    Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has officially been at the helm of Turkey’s diplomatic team for years.