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Nigerian interbank rate falls after banks rediscount debt notes
LAGOS, JUNE 24, 2016 - Nigeria's interbank overnight rate eased 20 percentage points to 15 percent on Friday from Thursday's close after some banks...
FRSC begins 4-day zero accident special patrol along Abuja-Kaduna, other expressways
KADUNA, JUNE 24, 2016 - The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Friday commenced a four-day special patrol along Abuja-Kaduna Expressway, Ibadan-Lagos and Benin-Asaba...
Senegal ex-president’s son jailed for corruption released – presidency
DAKAR, JUNE 24, 2016 - Karim Wade, the son of Senegal's former president, was released from prison after being granted a presidential pardon, a...
Nigeria stocks end three-day rally as Brexit stokes risk aversion
LAGOS, June 24, 2016 - Nigerian stocks ended a three-day rally on Friday, falling 1.4 percent as worries over Britain's shock vote to exit...
Child Labour: FG calls for more proactive measures
ABUJA, JUNE 24, 2016 - The Federal Government has called for more protective measures for the elimination of child labour in the country.
The Minister...
N10bn debt: AMCON takes over assets of AfriJet Airlines
Lagos, JUNE 24, 2016 - The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), on Friday, took over the assets of Afrijet Airlines Ltd. owned by...
A Brexit comment on MSCI EEMEA and Frontier from a disappointed...
By Charlie Robertson
24 JUNE 2016-Where I live had the 3rd highest level of support for REMAIN in the referendum – which invalidated me as...
Uncertainty for millions of Nigerians in the UK after Brexit vote
Friday-24 JUNE 2016-The world is in shock and the tears clearly reflected in the capital markets as it woke up to news that Britain...
AfDB to invest US $24 billion on strategy for Africa’s agricultural...
AfDB-23 JUNE 2016-The African Development Bank Group say the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved an agricultural transformation...
Judge’s ill health, flooded chamber, stall Rickey Tarfa’s trial
LAGOS, JUNE 24, 2016 - The trial of a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Rickey Tarfa, was on Thursday stalled due to ill health of...
