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- 23 Oct 2025
President Trump Pardons Zhao, Convicted Binance Founder
Changpeng Zhao, founder of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance, has been pardoned by US President Donald Trump. Donald Trump Zhao, also known as "CZ", was sentenced to four months in…
- 28 Apr 2017
Effect of President Trump’s Proposed Tax Reforms on the Naira
While the Nigerian Naira is at the time of writing unchanged against the Dollar at 380 on the Parallel Exchange, the Greenback is slightly pressured against most of its counterparts across the…
- 13 Jan 2026
Meta Names Ex-Trump Adviser Dina Powell McCormick as President
Meta Platforms, owner of Facebook, has appointed Dina Powell McCormick, a former adviser to President Donald Trump, as its new president and vice chairman, bolstering its leadership amid aggressive…
- 31 Mar 2025
TikTok Sale Deal Expected Before April 5 Deadline – Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump has stated that a deal for the sale of TikTok’s U.S. operations is expected to be finalized before the April 5 deadline. U.S. President Donald Trump The deadline, set by…
- 8 Jan 2026
Trump Threatens More Strikes in Nigeria
President Donald Trump has warned that the United States could carry out further military strikes in Nigeria if Christians continue to be killed, reigniting a sensitive debate over religious violence…
- 14 Apr 2017
FXTM: Trump U-Turns Dollar Weakness Fails to Support Rand, Lira
FXTM Vice President of Market Research, Jameel Ahmad comments on the US President Donald Trump’s latest comments and escalating geopolitical risks. The recent escalation of geopolitical risks…
- 7 Jan 2021
US Riot: Facebook, Twitter Block Trump Indefinitely for Policy Violations
Two big social media platforms, Facebook and Twitter have blocked President Donald Trump from positing on his accounts because his posts violated their policies during riots at the U.S. Capitol.…
- 24 Jan 2025
Meta Denies Forcing Users to Follow Trump Administration Accounts
Meta has responded to complaints from users who claimed they were forced to follow the social media accounts of the new US administration under President Donald Trump. Meta spokesperson Andy Stone…
- 24 Aug 2025
Intel–U.S. Partnership Reshapes Semiconductor Landscape with Historic Equity Agreement
Chipmaker, Intel has agreed to give the US government a 10 percent stake in its business, according to a joint announcement by the company and President Donald Trump. The deal follows Trump’s push…
- 7 Mar 2017
US Denies Nigerians with Valid Visas Entry
Presidency has advised Nigerians against traveling to the United States of America because of the lack of clarity on new immigration rules expected to be signed by President Donald Trump on Monday.…
- 6 Feb 2026
Trump Says He Made no Mistake Sharing Video Depicting Obamas as Apes
United States President Donald Trump has said he made no mistake for a video briefly shared on his official Truth Social account that depicted former President Barack Obama and former First Lady…
- 6 Nov 2024
US Elections: Trump Wins! What Does this Mean for Nigeria?
By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Market Analyst At FXTM America has chosen Republican Donald Trump as its 47th president following a tight race for the White House! As of writing, Trump has secured 277…
- 28 Nov 2024
Zuckerberg's Mar-a-Lago Meeting with Trump: What It Means for Tech
Billionaire Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg met Wednesday with incoming US president Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, the latest sign of the Meta chief’s warming up to…
- 2 Feb 2026
US Set to Deport 79 Nigerians on Criminal List
The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Monday, said that it will deport no fewer than 79 convicted Nigerians listed on its ‘worst-of-the-worst’ criminal list. President Trump…
- 3 Sept 2025
US Approves $32.5m for Nigeria to Help Address Hunger
United States has approved $32.5 million in assistance to Nigeria to help address hunger, in a rare shift in U.S. foreign policy since former President Donald Trump suspended most aid through the…
- 31 Jul 2018
MTN Halts $750m Fibre Plan over US Economic Sanctions
MTN Group Ltd.’s $750 million plan to extend fiber-home broadband connections to Iranian cities has been put on hold because of looming economic sanctions imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump.…
- 5 Dec 2024
Crypto Boom: Bitcoin Reaches $100,000 After Trump Announces Pro-Crypto Policies
Bitcoin hit $100,000 for the first time on Wednesday, surging to a new record after US President-elect Donald Trump unveiled administration picks believed to usher in crypto-friendly policies when he…
- 3 Apr 2019
Q2 outlook for Oil & What it means for the Nigerian Economy
By Lukman Otunuga, FXTM Research Analyst, Q2 Outlook - WTI Oil: Near 30% rally in Oil so far this year unjustifiable The near 30% rally in WTI Oil during the first quarter of 2019 is difficult to…
- 5 Sept 2024
Trump's Crypto-business: What Does it Portend for American People if he Wins the Election?
Donald Trump is promising to make America the "crypto capital of the planet" if he returns to the White House. While he runs for president, Trump has launched a new venture to trade cryptocurrencies…
- 5 Oct 2020
Trump’s Covid Infection Increases the Chance of Fiscal Stimulus
By Hussein Sayed, Chief Market Strategist at FXTM President Trump’s Covid-19 diagnosis caught markets by surprise on Friday and they sold off aggressively on the news, with the Dollar ticking higher…
- 13 Jan 2017
FXTM: Trump Uncertainty Triggers Dollar Selloff
The Greenback descended deeper into the abyss on Thursday after President-Elect Donald Trump’s news conference failed to provide the much-needed clarity on future fiscal policies. With the engine…
- 14 Feb 2025
TikTok Returns on Apple, Google US App Stores as Trump Delays Ban
TikTok returned to the U.S. app stores of Apple and Google on Thursday as President Donald Trump delayed a ban on the Chinese-owned social media app and assured the tech giants they would not be…
- 4 Feb 2017
Trump Excludes Nigerians from Visa Ban
United States has stated that the recent executive order on immigration by President Donald Trump would not affect Nigerians hoping to travel to the country. It added that the two-year…
- 7 Jan 2019
Fasten your seatbelts, 2019 will be a wild ride
By Hussein Sayed, Chief Market Strategist at FXTM Trade tensions, uncertain political risk, Brexit negotiations, Oil prices, and the unpredictable nature of what President Trump is going to do…
- 2 Aug 2019
Investors Stampede for Safety as Trump Strikes Again
By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Research Analyst at FXTM, A wave of risk aversion is sweeping across financial markets this morning after US President Donald Trump announced a new round of tariff hikes on…
- 6 Oct 2020
Pendulum Swings in Favour of Risk as Trump Leaves Hospital
By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Research Analyst at FXTM, The sentiment pendulum swung deeper into “risk-on” territory on Tuesday morning after President Donald Trump’s departure from hospital soothed…
- 21 Apr 2025
Gold Hits Record High Amid U.S. Dollar Weakness and Trade Tensions
Gold prices surged to a fresh record high on Monday, April 21, while the dollar weakened and global stock markets presented a mixed picture, as concerns mounted over former President Donald Trump’s…
- 4 May 2018
MTN Faces R4.6Bn Repatriation Problem
MTN faces the risk of not being able to repatriate about R4.6billion from Iran if US President Donald Trump persuades his allies in Europe to reimpose sanctions on the Middle Eastern nation,…
- 14 Sept 2025
UK Announces £400m Google Cloud Info Contract
UK government has agreed a £400 million ($543 million) contract with Google Cloud, days before President Donald Trump’s visit, saying Friday it will allow it to “deploy the same technology” as the US…
- 7 Jan 2025
Meta drops fact-checking, loosens its content moderation rules
Social media giant Meta announced Tuesday, January 7, a major shift in its content moderation policies, including ending its third-party fact-checking program in the United States. “We’re going to…