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- 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…
- News14 Sept 2026
“Technology Disappointed Us” during 2023 Elections - Okoye, Ex-INEC Commissioner
National Electoral Commission (INEC), has disclosed that the commission experienced technological difficulties and several cyberattacks during the 2023 presidential election, when its result-viewing portal (IReV) suffered a prolonged disruption.
- 14 Sept 2020
US Slams Visa Ban on Nigerian Election Riggers
United States on Monday announced the imposition of visa ban on some unidentified Nigerians, that it extra-judicially accused of undermining the democratic process. According to the U.S. State…
- 6 Nov 2020
Market Rally to Pause on Election Fatigue?
By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Research Analyst at FXTM It has been a momentous week defined by anticipation, tension and drama around the US presidential election. The outcome of this historic election…
- 7 Nov 2016
FTSE 100 Crushed as Pound Leaps Higher
While the impending US election vote is continuing to drive all headline attention, the FTSE 100 concluded the week losing over 1.4% and dipping below the psychological 7000 milestone level as a…
- News7 Sept 2026
US Firms Alleges Tinubu Plotting to Rig 2027 Presidential Election Using State Institutions
Von Batten-Montague-York, United States-based political advisory and lobbying firm, has alleged that President Bola Tinubu is working to rig Nigeria’s 2027 presidential election through state institutions.
- 23 Feb 2019
Nigeria elections under the spotlight; high-level US-China trade talks in focus
By Lukman Otunuga, FXTM Research Analyst Tomorrow will be a monumental day for the Nigerian economy, as the presidential elections get under way. Although there was initially a sense of uncertainty…
- 11 Nov 2024
Nigeria CPI, USD and Oil in focus
By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Market Analyst at FXTM With the US election done and dusted, the focus shifts back to key data from across the globe. It will be a week packed with inflation figures from…
- 3 Nov 2020
Will Trump Shock the World Again?
By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Research Analyst at FXTM, Nearly four years ago, Donald Trump shocked the world by winning the US presidential election, pulling off one of the biggest political upsets in…
- 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…
- 14 Dec 2016
Gold – The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Weak economies are more vulnerable to uncertainty, political extremes and populism, post-World-War Germany and Russia proved this beyond a doubt. The Gold price tracks economic uncertainty, and by…
- 18 Dec 2020
WorldRemit Identifies Top 20 Migrant Moments of 2020 @ International Migrants Day
WorldRemit, a leading cross-border payments company, celebrated International Migrants Day yesterday by announcing its list of the top 20 Migrant Moments of 2020. This list features developments…
- 15 Oct 2016
Commonwealth Candidate Masambu Emerges Director-General of ITSO
Patrick Masambu, a Uganda citizen and former chairman of the Council of the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO) has been elected director-general of the US-based International…
- 21 Sept 2020
Rising Covid-19 Cases Keep Risk Assets Under Pressure
By Hussein Sayed, Chief Market Strategist at FXTM Equity markets kicked off Monday on the back foot following three weeks of consecutive declines in US stocks, which marked the longest weekly losing…
- 10 Oct 2016
FXTM Analysis: Markets subdued following Trump vs Clinton Round 2
The financial markets appear to have commenced trading for the new week under a mixed cloud, as both the constant headlines over the EU referendum outcome and the end of week slide in the price of…
- 24 Nov 2020
WTO: Okonjo-Iweala May Emerge Unopposed as Korean Candidate Drops
Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s former Finance Minister, may emerge as the sole contestant for the director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) as Yoo Myung-hee, her opponent, South…
- 10 Nov 2016
CBN Fines Standard Chartered Bank N2Bn for FX Infraction
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reportedly fined Standard Chartered Bank N2billion for foreign exchange infraction. The bank, according to Thisday newspaper, drew the apex bank’s anger for buying…
- 30 Mar 2015
E-PPAN Says 80% Financial Safety Achievable During Easter, Elections
As the Easter period coincides with the ongoing 2015 elections in Nigeria, the Electronic Payments Providers Association of Nigeria (E-PPAN) has offered banking customers tips to achieving up…
- 9 Jun 2015
Fights for N/Assembly Leadership Tear APC Apart
A meeting of Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, Vice President, with elected lawmakers to reconcile aggrieved members over the leadership of the National Assembly has failed to broker a truce, suggesting that…
- 3 Nov 2008
DStv Covers the U.S Presidential Elections
Now, after more than 18 months of debates, speeches, primaries and political rallies, the U.S. presidential campaign trail culminates on November 4. CNN and BBC World will be right there to bring…
- 2 Sept 2014
2015 Polls: Controversy Trails INEC’s N9Bn Ballot Papers Contract
Crisis is reportedly brewing at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) following the decision of the Commission to contract the printing of the ballot papers to be used for the…
- 7 Jun 2017
FXTM: Politics Retake Centre Stage in Capital Markets
FXTM Chief Market Strategist Hussein Sayed comments on the markets in light of political tensions in the Middle East and the impending UK general election. Asian stocks followed Wall Street lower 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…
- 12 Jul 2018
FG Unveils Campaign against Fake News
Alhaji Lai Mohammed, minister of Information and Culture, has launched a National Campaign Against Fake News, calling the phenomenon a time bomb that can detonate with deadly consequences if left…
- 11 May 2015
President Goodluck Fears Buhari’s Probe, Worries Wife May Divorce Him
Outgoing President Goodluck Jonathan has said he expects himself, his ministers and aides to be probed after he leaves office on the 29th of May 2015 and insisted that he was as prepared as ever to…
- 16 Feb 2015
OBJ, Adoke Frustrate Probe of ‘Snipers Training’ by GEJ
The planned investigation by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of the allegation by former President Olusegun Obasanjo that President Goodluck Jonathan was training and arming killer squad…
- 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…
- 14 Jun 2018
NCS urges Government to Leverage ICT Infrastructure for Sustainable National Electoral Process
The President of Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) has said that using ICT to elect credible leaders could motivate successful and satisfied politicians and encouraged emerging governments to adapt ICT…
- 3 Nov 2016
What Does Trump Win Mean for Financial Markets?
This year, a new answer was born to questions like ‘why is (insert surprising or shocking event) happening’? The answer is simply: ‘because…2016’. Six months ago, most pundits called it a long shot…
- 2 Nov 2020
A Rough and Rocky Road Ahead for Nigeria’s Economy?
By L ukman Otunuga, Senior Research Analyst at FXTM, Africa’s largest economy commenced the final quarter by facing some of the biggest protests witnessed since military rule ended in 1999. The…