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- 26 Feb 2018
United States Dollar struggles ahead of Jerome Powell’s Congress testimony
The recent forex analysis has shown that Dollar is under threat to losses once again, with the Greenback at time of writing currently trending lower against all of its G10 counterparts, with the…
- 14 Jan 2020
Trade deal hopes lift risk mood; Gold loses luster
Lukman Otunuga, Senior Research Analyst at FXTM, The mood across financial markets continues to brighten on Tuesday amid signs of goodwill between the United States and China ahead of the “phase one”…
- 15 Sept 2025
US and China Close to Resolving TikTok Dispute Amid Key Trade Talks
United States and China are on the brink of resolving their dispute over TikTok, with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent describing the talks as “very close” to an agreement. The discussions resumed in…
- 4 May 2014
Nigeria, Others Account for half of Africa’s Economy — World Bank
Nigeria, South Africa and Egypt account for about half of the African economy says new data released by the World Bank Group last week. The report which ranked global economies on the basis of…
- 28 May 2019
US-China trade tensions may weigh on Naira; Bitcoin nears $9000
By Lukman Otunuga, FXTM Research Analyst, There is no doubt that persistent trade tensions between the United States and China have left a mark on emerging market currencies. The rising risk aversion…
- 19 May 2022
U.S, China Battle for Africa Mobile Phone Sector- VOA
Africa, in recent years, has become the new frontier where China and the United States, the world's two biggest economic superpowers, are competing for influence in a key industry:…
- 2 Nov 2023
Bletchley Declaration: UK, US, Nigeria Others Unite to Accelerate Development of AI
Leading AI nations, convened for the first time by the UK and including the United States, Nigeria and China, along with the European Union, have today reached a world-first agreement at Bletchley…
- 22 Dec 2023
Emefiele Operates 593 Illegal Bank Accounts in US, UK, China – CBN Investigator
Godwin Emefiele, former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, has been allegedly accused of financial misconduct, including the operation of 593 illegal bank accounts in the United States, United…
- 25 Mar 2014
IBM Selects Abuja, 15 Other Cities Smarter Cities Grant
Abuja, Nigeria’s administrative, diplomatic and political capital has been selected alongside 15 other cities globally by IBM for its Smarter Cities Challenge for 2014. The IBM Smarter Cities…
- 11 Dec 2015
Kaspersky Lab Records Detected Threats Surge in Nigeria, Others
In 2015, the word "cyber-security" became trendy globally. Perhaps for the first time in history, issues relating to the security of the Internet and the protection of internal networks were…
- 22 Sept 2016
5 Reasons Nigeria’s Tech Sector is Set for an Explosive Growth
The contributions of technology to the economies of countries like China, South Korea, and the United States can’t be measured. The growth of tech has peaked in these countries. Tech giants like…
- 3 Dec 2018
Naira Struggles to Benefit from US-China Trade Truce
By Lukman Otunuga, FXTM Research Analyst Optimism over the temporary trade truce announced between the two largest economies in the world after the G-20 Summit in Argentina last weekend has played a…
- 14 Apr 2015
Public or Private Cloud Adoption in Manufacturing Sector Grows - IDC
The transition to "cloud also" or "cloud first" is well under way for manufacturers around the globe according to new survey results from IDC. In fact, in the United States, 41% of…
- 2 Nov 2016
Glo Enriches Customer Experience with Borrow Me Data
Globacom has unveiled a new product, Glo Borrow Me Data while three other existing products were re-packaged with more benefits. The four products, said by Globacom in a press conference in Lagos on…
- 22 May 2016
TransRoyal Courier Partners YPS for Int’l e-Commerce Delivery
TransRoyal Courier Nigeria Limited, one of the oldest-thriving indigenous courier companies in Nigeria, has brazen the trail for international e-commerce delivery, through a partnership with…
- 29 Nov 2019
Nigeria Foreign Reserves Fall in November; Markets on Standby
By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Research Analyst at FXTM, The Naira may struggle to maintain stability against the Dollar after Nigeria’s foreign exchange reserves decreased to $39.83 billion in November…
- 13 Nov 2018
African Governments Enacting Laws to Stifle Internet Freedom - Report
According to a recent report, many African governments have rolled out legislation and policies which enforce privacy violations, infringements to freedom of expression, access restrictions and hurt…
- 30 Oct 2020
Fresh Concerns in Nigeria as Crude Oil Price Slumps below $40
The price of Brent, the benchmark for Nigeria’s crude oil, fell below $40 per barrel to a four-month low of $37 on Thursday, raising fresh fears of another price collapse as countries in Europe…
- 14 Dec 2022
Why U.S Wants to Ban TikTok
Some US lawmakers have introduced new legislation that aims to ban TikTok from operating in the United States. The new bill by Sen. Marco Rubio, the top Republican on the Senate Intelligence…
- 18 Jul 2016
Chief of Defence Space Agency to Speak at #NCSAbuja2016
Air Vice Marshal T.V. Udoh, chief of Defence Space Agency will be speaking at the 26th National Conference of Nigeria Computer Society holding under the theme: "Information Technology for National…
- 28 Nov 2018
Falling Oil Prices Weigh on Nigerian Economy, G20 Summit in Focus
By Lukman Otunuga, Research Analyst at FXTM, The recent depreciation in oil prices presents significant risks to oil export-dependent nations, with Nigeria falling into the category. Depressed…
- 30 Aug 2018
Nigeria Foreign Exchange Reserves in focus, Gold slips
By Lukman Otunuga, Research Analyst at FXTM, The Nigerian Naira maintained stability against the Dollar on Thursday despite growing expectations over higher US interest rates this year. …
- 2 Apr 2019
Nigeria PMI’s Under the Radar, Bitcoin Rallies
By Lukman Otunuga, FXTM Research Analyst, The major risk event for the Nigerian economy will be the Manufacturing and Non-Manufacturing PMI reports for March that are being released on Wednesday and…
- 7 Sept 2018
Air Peace Rewards Technovation Winners with free tickets
Air Peace, Nigeria’s leading carrier, has congratulated five Anambra State students and their teachers on emerging victorious at the recent Technology challenge held in the United States, by…
- 20 Nov 2014
UBA Offers Customers Opportunity to Be Part of “Black Friday”, “Cyber Monday”
The biggest shopping weekend is around in the United States of America (USA) and pan-African bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has put in place plans to ensure all its card holders are able to…
- 9 Mar 2023
Pantami Inaugurates Nigeria Startup Act Implementation Committee
In fostering the growth of the digital innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem in the country and consolidating the achievements made by the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, the…
- 5 Apr 2019
Smile Unveils Affordable Roaming Bundles
Smile Communications Nigeria Limited, Leading data and broadband Services Company has unveiled Smile Konnect a revolutionary device that enables local and international data roaming services at an…
- 15 May 2017
Transroyal Wins ‘Best Indigenous Courier Company of the Year’ Award
In recognition of its outstanding performance in the Nigerian courier industry, Transroyal Courier Limited was at this year’s BoICT Awards decorated with the “Best Indigenous Courier Company of the…
- 9 Feb 2016
84% Cross-Border Online Shoppers Satisfied With Delivery- Survey
Cross-border online shopping keeps on growing. Cross-border online shoppers across the world have their own ways and expectations, according to result of an Online Shopper Survey conducted by the…
- 9 Jan 2022
Chevron Nigeria: A Model for Other Multinationals
By Eniola Otun Ade-Bisiriyu Since I departed Nigeria over 17 years ago for further studies and subsequently settled in the United States of America, one irony that has never ceased to amaze me is the…