Burkina Faso Bans Homosexuality, Institutes Punishments Burkina Faso has passed a law banning homosexuality and instituting punishments of up to…

Oil Prices Retreat on Weak U.S. Demand Outlook Oil prices retreated on Wednesday as concerns over US demand weighed on…

Plateau Assembly Wants End to Mandatory Yearly Textbooks The Plateau State House of Assembly, presided over by its Speaker, Daniel…

Benchmark Yield Declines as Nigerian Government Bonds Rally The average yield on Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) declined by 5…

Money Market Rates Surge as CBN Tightens Liquidity Money market rates rose ahead of Nigerian Treasury bills auction scheduled for…

Wike Slams N5m Fine, 7.5% Property Charge on Land Defaulters FCT Minister Nyesom Wike has approved and imposed a N5m…

UBA, Mastercard Launch Prepaid Card to Promote Financial Inclusion Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, in collaboration…

Bayelsa Seeks Stake in $3.5bn Brass Fertiliser, Petrochemical Project The Bayelsa Government has solicited for equity stake in the Brass…

Naira Trades at N1526, External Reserves Hit $41.42 Billion The naira traded steadied against the US dollar as data showed…

Banking Index Slides as Tier-1 Banks Selloffs Persist The banking index slipped as sell pressures on tier -1 banks persisted,…