Friday, August 28, 2026
Analysts see a $500bn Africa remittances market by 2035
PHILLIP ISAKPA IN LONDON, UK The size of Africa’s remittance market has been projected by analysts to reach $500 billion...
Read moreDetailsGlobal food prices inch higher as FAO index posts third consecutive increase in May
Onome Amuge The FAO food price index, which measures the change in international prices of commonly traded food commodities, recorded...
Read moreDetailsFinance minister presents new minimum wage options with cost analysis to Tinubu
Business a.m. Wale Edun, minister of finance and coordinating minister of the Economy, has submitted a report to President Bola...
Read moreDetailsFG to waive tariff, import duties on essential commodities as inflation bites
Business a.m. Wale Edun, the minister of finance and coordinating minister of Nigeria's economy, has disclosed that the federal government...
Read moreDetailsNigeria posts $1.43bn current account balance surplus in 2024– IMF
Business a.m. Nigeria's current account balance has seen a notable increase, as reported by the International Monetary Fund's "World Economic...
Read moreDetailsGlobal unemployment to dip slightly in 2024, but inequality issues persist, warns ILO report
Business a.m. Global unemployment has been projected to dip slightly in 2024, according to the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) latest...
Read moreDetailsAfrica Energy Bank opens new chapter for financing Africa’s energy projectsÂ
Business a.m. The African Petroleum Producers Organization (APPO) and the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) have sealed an agreement to establish...
Read moreDetailsOrganised Labour suspends strike, gives FG 5 days to resolve minimum wage issue
Business a.m. The Organised Labour, comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC), have agreed to suspend...
Read moreDetailsMinimum wage:NLC, TUC tug Nigeria’s economic crisis edge with nationwide strikeÂ
ONOME AMUGE IN LAGOS, NIGERIA With a resolute commitment to achieving the goal of a substantial minimum wage for Nigeria’s...
Read moreDetailsRates expectations shape global currencies but to stay higher in 2024Â
PHILLIP ISAKPAÂ IN LONDON, UK Divergence in rate expectations across major economies of the world is shaping the behaviour and...
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