Nigerian Stocks Beat Global Stocks With N259bn Gains       Nigerian stocks played the contrarian at the weekend with a net capital gain of N259 billion in a week marked by general decline in share prices across the global advanced and emerging markets. A market-wide rally drove the...

OPEC, Russia Deal Raises Hope For Crude Oil         A fresh hope for oil producing countries such as Nigeria, and Algeria was raised at the weekend as oil prices hit the highest level since early March after major producers agreed to a cautious increase in output...