Forex: ABCON Bans Street Hawking, Moves To Cut Rate       The Association of Bureau De Change Operators has said it will commence what it called ‘Operation No Street Trading’ to stop the hawking of foreign exchange by BDC operators. The President, ABCON, Alhaji Aminu Gwadabe, said this...

Oil Hits $71 On Rising Demand Hopes In US, China       Oil prices were higher on Wednesday as negotiations over the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action continued to falter, and as a rebound in oil demand in China, the United States and Europe threatened to outpace...

Oil Price Rises Above $70, OPEC Projects Demand Growth       The international oil price, Brent crude, rose above the $70 per barrel mark on Tuesday, with the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries projecting that demand for the commodity is bound to improve. Brent, against which Nigeria’s...

Dangote’s Business Tactics Harmful To Nigerian Economy, Says U.S         “Dangote model will likely be the one most emulated until its beggar-thy-countrymen contradictions become more apparent.” The United States described the Dangote Group of Companies’ business strategies as disastrous to the Nigerian economy. Owned by Africa’s richest man,...

NNPC Pledges Crude Supply To 20,000bpd Lagos Refinery   The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has committed to supply crude oil to a refinery project on Tomaro Island in Lagos, with a capacity of 20,000 barrels per day. Integrated Oil & Gas Limited, the promoters of the Eko...

CBN Plans Digital Currency As Naira Slips To 490/$ At Parallel Market       The naira exchanged to the dollar at N490/$ at the parallel market on Thursday. According to naijabdcs.com, the official exchange rate website of the Central Bank of Nigeria for the Bureau de Change operators,...