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FG tightens the screw against borrowers
The Central Bank of Nigeria will likely continue raising its key interest rate in the coming days and months to support a devalued naira, according to a report by Reuters and reviewed by The Oracle Today. The report stated that…
Analysts hiss as FG celebrates N5.6 trn H1 tax income
Sopuruchi Onwuka Federal government recorded slight increment in tax revenues in the first half of the year despite the palpable depression in the economy associated with depreciation in the value of the Naira and jumps in inflation. The N5.6 trillion…
Morgan Stanley bursts excitement on Nigerian bonds
Morgan Stanley has dropped its bullish call on Nigeria’s bonds, just as investors were cheering the newly elected president’s overhaul of Africa’s biggest economy, according to Bloomberg. In a note titled “No Longer Pumped,” strategist Neville Mandimika said the bonds…
Goldman Sachs banker accidentally sends sex tape to female colleague
[Agency report] A Goldman Sachs banker left the Wall Street giant after a working-from-home blunder saw him accidentally send a sex tape to a junior female colleague, according to reports. Adam Dell, who has a child with Salmon Rushdie’s ex-wife…
Wabote sells funding, partnership strategy to NDDC
Sopuruchi Onwuka The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has advised the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to enthrone internal management system that would dismantle impediments to private sector funding. Executive Secretary, Engr Simbi Wabote, declared at the NDDC…
Credit Suisse to write down $17 bn debt
Credit Suisse said 16 billion Swiss francs ($17.24 billion) of its Additional Tier 1 debt will be written down to zero on the orders of the Swiss regulator as part of its rescue merger with UBS, Reuters reported. FINMA, the…
Business in Lagos take risk measures against election violence
Following threats of violence on non indigenes in some areas of Lagos Island over their preferred candidates in tomorrow’s polls, businesses in the areas have started taking precautions to prevent attacks from people believed to be behind the viral voice…
APC govs hamstring Emefiele, S. Court removes Naira swap deadline
Sopuruchi Onwuka The Supreme Court has temporarily suspended the imminent deadline for the phase out of old Naira notes from circulation, pulling crucial support from the efforts of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to rein in over N4.0 trillion…
Nigeria bonds further plummet as S&P Global begins review
Sopuruchi Onwuka As another credit rating agency focuses on Nigeria, the country’s sovereign bonds value took a slip at the weekend as the impact of Moody’s negative rating continues to shake investors’ confidence. Market intelligence services indicated at the weekend…
Cash crunch stalls transactions, fuel breaches as banks
Sopuruchi Onwuka Glitches in the phase out of old currency notes in the Nigerian markets have led to acute cash shortages, transaction failures and worsening hunger across cities; forcing desperate customers to breach security rules as they demand access to…
