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Business
Bitcoin blows past $50,000
This follows a week of exciting news including the world’s most valuable car maker, Tesla accepting Bitcoin for future payments. Read more…
Jeff Bezos overtakes Elon Musk to become world’s richest man
Jeff Bezos’s current wealth valuation of $191 billion has seen his personal wealth which mostly comes from Amazon stocks, record steady gains. Read more…
Nigeria’s inflation hits 16.47% as food prices soar to record high
Nigeria’s inflation rate rose to 16.47% (year-on-year) in January 2021 as against 15.75% recorded in December 2020. Read more…
China overtakes US as EU's biggest trading partner
China bucked a wider trend, as trade with most of Europe's major partners dipped due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Trade between China and the EU was worth $709bn (€586bn, £511bn) last year, compared with $671bn worth of imports and exports from the US. Read more…
Exchange rate settles for N409/$1 for second straight day
The exchange rate between the naira and the dollar remained stable closing at N409.67/$1 at the NAFEX (I&E Window). The Naira remained stable against the dollar at the Investors and Exporters (I&E) window on Tuesday, closing at N409.67/$1. Read more…
Minister says FG spends over N50 billion to subsidise electricity in the country
Power Minister has disclosed that the FG spends over N50 billion to subsidise costs in the country’s electricity supply. Read more…
Biden Says Vaccine Will Be Available To All Americans By The End Of July
President Joe Biden on Tuesday gave himself a firm deadline on vaccine availability, stating during a CNN town hall that vaccines will be available to all Americans by the end of July of this year. Read more…
President Buhari asks Senate to confirm 40-year old Bawa as new EFCC Chairman
President Buhari has asked the Senate to confirm Mr Bawa as the substantive Chairman of the EFCC. Read more…
US court sentences Invictus to 10 years in prison for $11m fraud
Chief District Judge, Rebecca Smith, has sentenced international fraudster, Obinwanne Okeke better known as Invictus, to 10 years in prison for fraud to the tune of $11m. Read more…
Social
Actor Michael B. Jordan gifts Lori Harvey stocks in Hermès as Valentine's day gift
On Monday, February 15, 2021, the model took to her Instagram Stories where she shared the certificate of the stocks her bae got her for Valentine's Day. Read more…
Will Smith & Jada Pinkett's Westbrook partners with EbonyLife on TV and film productions
EbonyLife Studios has announced its latest international partnership, this time with Will Smith and Jada Pinkett's film production company Westbrook Studios. Read more…
'Game of Thrones' couple Kit Harington and Rose Leslie welcome 1st child
According to PageSix, the 'Game of Thrones' couple were spotted on Tuesday, February 16, 2021, in London with their baby. Read more…
Davido's 'IF' sells 500,000 copies in the US, certified gold
'IF' is Davido's second single to get a Gold certification in the US. Read more…
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