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Tom Lee, the managing partner and head of research at Fundstrat Global Advisors, sees bitcoin’s recent slump as a buying opportunity. He notes that bitcoin has seen similar patches of wild volatility in recent months and that the 34% decline seen over the past two days was not … via...

Bitcoin Atom, an ambitious Bitcoin fork due to come into existence within the next few days, plans to solve a substantial problem in the cryptocurrency world. The project will use atomic swaps to allow users to exchange tokens at absolutely minimal costs without any intermediaries or centralized...

Jose Mourinho has hailed a “great improvement” from forward Anthony Martial as competition in attacking areas looks set to hot up with the expected arrival of Arsenal’s Alexis Sanchez. Manchester United’s Portuguese manager Jose Mourinho reacts after the UEFA Europa League final football match...

The completion of the Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge rail project set for December, 2018; may not be feasible due to some major challenges facing the project. The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi had given December 2018 as deadline for the completion of the project, which was originally...

It’s getting closer. Alexis Sanchez is surely now only a day or so away from becoming a Manchester United player, with the Chilean’s switch from Arsenal set to make him the highest paid player in the Premier League and also seeing Henrikh Mkhitaryan move the other way to North London. United …...

When someone tells you that they build computers for a living, you may be impressed. Rightfully so in lots of cases where the people have a deep technical knowledge that can only be achieved after years of learning at the highest level. These people deserve respect. The world is … via...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) is intensifying search for oil in the Sokoto and other basins stressing that it is eyeing massive investments in the nation’s Oil and Gas Industry with a view to improving the nation’s revenue and creating jobs for the citizenry. … via...

The Nigeria Football Federation and WAPIC Insurance PLC on Friday in Lagos signed an agreement that conferred on the insurance giant the title of ‘Official Insurance Services Provider and Co-Sponsor of the NFF.’ NFF President, Mr. Amaju Melvin Pinnick expressed his delight and that of the...

Twitter’s big bet on live video might be running into trouble. Wall Street Journal sources have claimed that COO Anthony Noto, the exec that has been driving Twitter’s live video push, is in talks to become the CEO of online lending startup Social Finance. Noto has reportedly been eager to take...

The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has released the 2017 Preliminary Report of the global civil aviation activities. This comes as a new record of 4.1 billion passengers were carried by the aviation industry on scheduled services in 2017. According to ICAO in the report...

Chief executive officer of Royal Dutch Shell, Ben van Beurden, has said the company would be investing between $1-2 billion on annual basis in new energies and buying back at least $25 billion in shares, while ramping up focus on improving safety performance of its facilities and doubling its …...

The President, Association of Bureau de Change Operators of Nigeria, Alhaji Aminu Gwadabe in this interview says the foreign exchange rate might hit N400 per dollar if spike is not curtailed. He further urged regulatory bodies to fine-tune policies to aid the association’s collaboration with...

Lake Rice In its bid to ensure an extensive distribution of Lake Rice in Lagos, the state government has taken it to shopping malls and supermarkets.The Commissioner for Agriculture, Mr. Oluwatoyin Suarau, who held a meeting with representatives of shopping malls and supermarkets, … via...

According to Adesina, “The African Development Bank was were there when it mattered most. For a partner in times of need, is a great partner indeed. The African Development Bank approved and disbursed budget support of $600 million to Nigeria, as it faced its worst recession in decades. Our...

Nigerian export start-ups are making efforts at curbing federal government’s dependency on crude oil with much harping on agricultural commodities and minerals, which the country has in abundance. MIKE DOLA, CEO, Cokodeal.com, which has become one of Nigeria’s local sourcing and export ecommerce...

“Barcelona, Paris St-Germain, Real Madrid and Man Utd men are among the 10 highest-paid footballers in the world” Barcelona spend the most money on wages in Europe, with the Catalans believed to have forked out €372m on their players in the financial year 2016. They are followed by Premier...

This could be the year that gold prices hit a record. A massive move in gold, driven in part by declines in the U.S. dollar DXY, … via MarketWatch.com – Top Stories – http://ift.tt/2mXhG1C Get more: Nigeria Business News

deVere Group, an independent financial services firm is set to launch deVere Crypto in a matter of weeks to allow users to store, transfer and exchange five major cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin and Ethereum. According to deVere Group’s founder and CEO, Nigel Green: “2017 saw the true dawn of...

TPG Growth has acquired a majority stake in Trace.tv, an afro-urban music and entertainment alongside Evolution Media and Satya Capital in a deal that will see MTG, an earlier investor in TRACE, and Trace founders sell their stakes in the company. “By partnering with TPG Growth, a global...

By Yusuf Babalola, Lagos The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), the country’s certified ports economic regulator, has begun moves to recover over N1 trillion Shipping Line Agency Charges (SLAC) levied and collected illegally from Nigerian shippers by shipping companies. A competent source in the...