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Five Things to Know Before Investing in Cryptocurrency
The rate at which the world is going digital is increasing. The financial markets are not left out as digital coins are becoming more popular. Digital coins are sometimes called Cryptocurrencies and are referred to as a type of currency which uses digital files as money. Wikipedia defines it as…
Read More »TOP FIVE JOBS ON HIGH DEMAND AMIDST COVID-19
It is no longer news that employees are being laid off due to the current pandemic. It has however been shown that amidst the job loss and reduction in salaries, quite a number of people got extra jobs, and received extra income due to the skills they had which matched…
Read More »INVESTMENT SERIES – INVESTING IN STOCKS/SHARES
One common form of investment is investment in stocks. A stock represents a share of ownership in a company. It is a unit of a share of a company. Basically, when you purchase a stock, you are buying a small piece of the company which is called a share which…
Read More »INVESTING WISELY – INTRODUCTION
When we were young, all we were taught about financial literacy was to save, save and save but as we grew up, the lesson changed from save, save and save to invest, invest and invest. What really is the goal to financial stability? To save or to Invest? For every…
Read More »PERSONAL FINANCIAL LESSONS FROM COVID-19
The current pandemic came like a surprise birthday gift, though an unpleasant one. As a surprise, many nations were not prepared for it, even individuals were not ready. The surprise went way deep to affect the economies of different nations and also affected the finances of individuals in each nation.…
Read More »New electricity tariffs effective July, says minister
The current pandemic which has been affecting almost all sectors of the economy has moved towards the electricity sector. Prior to the outbreak of the virus into the country, the Ministry of power started a review on electricity tariff to be implemented by April,2020. However, with the outbreak of the…
Read More »FAAC disburses N780.93 billion in April
States and Local government depends largely on the amount allocated to them by the Federal Account Allocation Committee to carry out their various states activities. According to the latest FAAC disbursement report released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) disbursed the sum of…
Read More »FG to launch $1.2bn green imperative agric initiative
Diversification of the economy from the oil sector to other sectors of the economy is one popular advice that has been given to Nigeria policy makers for a very long time. While some believe no efforts is being made towards diversification, others are of the thought that little efforts are…
Read More »42% of Nigerians Lost Jobs to COVID-19, Says NBS
The Nigeria Bureau of statistics carried out a survey tagged “COVID-19 National Longitudinal Survey on the SOCIO-ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF COVID-9 ON NIGERIAN HOUSEHOLDS”. The survey showed that 42% of Nigerians lost their jobs during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. NBS said it conducted the survey between April to May…
Read More »RE-OPENING THE ECONOMY; SUSTAIN LIVES OR SUSTAIN LIVELIHOOD?
With over 10,000 cases of the recent virus ravaging the society coupled with the starring recession as announced by the Finance Minister, the choice of re-opening the economy or not seems like a difficult decision to make as taking one side could lead to a trade-off of lives to livelihood…
Read More »MONETARY POLICY RATE CUTS BY 100bp, OTHER PARAMETERS CONSTANT
The monetary policy committee (MPC), an arm of the apex bank in Nigeria had a meeting on Thursday to set the rate for certain interest rates. From the meeting, the Central Bank of Nigeria reduced the Monetary Policy Rate from 13.50% to 12.50% while other parameters such as the Cash…
Read More »Monetizing Your Online Presence.
Do you know that a daily usage of the Internet without earning from it, can be likened to being in an ocean with soap in your eyes? Seriously, the digital sphere is the hub of today’s businesses, so how can you make use of it without monetizing your presence? This…
Read More »FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO PAY UNEMPLOYED YOUTHS N20,000
The rate of unemployment in the country has been a huge topic and a concern among citizens. Every year, a lot of students graduate from their respective universities to meet the existing unemployed graduates who are in search of Jobs. Many attributed this to the inability of government to provide…
Read More »NIGERIA AIRPORTS TO REOPEN -FAAN
The General Manager, Corporate Affairs of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Mrs. Henrietta Yakubu hinted on the reopening of airports across the country for air travellers during a webinar organized by Women in Aviation (WIA). The aviation industry which has been hit hard with reduced revenue due to…
Read More »NIGERIA IS HEADING TOWARDS ECONOMY RECESSION- FINANCE MINISTER
The pandemic which is currently ravaging almost all countries of the world including Nigeria is causing more harm than expected. The challenges this pandemic has thrown to various nation of the world is not limited to the health sector alone but transcends to other sectors due to the transmission mechanism…
Read More »Important Tips you need to start your own small business
Some budding entrepreneurs understand the effort necessary to create a business, but they might not be familiar with the many steps required to launch a business venture. If you’re willing to put in the effort to build a business, you’re going to want to know the steps needed to reach…
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