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CoronavirusInvestingUnited StatesNew York Governor Rings Opening Bell at Exchange as Traders Return

PilotnewsMay 27, 2020

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo rang the opening bell on the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday, as a limited number of traders returned to the historic floor for the first time since March. The coronavirus pandemic in New York City has been particularly severe. The city has suffered some 20,000 deaths, about a fifth of the total across the whole of the United States. The exchange floor closed after an outbreak of several cases within the building....

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InvestingNewsNigeriaBond Investors Rushing to Nigeria – Analysts

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Reporter)May 23, 2020

The early action by Nigeria to tap cheap loans has increased the risk perception among foreign investors. This led to a fall in the borrowing cost of the country. According to Bloomberg, “Yields on Nigeria’s dollar bonds maturing in 2047 fell from an all-time high of 13.2% on March 19 to 9.1% on Wednesday. This is as the West African nation presented a revised $27 billion budget to the cabinet that kept spending intact, with...

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InvestingLaw & JusticeNewsNigeriaNigerian Government Threatens to Prosecute Citizens with Foreign Properties Who Evade Tax

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Reporter)May 22, 2020

The Federal Government of Nigeria had threatened to prosecute its citizens who were not paying tax on their properties in foreign countries. This was made known in a statement signed by the spokesperson of the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), Umar Gwandu on Thursday. The statement also stated that any bank or intermediary that helps any Nigerian citizen to shield such property would pay the fine which is equivalent to the cost...

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AfricaCoronavirusInvestingNewsUK Invests £20m in Africa’s Anti- COVID-19 Fund

PilotnewsMay 21, 2020

United Kingdom on Thursday said it would be investing up to 20 million Pounds in the African Union’s new ‘Africa anti-COVID-19 fund’ to slow down the spread of coronavirus and save lives. The British High Commission in Nigeria said in a statement that the funding was announced by UK International Development Secretary, Anne-Marie Trevelyan. According to the statement, this makes the UK the largest national donor to the fund which was announced by Cyril Ramaphosa,...

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AfricaInvestingNewsUN Chief Urges Global Support for Africa as Virus Threatens Progress

PilotnewsMay 20, 2020

United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called for global solidarity with Africa, warning that the coronavirus pandemic threatens the continent’s progress. “It will aggravate long-standing inequalities and heighten hunger, malnutrition and vulnerability to disease,’’ Guterres said in a video message. According to him, already, demand for Africa’s commodities, tourism and remittances are declining. “The opening of the trade zone had been pushed back and millions could be pushed into extreme poverty,’’ Guterres said. The...

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CoronavirusInvestingWorld NewsUS to Get Covid-19 Vaccine First – French Drug Maker

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)May 14, 2020

Sanofi, the French pharmaceutical giant, says the United States would get its COVID-19 vaccine first before other countries if it succeeds in developing it. Paul Hudson, Sanofi’s Chief Executive Officer, told Bloomberg news that the US was the first in line to fund Sanofi’s vaccine research. “The US government has the right to the largest pre-order because it’s invested in taking the risk. I have been campaigning in Europe to say the US will get...

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CoronavirusInvestingNewsNigeriaFG not Encouraging Production of COVID-19 Drugs – Nigerian Pharmacists

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Reporter)May 14, 2020

The Nigerian pharmacists under the umbrella of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) had accused the Federal Government and the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control for not doing the right thing over the search for cures of COVID-19 in Nigeria. The Secretary-General of the PSN, Emeka Duru, on Wednesday in an interview with Punch stated the National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development had several relevant drugs waiting to be developed....

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AfricaHealthInvestingAFRICA: Why Spending In Healthcare Is A Healthy Investment

PilotnewsMay 10, 2020

There’ve been several reminders in recent weeks about the pledge African leaders made to dedicate 15% of their budgets to healthcare back in April 2001 at an African Union meeting. The pledge is known as the Abuja Declaration (pdf). The reason for those stories or social media posts is that few of these countries have come close to matching that reasonable target and we’re all in the middle of a health crisis. As Quartz Africa covered last week, many...

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CoronavirusInvestingNigeriaPhilanthropyOrganisation, Partners Give Out $21,000 as Startups to Fight COVID-19 in Nigeria

PilotnewsApril 24, 2020

Ventures Platform, a Pan – African early-stage fund has given 21,000 dollars to seven startups, following the #COVID19InnovationChallenge virtual Demo Day, to support those currently providing solutions and platforms to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in the country. A statement issued on Friday by Miss Joy Mabia, Communication Lead, Ventures Platform, stated that each startup received 3,000 dollars from the organisation and its partners. Mabia listed some of the beneficiaries as GLOEPID, Wellvis Health’s COVID...

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InvestingNewsNigeriaGlobal Oil Price: NSE Market Capitalisation Loses N152bn

PilotnewsApril 21, 2020

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) market capitalisation on Tuesday inched lower by N152 billion, amid sell pressure in 27 stocks. Specifically, the market capitalisation which opened at N11.945 trillion lost N152 billion or 1.27 per cent to close at N11.794 trillion. Also, the All-Share Index (ASI) dipped 290.49 points or 1.27 per cent to close at 22,629.92 compared with 22,920.41 on Monday. The downturn was impacted by losses recorded in medium and large capitalised stocks,...

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