OPINION/EDITORIAL

MPC rate cut: Will it save Nigeria from a looming recession?

June 2, 2020/InvestmentOne Report    In contrast to our expectation, the benchmark interest rate was reduced by 100bps to 12.50% (Second rate cut since November 2015) while other monetary parameters were held unchanged as follows: ü  Cash Reserve Ratio at 27.50% ü  Liquidity ratio at 30% ü  Asymmetric corridor of […]

How the Great Lockdown Saved Lives

June 2, 2020/IMFBlog By Pragyan Deb, Davide Furceri, Jonathan D. Ostry and Nour Tawk Since the COVID-19 outbreak was first reported in Wuhan, China in late December 2019, the disease has spread to more than 200 countries and territories. In the absence of a vaccine or effective treatment, governments worldwide […]

Under suspicion: 25% of Nigerian parents find something in their child’s social media account potentially dangerous

34% state their child has seen or listened to something that seemed suspicious to them, be that videos (68%), music (43%) or photos (25%) June 2, 2020/ Kaspersky The worldwide COVID-19 pandemic has forced families to spend their free time mostly at home. Staying at home usually also means spending much […]