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NGX Closes Last Trading Day Positive +0,21%, Dips -1.60% Week-to-Date

May 7, 2021/InvestmentOne Report The Nigerian equities market closed positive today as NSE-ASI gained 0.21% to close at 39,196.87pts. However, NSE-ASI lost 1.60% WTD. In today’s trade, market breadth index was positive with 25 gainers  against 16 losers. LINKASSURE (+9.52%)  was the top gainer while NEM (-9.50%)  led the losers today. ACCESS (+0.62%) was […]

Mastercard SpendingPulse: April U.S. Retail Sales Grow 23.3%* as Trends Point to a Recovering Economy

May 6, 2021/Mastercard Restaurant sector posts second consecutive month of positive growth as Americans are hungry to get out and spend Total U.S. retail sales sprung into another month of double-digit growth in April, according to Mastercard SpendingPulseTM, which measures in-store and online retail sales across all forms of payment. […]

BudgIT highlights corruption loopholes in the budget process, calls for urgent budget reforms

May 3, 2021/BudgIT BudgIT, a civic-tech non-profit organisation leading the advocacy for transparency and accountability in public finance in Nigeria, has called on the government to audit security spending and close loopholes for corruption in the budget process. While speaking on BudgIT’s recent publication, “Demanding Budget Reforms for Resource Optimization”, […]