Barton Heyman

December 7, 2017

African Update: Kenya government threatens opposition with ‘treason’ charge

Kenya’s attorney general said Thursday that an opposition plan to have its leader Raila Odinga sworn in as an alternative president would amount to treason. Odinga […]
December 7, 2017

World Update: Bitcoin chalks up new record as it charges past $14,000

Bitcoin ploughed past $14,000 to a fresh record on Thursday as investors continued to pile in, triggering a warning the cryptocurrency was “like a charging train […]
December 7, 2017

Nigeria Update: CBN rolls out small medium credit scheme to curb restiveness in Rivers

To curb restiveness in the Niger Delta region, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has organised agricultural and small medium enterprise credit scheme for indigenes.  According […]
December 7, 2017

Nigeria Update: NSE market capitalisation appreciates further by N202billion

Transactions on the trading floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), sustained its rising profile yesterday, as more blue-chip stocks appreciated in price, causing market capitalisation […]