Finance

Becoming a homeowner is a luxury in some cities in the United States. Being an average salary earner isn’t enough in some expensive cities like San Jose, San Francisco, San Diego, and Los Angeles among others. For instance, you need to earn at least $330,758.29 annually as salary in San Jose to be able to … Read more

Called PND for short, Post No Deposit is a restriction on an account which stops an account holder from carrying out debit card transactions, money transfers out of the account, and check transactions. When your account is placed on Post No Debit, it means you cannot conduct any banking transactions in the country of jurisdiction. … Read more

Nigeria is still the economic leader in Africa with a GDP of $511 billion, throwing Egypt and South Africa to the second and third position at $436 billion and $426 billion respectively. In the latest 50 largest economies in the World which recently surpassed the $100 trillion mark, only three African countries – Nigeria, Egypt, … Read more

The investing world is a very broad and versatile one where investors employ different techniques and methods to maximize their investments as much as possible. However, while risks are always part of the game, investors are usually interested in minimizing risks to the barest level. This is one pathway that birthed mutual funds – the … Read more

There are 41 central banks in Africa. While each of the independent countries has an apex bank of its own, two currency unions are associated with multinational central banks. The multinational apex banks are: West African Banque Centrale des États de l’Afrique de l’Ouest (BCEAO) and the Central African Banque des États de l’Afrique Centrale (BEAC). The members of BCEAO and … Read more

Having a small business is such an accomplishment to have. But, unfortunately, it is not all fun and games. It also entails a lot of responsibility. It is a lot to handle for any business owner, big or small. It is where accounting comes in. You might think that a small business won’t need accounting. You … Read more

There are basic economic problems every economy faces. Definitely, there will be the availability of limited resources. Human wants are insatiable that’s one of the reasons scarcity arises. Let’s assume that there are more than enough resources, the economic problem would not probably arise. But the study of economics makes us understand that there will always be … Read more

What is scale preference? A scale of preference is a list of human wants arranged in order of priority. It is a priority rating of all individual wants according to their importance. Everyone has a form of a scale of preference even in some situations when one has enough cash to purchase books, the latest … Read more

What is scarcity? Scarcity is the inability of human beings to provide themselves with all the things they want or desire at a specific time. It is one of the most important elements in economics. It forms the core of the economic problems. It creates a “problem” and the ability of humans to effectively manage … Read more

Definitions of Economics Economics is the act of creating wealth and the management of such wealth in the long term. To some people, economics is the study of scarcity. Men will have to manage the available resources within their reach or choose between the competing alternatives. It is the study of wealth for human satisfaction i.e how money … Read more

Price floor is a price control mechanism employed by the government, institutions or companies on how low the price of a product or service can be. Simply put, the lowest price in the price band is called the price floor. The opposite of this economic jargon is cap price (price ceiling) which is the highest … Read more

An origin or financing method refers to the amount of money a company uses to fund its operations. A company can get money from various sources. The sources could be divided into two major categories: 1) internal, 2) external. Whatever the sources are, the main goal is to meet financial needs. Internal sources of finance … Read more

Since the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) announced the launch of a digital currency dubbed “eNaira” which is known as Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), Nigerians expressed mixed reactions to the project. While some Nigerians praised it, some berated the apex bank for coming up with such an idea as having “ban” trading of cryptocurrency … Read more

The ban on cryptocurrency by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on February 5, 2021, gave millions of Nigerians the push to further explore the financial possibilities of digital currencies. Although cryptocurrency which is backed by blockchain technology has been in existence since 2009, when the unknown Satoshi Nakamoto claimed to have invented it, the … Read more