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Equities ›

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Nigerian stocks slide for 7th day, but market pullback looks healthy

NGX sheds N555 billion as Aradel plunge deepens seven-day market slide

Exclusives ›

Nigeria’s new digital postcode arrives October 1, what changes for you

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Insurance Sector: Investment income, not core insurance operations, drives H1 2026 profits

Fixed Income ›

FMDQ turnover hits N426.51 trillion in seven months as OMO, FX drive activity

US bond yields hit 20-year high, putting Naira and Nigerian stocks under pressure

DMO allots N1.56 trillion FGN bonds as demand hits N1.73 trillion, lowers rates

Financial Services ›

GTCO gets NGX approval to delay H1 2026 results until September 30

UBA appoints Ibrahim Puri as Non-Executive Director

eTranzact revenue rises 22.6% to N16.3 billion in H1 2026

Corporate Updates

COMPANIES

FirstBank launches Nationwide Pensioners Roadshow to drive awareness of approved Pension Settlement Framework

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COMPANIES

Vale records 10,000% growth as customer transactions near ₦1 trillion

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COMPANIES

FCMB Deepens Agritech with AI Advisory in Local Languages

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COMPANIES

Tonya Lawani appointed Non-executive board member of Iron Capital Asset Management

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Currencies ›

Naira triumphs against British Pound, settles at N1,819/£1

NAFEM turnover surges to $1.41 billion, highest in five weeks

Naira strengthens to N1,350/$, strongest level since April

CBN: IMTO inflows hit record $1.29 billion in Q1, jump 45%

CBN data shows net FX flow drops 29% to $4.94 billion

Profiles ›

FTN Cocoa taps Wale Jubril to steer board after chairman’s death

Meet the Managing Partners behind Nigeria’s 10 biggest audit firms

Meet the 12 CEOs running Nigeria’s Electricity Distribution Companies in 2026

Meet Wasiu Olanrewaju-Smart, the 40-year-old Harvard graduate appointed Tinubu’s legislative adviser

Yinka Ogunbiyi: Meet 27 year old Nigerian-American engineer behind the world’s first braid-assist robot

Economy ›

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Energy inflation drops to 4.37% in July, lowest in four months

Trump announces ‘most crushing economic operation’ against Iran

FG challenges banks, Fintechs to unlock Nigeria’s $14.8 billion gender financing gap

Nigeria spends N4.14 trillion more on debt service than infrastructure

Agriculture ›

Banks shift N3.86 trillion into agriculture as oil and gas credit shrinks

Lagos adds EV charging points to 7,000 sqm Agege food hub

FG unveils National Agric Mechanisation Policy, targets 4,000-capacity tractor plant

Nigerian onion traders suspend exports to Ghana as trade dispute deepens

Cheap imports are undercutting the oil palm business for Okomu Oil and Presco

Energy ›

Nigeria’s oil output could top 1.7mbpd, NESG sees fiscal relief from higher prices

Energy inflation drops to 4.37% in July, lowest in four months

Japan commits N20 billion to boost electricity transmission in Lagos

EFCC recovers N4.5 billion diesel from Lagos depot over alleged theft

Dangote Refinery secures $1 billion underwriting programme ahead of IPO

Tech News ›

FG’s 90,000km fibre rollout begins in October – Bosun Tijani

Nigeria’s new digital postcode arrives October 1, what changes for you

Microsoft warns Africa risks becoming AI consumer, cites weak adoption

eTranzact revenue rises 22.6% to N16.3 billion in H1 2026

Chams makes N7.7 billion from cards, biometrics services as H1 profit rises

Real Estate and Construction ›

FG begins construction of 250 housing units for civil servants in Gwagwalada

Wike signs record 26,272 C-of-Os, surpasses past two administrations

Nigerians ditch big retailers as neighbourhood stores win daily spending – Report

Lagos Island land prices soar, Ikoyi hits N2.5 million per sqm

Wike closes Abuja Secretariat of dissolved committee on sale of FG houses

Aviation ›

FAAN moves to tighten Uber, Bolt operations at Nigerian airports

Ecuador intelligence chief, wife, American tourists killed in Kenya helicopter crash

FG seeks new IATA code for Osubi Airport to reflect official name, location

NCAA links fake Schengen visas to Morocco’s tighter transit rules for Nigerians

FG orders airlines, aviation agencies to agree on TSC repayment plans within one week

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Health ›

Ebola outbreak worsens as fatality rate tops 46%, nears pandemic level

Nigeria gets 65% of EU’s €2.3 million cholera fund for 4 African countries

Nigeria moves to cap locum doctors’ work at 48 hours weekly

Ebola outbreak in Congo becomes deadliest in country’s history, kills 2,325 people

Nigeria targets local radiotherapy production by 2030 in new China deal

Hospitality & Travel ›

South Africa denies stopping visas for Nigerians over anti-migrant protests

U.S. names Brandon Hudspeth as new consul general in Lagos

NIS deploys passport intervention team to UK to clear application backlog

Europe is coming for the passports Nigerians spend millions to get

Why investors still hesitate to back Nigeria’s tourism industry—Tour Buddy Founder

Billionaire Watch ›

Dangote, Rabiu add $9.5 billion to wealth YTD 2026

Otedola raises First HoldCo stake with N20.7 billion share purchase

Billionaire Elon Musk’s net worth rises $30 billion in 24 hours

Transworld brokers sale of Nigerian pharma firm by 84-year-old founder

Otedola invests fresh N18.1 billion in First HoldCo, raises stake to 26.1%

Entertainment ›

Uche Montana’s Second Chances debuts with 5.3 million views on YouTube

Spider-Man: Brand New Day sets N120.4 million preview record in Nigeria

Meet the producers behind Afrobeats’ biggest YouTube hits in 2026

Michael Jackson biopic crosses N800 million at Nigerian box office

The 10 most-streamed Nigerian songs on YouTube Music (H1 2026)

Economy ›

10 key takeaways from Tinubu’s reform scorecard

Energy inflation drops to 4.37% in July, lowest in four months

Trump announces ‘most crushing economic operation’ against Iran

FG challenges banks, Fintechs to unlock Nigeria’s $14.8 billion gender financing gap

Nigeria spends N4.14 trillion more on debt service than infrastructure

Corporate deals ›

IHS shareholders approve MTN takeover, company awaits regulatory approvals

S&P Global to acquire majority stake in Agusto & Co. in Africa expansion

MOPO signs $75 million REA deal to expand battery rental across Nigeria

Premium Pension, Trustfund Pensions propose merger to create Nigeria’s third largest PFA

Mergers, acquisitions and takeovers: Nigeria’s biggest corporate deals in H1 2026

Companies ›

Guinness Nigeria says weak balance sheet is gone, bets N20 billion on growth

FirstBank launches Nationwide Pensioners Roadshow to drive awareness of approved Pension Settlement Framework

Vale records 10,000% growth as customer transactions near ₦1 trillion

FCMB Deepens Agritech with AI Advisory in Local Languages

Tonya Lawani appointed Non-executive board member of Iron Capital Asset Management

Consumer Goods ›

Guinness Nigeria says weak balance sheet is gone, bets N20 billion on growth

Consumer goods giants spend N75 of every N100 earned as costs bite

PZ Cussons Nigeria CEO Dimitrios Kostianis steps down after three years

Unilever leads as Nestlé and Cadbury face margin pressure in Q1 2026

Guinness Nigeria targets sustained profit recovery, growth momentum – CEO

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