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Equities ›

NGX stocks shed N718.95 billion in midweek bearish run as ASI dips 1,107 points

Fidson Healthcare pre-tax profit rises 49.5% to N17.79 billion in 9 months

GTCO’s Ghana subsidiary leads offshore earnings with N112.9 billion profit in 9M 2026

Energy ›

Botswana seeks Dangote supply deal to shield against fuel shocks

Tegbe unveils roadmap to stabilise Nigeria’s electricity grid, expand transmission

TotalEnergies sells 10% stake in Renaissance oil licences for $800 million

Financial Services ›

Zvilo bets on Nigeria, Africa to drive €2 billion annual financing target

EFCC recovers additional $40 million from Nestoil, total hits $100 million

Banks, Interswitch push tokenised payments to reduce fraud risk in Nigeria

Economy ›

Adesina meets Tinubu, offers to help Nigeria’s development after AfDB exit

Grenada wants Nigerian tech entrepreneurs to grow its economy through visa-free access

FG, EU unveil Investment Partnership Lab targeting waterways and coastal shipping financing

Corporate Updates

COMPANIES

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UBA Intensifies N61billion Loan Recovery Drive, Seeks Jail Term For WEMPCO Directors

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Unlocking The Future: Zenith Bank’s Tech Fair 6.0 Puts AI In Focus

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Visa Card Holders in Nigeria Can Now Use Google Pay for Fast, Secure Digital Payments.

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Fixed Income ›

CBN offers N800 billion Treasury Bills today as banks hold N6 trillion

Nigeria’s Commercial Paper market has surpassed N1.9 trillion, says SEC DG

AfDB raises $2.5 billion in global bond as orders hit $4.8 billion

ABC Transport obtains approval to raise N6.5 billion in fresh capital

FMDQ turnover hits N551.23 trillion in nine months as FX, OMO lead

Profiles ›

Startup funding plunges 96.9% in September, these 9 CEOs still attracted $11.3 million

Meet Dapo Olagunju, the Oxford-trained banker appointed to lead JPMorgan Nigeria

Chude Jideonwo: The entrepreneur betting on Africa’s largest media conglomerate

Meet 7 diaspora Nigerians appointed to top global roles in 2026

Meet 7 owners of largest private hospitals in Lagos

Currencies ›

Naira gains N8 against dollar, biggest daily rise since August

Naira falls to N1825/£ against British pound ahead of festive season

Naira strengthens to N1,365/$ as Nigeria’s FX market faces sustained demand

Nigeria’s FX spending hits record $7.61 billion as services drive 78% surge

Nigeria’s net FX flows rise to $22.5 billion in Q2 2026, highest since Q4 2019

Exclusives ›

High financing costs remain biggest hurdle to scaling agricultural processing in Nigeria, Johnvents GMD

Why the Lagos Blue and Red Lines are not reducing traffic – Tonami Playman

Union Dicon, three others face deadline as NGX flags nine firms for delisting, restructuring

Scoop: Otedola buying Dangote Cement again as shares jump 10%

Chude Jideonwo: The entrepreneur betting on Africa’s largest media conglomerate

Agriculture ›

AfDB grants Ghana $18.8 million to boost rice production

Nigeria to adopt Ethiopia’s mechanised farming model to boost food security – Shettima

Ghana raises $288 million debt to finance cocoa purchases

FG expands Livestock development project to 10 additional states

India probes Niger soybean imports over suspected Nigerian origin

Tech News ›

NITDA tightens cybersecurity rules for MDAs, mandates DNS security assessments

Startup funding plunges 96.9% in September, these 9 CEOs still attracted $11.3 million

MTN Nigeria blames phone settings for data depletion

BPP launches free training to help Nigerian small businesses win government contracts

Microsoft offers voluntary buyouts to 60,000 employees to cut costs amid AI spending

Real Estate and Construction ›

FMBN launches non-interest lease-to-own housing scheme for NHF contributors

Why Lagos developers prefer selling homes despite strong rental demand

Lagos explains Opebi-Odoiya Alaro Bridge delay, promises opening before Christmas

Sanwo-Olu says Lagos delivered 10,623 housing units across 23 estates

Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway to be completed in three years, Umahi says

Aviation ›

IATA: Payment costs swallow $24.5 billion from airlines, squeezing profits

FG, Bi-Courtney end nearly 20-year dispute over Lagos MM2 airport

FAAN increases airport surveillance following confirmed Ebola case in Abuja

United Nigeria Airlines targets N20 billion in first domestic operator commercial paper

Ibom Air appoints Mfon Udomah, Eno Udoma-Eniang as executive directors

Podcast

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Bank dominance on NGX reflects structural economic problems — Experts

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Health ›

Lagos gives residents until December 31 to obtain mandatory health insurance

FG says Nigeria could declare Ebola outbreak over by December 7

Nigeria has no Ebola cases after patient evacuation – WHO

Africa CDC to deploy scientists to Nigeria over ‘unexplained’ Ebola infection

Nigeria’s Ebola index patient evacuated to Switzerland by air ambulance

Hospitality & Travel ›

Meet the power brokers behind Africa’s most expensive hotels in 2026

NIS further extends UK passport intervention exercise to October 30

NIS extends UK passport intervention exercise to October 3

Lagos shortlet boom puts operators under pressure as supply keeps rising

US Embassy continues diplomatic, official visa processing in Abuja

Billionaire Watch ›

Ylias Akbaraly: Meet Madagascar’s richest man eyeing $450 million Nigerian broadcasting deal

Aliko Dangote prepares three daughters to inherit $58 billion business empire

Elon Musk regains trillionaire status as wealth jumps $88 billion

Dangote acquires 25% stake in Kenya Pipeline Company for $327 million

Otedola reveals he shared bunk bed with Lagos Deputy Governor Hamzat 49 years ago

Entertainment ›

CANAL+, MultiChoice cut DStv packages to four, slash prices across African markets

Nollywood shoots up to 90% of films without proper script development – MBO Capital

Nollywood: Meet 7 producers making box office history in 2026

Universal Music Group announces fresh layoffs amid $270 million cost-cutting programme

Netflix enters football’s most valuable market with landmark 2030 World Cup deal

Economy ›

Adesina meets Tinubu, offers to help Nigeria’s development after AfDB exit

Grenada wants Nigerian tech entrepreneurs to grow its economy through visa-free access

FG, EU unveil Investment Partnership Lab targeting waterways and coastal shipping financing

NESG launches portal to help businesses track bills before National Assembly

Tinubu seeks Senate approval for $20.52 billion, €1.05 billion external borrowing plan

Corporate deals ›

Paramount Skydance completes $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros Discovery

UAC Nigeria exits Livestock Feeds in N19.5 billion deal with Sunbeth

UAC Nigeria to sell 43% stake in DP World Logistics to TGI Group

IHS shareholders approve MTN takeover, company awaits regulatory approvals

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

Companies ›

Fidson Healthcare pre-tax profit rises 49.5% to N17.79 billion in 9 months

The 2026 french week celebration: showcasing the dynamic economic and commercial partnership between france and nigeria.

UBA Intensifies N61billion Loan Recovery Drive, Seeks Jail Term For WEMPCO Directors

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Visa Card Holders in Nigeria Can Now Use Google Pay for Fast, Secure Digital Payments.

Consumer Goods ›

Shoprite Nigeria to open neighbourhood stores, moves away from mall-based expansion

Consumer Goods firms record N70.1 billion in technical fees to parent companies

UAC Nigeria exits Livestock Feeds in N19.5 billion deal with Sunbeth

Manufacturers or money managers? Consumer goods firms hold N587 billion cash in 2026

UAC Nigeria to sell 43% stake in DP World Logistics to TGI Group

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