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MARKETS AND ECONOMY
Dangote Refinery Extends IPO Deadline by Two Weeks to October 27
Dangote Refinery has extended the closing date of its N2.15 trillion initial public offering by two weeks, giving investors additional time to subscribe to the share offer.The offer, which opened on September 14 and was initially scheduled to close on October 13, 2026, will now run until October 27.The...
World Bank Report Confirms Nigeria’s Economic Reforms Are Working – Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu has said the World Bank’s latest...
African Alliance Insurance Posts N3.87bn Profit Despite N34.18bn Insurance Service Deficit
African Alliance Insurance Plc reported a profit after tax...
Nigeria’s Net Foreign Reserves Rise to Record $46bn as Gross Reserves Hit $55bn
Nigeria’s net foreign reserves have risen to a record...
FG Sets 30-Day Petrol Discount Window Through NNPC Retail Network
The Federal Government has introduced a 30-day discount on...
Inaccurate Credit Ratings Cost Africa $74.5bn Annually — UN
Inaccurate and context-poor sovereign credit ratings are costing African...
Samsung Projects Record $80.2bn Q3 Operating Profit On AI Chip Demand
Samsung Electronics has projected a record quarterly operating profit...
Tech World
FINANCE
OPay Secures Approval for Dual Listing on NYSE, NGX
OPay has secured board and shareholder approval for a secondary listing on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX), following its proposed initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), according to a regulatory filing in the United States.The company disclosed this in its Form F-1 registration statement filed...
Women-Owned Businesses Account For 36% Of Moniepoint’s MSME Lending
Women-owned businesses accounted for 36 per cent of Moniepoint’s...
CBN’s Data Localisation Directive Will Put Digital Payment Infrastructure to the Test – Hakeem Adeniji-Adele
Nigeria’s plan to require payment companies to host transaction...
Bank Liquidity Jumps 37% To N8.84tn Ahead Of N4.69tn CBN OMO Debit
Liquidity in Nigeria’s banking system rose 37.01 per cent...
NIBSS Fraud Desk Commends PalmPay’s Customer Protection Drive
PalmPay’s upgraded Security Center has received recognition from the...
Banks, Fintechs Seek More Time As CBN Data Localisation Deadline Nears
Nigeria’s CBN data localisation policy is entering a critical...
Pension Assets Hit N31.8tn After N289bn Monthly Increase
Nigeria’s pension assets rose by N289.4 billion in August...
GENERAL NEWS
FG’s Electricity Subsidy Falls N37bn To N321bn As DisCos Cut Power Offtake
The Federal Government’s electricity subsidy obligation fell by N37.06...
Tinubu Targets 23m Unconnected Nigerians in Digital Jobs Push
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has placed digital connectivity for...
Tinubu Declares End of Economic Emergency in Independence Day Speech
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has declared that Nigeria’s period...
Nigeria Must Shift From Economic Stabilisation To Productivity — CPPE
The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE)...
Tinubu Returns To Nigeria Ahead Of Independence Day, 2027 Meetings
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ended his working vacation...
GCIOBA, ipNX Provide Campus-Wide Fibre Internet At Government College Ibadan
The Government College Ibadan Old Boys Association (GCIOBA) and...
Ogun, DP World Sign MoUs For $7bn Deep Sea Port, Industrial Zone
The Ogun State Government and DP World, a global...
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Travels & Aviation
Appointments & RECOGNITIONS
VIEWPOINTS
307th MPC Meeting: CBN Caught between Inflation and Economy Crying for Credit
By BLAISE UDUNZEThe Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) heads into its 307th Monetary Policy Committee meeting this week facing...