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MARKETS AND ECONOMY
NGX Selling Pressure Deepens as Turnover Hits N110.8bn
Negative sentiment tightened its grip on the Nigerian stock market last week, pushing the number of declining equities up by 83.3 per cent as selling pressure spread across the market, despite a significant increase in trading activity on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX)The bearish mood saw 55 stocks close...
Ghana Signs MoU for $28bn Petroleum Hub Expansion, Plans 300,000-Bpd Refinery
Ghana has signed a $28 billion agreement for the...
Nigeria Risked 1,000% Inflation Without Economic Reforms – Oyedele
Nigeria could have experienced inflation of up to 1,000...
SEC Targets 200% Capital Market Growth to N750trn by 2036
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has set a...
FG Signals Support for NNPC Listing as Company’s H1 2026 Profit Falls 35.4%
The Federal Government has reaffirmed its support for listing...
Nigeria’s Portfolio Inflows Rise to $6.51bn in Q2 2026, Up 45% QoQ
Nigeria’s portfolio investment inflows rose by 45 per cent...
FG Targets 7% Economic Growth as IMF Projects 4.3% for Nigeria in 2027
Nigeria’s Federal Government has set a 7 per cent...
Tech World
FINANCE
PalmPay Partners Police Cybercrime Centre to Strengthen Fraud Prevention Awareness
PalmPay has partnered with the Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCCC) to strengthen cybersecurity awareness and promote fraud prevention, supporting the centre’s 2026 Cybersecurity Awareness Walk for the second consecutive year.The walk, held on October 17, 2026, formed part of a three-day programme themed “Towards a Resilient Cyberspace”,...
FG Clears N758bn Pension Backlog Dating Back To 2007 — PenCom
The Federal Government has cleared N758 billion in inherited...
Banks’ CBN SDF Placements Fall N942bn To N3.76tn
Banks’ deposits with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)...
PalmPay Strengthens Customer Support with New Tools for Safer Digital Banking
As Customer Service Week 2026 gets underway, digital banking...
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...
GENERAL NEWS
Nigeria’s Multidimensional Poverty Rate Rises to 38.7% as Poor Population Hits 90.1m – UNDP
Nigeria’s multidimensional poverty rate rose to 38.7 per cent...
FG Seeks To Offset Fuel Shock Through Tax And Transport Interventions
The Federal Government is deploying tax relief, transport support...
AI Revolution Set To Redraw Global Economic Power Map — Akano
The artificial intelligence revolution could trigger one of the...
INEC Deploys AI, 57,000 BVAS Devices To Strengthen 2027 Elections
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has deployed artificial...
Tinubu Attends MKO Documentary Premiere, Honours June 12 Heroes
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday joined political leaders...
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...
media outreach
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...