Emerging Markets
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Zafurat Enyinono Usman: A rising voice in Nigeria’s Legal Profession
Zafurat Enyinono Usman is a Nigerian lawyer whose professional career has been shaped by litigation, legal research, property matt…
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FG’s food banks strategy cannot fix food crisis without securing farms – UN, farmers warn
Nigeria’s efforts to tackle rising hunger and malnutrition through community food banks risk becoming a permanent relief mechanism…
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Tinubu’s U-turn on ‘do-or-die’ contest raises hope for peaceful 2027
…Controversy, skepticism trail his appeal for peace President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s renewed call for issue-based campaigns and…
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Wike rejects Tinubu’s 2027 campaign role over Rivers risk
Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has ruled out leading President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 presidential camp…
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2027: Tinubu, Atiku, Obi set contrasting campaign tone
…Subsidy, reforms, competence dominate opening days Bola Tinubu, Nigeria’s President and presidential candidate of the…
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Canada ends U.S. trade talks as Carney announces dollar-for-dollar tariffs
Canada has ended its latest trade negotiations with the United States and will impose dollar-for-dollar tariffs on U.S. goods in r…
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How Nigeria-UK cyber alliance Is countering AI-driven threats, financial crime
Nigeria and the United Kingdom are deepening their cybersecurity partnership to strengthen Nigeria’s capacity to combat AI-d…
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Africa’s top 10 airlines account for 8.08 million seats in August
The 10 largest carriers operating in Africa accounted for 8.08 million scheduled departing seats in August 2026, highlighting the …
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FG approves two new satellites to cut Nigeria’s reliance on foreign infrastructure
The Federal Executive Council has approved the acquisition and deployment of two next-generation High-Throughput Communication Sat…
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FG has invested over N3.8 trillion in IT infrastructure since 2023 — NITDA DG
The Federal Government has invested more than N3.8 trillion in information technology infrastructure since 2023, the Director-Gene…
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Naira ends week with N11.12 gain as FX market turnover surges
The naira ended the week with a gain of N11.12 per dollar in the official foreign exchange (FX) market, as read more Naira ends we…
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SEC proposes N1 million limit per issuer, N10 million annual cap for retail crypto investors
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed limits on the amount retail investors can invest in digital asset offeri…
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MTN Nigeria celebrates CHAMPS trio with cash rewards
MTN Nigeria has rewarded three athletes from its MTN CHAMPS athletics programme with N1 million each in recognition of their read …
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Nigeria’s seven months stock deals reach N11.98 trn, nearly double 2025 record
Trading activity on Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) rose significantly in July 2026, with total transactions increasing to N2.37 t…
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Nigeria is building more data centres, but power and water could decide who survives
Nigeria's data centre market is rapidly becoming the backbone of West Africa's digital economy, and the growth is accelerating fas…
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Sahara turns 30: What lies ahead
When Sahara Energy Resources launched in 1996, its focus was petroleum-product trading. Two years later, it moved its trading oper…
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NITDA: Traditional regulations can no longer guarantee Nigeria’s financial stability
Nigeria’s financial stability can no longer be guaranteed through traditional regulatory approaches, and its ability to maintain t…
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Nigeria advances satellite expansion as FEC approves NIGCOMSAT-2A, 2B
The Federal Government has approved the next phase of Nigeria’s plan to expand its satellite capacity with the acquisition and rea…
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Mirage or measurement? Putting Nigeria’s stock market to the dollar test
I read an essay titled “Tinubu’s fake economic theory and the stock market: Why his booming economic claim is delusion…
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Stanbic IBTC’s privacy judgment is a warning to every brand holding customer data
On 29 July 2026, a Federal Capital Territory High Court ordered Stanbic IBTC Bank to pay N15 million in general damages to two for…
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FG moves to reshape Nigeria’s 339 innovation hubs with new framework
The Federal Government, through the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), is developing a National Innovatio…
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Stronger bank capital no guarantee against failure without risk controls — NDIC
Stronger capital buffers following Nigeria’s banking sector recapitalisation exercise will not by themselves guarantee the stabili…
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SEC sets N30 million registration fee, up to N2 billion capital for crypto firms
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a wider crypto regulatory framework, proposing new registration fees and c…
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Geregu’s chairman points to former owners in N40bn bond dispute, seeks reimbursement
Abdul’aziz Yari, the chairman of Geregu Power Plc, has moved to draw a line between himself and a N40.09 billion read more G…