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Crude Oil Rises Above $91 as Middle East Tensions Weigh on Global Markets
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Crude Oil Rises Above $91 as Middle East Tensions Weigh on Global Markets

Crude oil prices extended their gains on Tuesday, with Brent crude climbing above $91 a barrel as hopes for a…

byayotilewaAugust 18, 2026
AI Automation Startup Relay Shuts Down as Founder Joins Google Chrome Team
InternationalTechnology

AI Automation Startup Relay Shuts Down as Founder Joins Google Chrome Team

AI automation startup Relay is shutting down after five years of helping businesses automate repetitive tasks, with founder and CEO…

byayotilewaAugust 18, 2026
Brent Crude Surges Above $90 as Strait of Hormuz Tensions Escalate
BusinessEnergyInternational

Brent Crude Surges Above $90 as Strait of Hormuz Tensions Escalate

Brent crude oil prices climbed above $90 per barrel on Monday as renewed tensions between Iran and the United States…

byayotilewaAugust 18, 2026
Proposed Crude Swap Could Save Nigerian Refiners Up to $329m
BusinessEnergyLocal

Proposed Crude Swap Could Save Nigerian Refiners Up to $329m

Nigeria’s domestic refineries could have saved as much as $328.8m in the first half of 2026 if the proposed crude…

byayotilewaAugust 18, 2026
Food Inflation Hits 20.31% in July as Rising Prices Put Fresh Pressure on Nigerians
BusinessEconomyLocal

Food Inflation Hits 20.31% in July as Rising Prices Put Fresh Pressure on Nigerians

Nigeria’s food inflation rate climbed sharply to 20.31% year-on-year in July 2026, reaching its highest level in 10 months and…

byayotilewaAugust 18, 2026
Otedola Boosts First HoldCo Stake With Fresh N20.7bn Share Purchase
BusinessFinanceLocal

Otedola Boosts First HoldCo Stake With Fresh N20.7bn Share Purchase

Femi Otedola, Chairman of First HoldCo Plc, has further increased his stake in the financial services group after purchasing shares…

byayotilewaAugust 18, 2026
FG Offers Nigerians Up to ₦50m Housing Loan at 6% — How to Apply
BusinessEconomy

FG Offers Nigerians Up to ₦50m Housing Loan at 6% — How to Apply

The Federal Government, through the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN), is offering eligible Nigerians an opportunity to finance their…

byayotilewaAugust 18, 2026
$25bn Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline Faces Fresh Delays Amid Growing Concerns
BusinessEnergyInternational

$25bn Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline Faces Fresh Delays Amid Growing Concerns

The much-anticipated Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline is facing fresh concerns over delays, with the more than $25 billion project yet to…

byayotilewaAugust 18, 2026
Five best-performing insurance stocks in 2026 amid recapitalization
BusinessLocalStock

Five best-performing insurance stocks in 2026 amid recapitalization

Nigeria’s insurance sector is showing a striking split in performance in 2026, with a handful of stocks delivering impressive gains…

byayotilewaAugust 17, 2026
CBN Faces New Test as Price Stability Raises Pressure to Revive Credit and Economic Growth
BusinessEconomyLocal

CBN Faces New Test as Price Stability Raises Pressure to Revive Credit and Economic Growth

Nigeria’s progress in taming inflation and stabilising the foreign exchange market is beginning to create a new economic question: when…

byayotilewaAugust 17, 2026
CBN: Nigeria’s IMTO Inflows Hit Record $1.29bn in Q1 2026, Rise 45%
BusinessEconomyLocal

CBN: Nigeria’s IMTO Inflows Hit Record $1.29bn in Q1 2026, Rise 45%

Nigeria’s inflows through International Money Transfer Operators (IMTOs) surged to a record $1.29 billion in the first quarter of 2026,…

byayotilewaAugust 17, 2026
Japan’s Oil Crisis Eases, but Soaring Import Costs Keep Economy Under Pressure
BusinessEconomyEnergyInternational

Japan’s Oil Crisis Eases, but Soaring Import Costs Keep Economy Under Pressure

Japan’s oil crisis may be showing signs of easing, but the country is still paying a heavy economic price for…

byayotilewaAugust 17, 2026
Nigeria’s Business Week: NESG Forum, MSME Summit and $50bn Offshore Investment in Focus
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Nigeria’s Business Week: NESG Forum, MSME Summit and $50bn Offshore Investment in Focus

Nigeria’s business landscape is set for a busy week as policymakers, investors, entrepreneurs and industry leaders prepare for a series…

byayotilewaAugust 17, 2026
BREAKING: Nigeria’s inflation rate drops to 15.43%
BusinessLocalMacroeconomic

BREAKING: Nigeria’s inflation rate drops to 15.43%

Nigeria’s inflation dropped further to 15.43 percent in July 2026, down from 15.91 percent recorded in June. The National Bureau…

byayotilewaAugust 17, 2026
Anthropic Revenue Soars Past $11.5 Billion as AI Giant Eyes Potential IPO
InternationalTechnology

Anthropic Revenue Soars Past $11.5 Billion as AI Giant Eyes Potential IPO

Anthropic’s revenue has reportedly exploded to more than $11.5 billion in the second quarter of 2026, marking a dramatic rise…

byayotilewaAugust 17, 2026
Anthropic CEO Says AI Backlash Is a Crisis of Trust, Not Just Fear
InternationalTechnology

Anthropic CEO Says AI Backlash Is a Crisis of Trust, Not Just Fear

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has rejected claims that his warnings about artificial intelligence are responsible for growing public opposition to…

byayotilewaAugust 17, 2026
Nigeria’s Renewable Energy Push Could Deepen Inequality, Study Warns
BusinessEnergyLocal

Nigeria’s Renewable Energy Push Could Deepen Inequality, Study Warns

Nigeria’s ambitious push toward renewable energy could be creating a new wave of inequality in the communities meant to benefit…

byayotilewaAugust 17, 2026
Fresh Petrol and Diesel Cargoes Arrive as Nigeria’s Fuel Supply Improves
BusinessEnergyLocal

Fresh Petrol and Diesel Cargoes Arrive as Nigeria’s Fuel Supply Improves

Fresh supplies of petrol and diesel are arriving at major coastal terminals in Lagos and Warri, offering a potential boost…

byayotilewaAugust 17, 2026
FG Unveils 70:30 Profit-Oil Split to Attract New Deep Offshore Investments
BusinessEconomyLocal

FG Unveils 70:30 Profit-Oil Split to Attract New Deep Offshore Investments

The Federal Government has introduced a major fiscal incentive aimed at attracting fresh investment into Nigeria’s deep offshore oil and…

byayotilewaAugust 17, 2026
Nigeria Exports N306bn Worth of Jet A1 to Europe and West Africa as Global Fuel Market Shifts
BusinessEnergyInternational

Nigeria Exports N306bn Worth of Jet A1 to Europe and West Africa as Global Fuel Market Shifts

Nigeria has exported about 245,000 tonnes of Jet A1 aviation fuel valued at N306 billion ($223 million) to destinations across…

byayotilewaAugust 17, 2026
Nigeria’s Net FX Flow Drops 29% to $4.94 Billion in March 2026
BusinessEconomyFinanceLocal

Nigeria’s Net FX Flow Drops 29% to $4.94 Billion in March 2026

Nigeria’s net foreign exchange (FX) flow fell sharply to $4.94 billion in March 2026, representing a 29% decline from the…

byayotilewaAugust 17, 2026
CBN Policy Change Sends OMO Demand Soaring to N6.01tn as Investors Rush In
BankingBusinessLocal

CBN Policy Change Sends OMO Demand Soaring to N6.01tn as Investors Rush In

The Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) decision to widen access to Open Market Operation (OMO) securities has triggered a sharp…

byayotilewaAugust 17, 2026
CBN Boosts FX Interventions to $953m as Dollar Demand Rebounds
BusinessEconomyLocal

CBN Boosts FX Interventions to $953m as Dollar Demand Rebounds

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) significantly increased its foreign exchange interventions in March 2026, selling $953.41 million into the…

byayotilewaAugust 17, 2026
U.S. Stock Futures Slip as S&P 500 Rally Faces Fresh Test
BusinessInternationalStock

U.S. Stock Futures Slip as S&P 500 Rally Faces Fresh Test

U.S. stock futures edged lower on Monday as investors took a cautious approach following the S&P 500’s third straight weekly…

byayotilewaAugust 17, 2026
SEC Bans Capital Market Firms From Dealing With North Korea, Iran
BusinessLocal

SEC Bans Capital Market Firms From Dealing With North Korea, Iran

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has ordered Nigerian capital market firms to stop conducting business with financial institutions linked…

byayotilewaAugust 17, 2026
Nigerian Stocks Enter Healthy Correction as Investors Hunt for Bargains
BusinessFinanceLocal

Nigerian Stocks Enter Healthy Correction as Investors Hunt for Bargains

Nigerian stocks are undergoing a period of market correction as investors take profits after a strong year-to-date rally, with analysts…

byayotilewaAugust 17, 2026
NGX Postpones New Pricing Rules Hours Before Scheduled Monday Take-Off
BusinessLocal

NGX Postpones New Pricing Rules Hours Before Scheduled Monday Take-Off

The Nigerian Exchange (NGX) has postponed the implementation of its revised pricing methodology for equities trading, just a day before…

byayotilewaAugust 17, 2026
NGX Trading Volume Soars 127% to N176bn as Investors Rebalance Portfolios
BusinessLocalStock

NGX Trading Volume Soars 127% to N176bn as Investors Rebalance Portfolios

Trading activity on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) jumped sharply in the week ended August 14, 2026, with investors exchanging…

byayotilewaAugust 17, 2026
Dangote Refinery Puts Foreign Listing on Hold as $5 Billion Nigerian IPO Takes Centre Stage
BusinessEnergyFinanceLocal

Dangote Refinery Puts Foreign Listing on Hold as $5 Billion Nigerian IPO Takes Centre Stage

Dangote Petroleum Refinery has ruled out pursuing an overseas stock market listing for at least the next three years, choosing…

byayotilewaAugust 14, 2026
Pound Holds at N1,837 as Naira Stability Faces Global Currency Pressure
BusinessFinanceLocal

Pound Holds at N1,837 as Naira Stability Faces Global Currency Pressure

The British pound held around N1,837 against the naira as the Nigerian currency maintained its relative stability despite growing pressure…

byayotilewaAugust 14, 2026

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