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Brent Oil Price Hits $93 as U.S.-Iran Tensions Raise Supply Concerns
BusinessEnergyInternational

Brent Oil Price Hits $93 as U.S.-Iran Tensions Raise Supply Concerns

The Brent oil price climbed above $93 per barrel on Thursday, reaching a three-week high as uncertainty over possible U.S.-Iran…

byayotilewaAugust 20, 2026
Nigerian stocks slide for 7th day, but market pullback looks healthy
BusinessLocalStock

Nigerian stocks slide for 7th day, but market pullback looks healthy

Nigeria’s stock market extended its losing streak to seven consecutive sessions on Wednesday, with the total market value falling to…

byayotilewaAugust 20, 2026
Trump announces ‘most crushing economic operation’ against Iran
BusinessEconomyInternational

Trump announces ‘most crushing economic operation’ against Iran

US President Donald Trump has announced what he described as the “most crushing economic operation” ever imposed against a country,…

byayotilewaAugust 20, 2026
Absa Group Secures Only 21% of Shares Sought in Kenya Tender Offer
BusinessInternationalinvestment

Absa Group Secures Only 21% of Shares Sought in Kenya Tender Offer

Absa Group’s plan to increase its ownership of Absa Bank Kenya has received a muted response from minority shareholders, with…

byayotilewaAugust 20, 2026
Geregu Power Pays N6bn Bond Debt After N40bn Repayment Default
BusinessEnergyLocal

Geregu Power Pays N6bn Bond Debt After N40bn Repayment Default

Geregu Power Plc has reportedly paid the N6 billion owed to investors under its N40.09 billion Series 1 senior unsecured…

byayotilewaAugust 20, 2026
Kenya Faces Record KSh103.38 Billion Treasury Bond Maturity
BusinessInternationalinvestmentMacroeconomic

Kenya Faces Record KSh103.38 Billion Treasury Bond Maturity

Kenya is facing its biggest single-day domestic Treasury bond maturity on record, with a KSh103.38 billion bond falling due on…

byayotilewaAugust 20, 2026
KCB Investment Bank Opens Up on East Africa’s Deal-Making and Capital Markets
BusinessInternationalinvestment

KCB Investment Bank Opens Up on East Africa’s Deal-Making and Capital Markets

KCB Investment Bank is giving the public a rare look into the world of investment banking with a new podcast…

byayotilewaAugust 20, 2026
Ghana Scraps Minimum Capital Requirements for Most Foreign Investors
BusinessInternationalinvestment

Ghana Scraps Minimum Capital Requirements for Most Foreign Investors

Ghana has abolished the minimum capital requirements previously imposed on most foreign investors, in a major investment policy shift designed…

byayotilewaAugust 20, 2026
CSA Fines EY Ghana GH¢360,000 Over Cybersecurity Licensing Breaches
BusinessInternationalTechnology

CSA Fines EY Ghana GH¢360,000 Over Cybersecurity Licensing Breaches

Ghana’s Cyber Security Authority (CSA) has fined EY Ghana GH¢360,000 for providing regulated cybersecurity services without the required licence, in…

byayotilewaAugust 20, 2026
Google Unveils New AI Study Tools Across Search and Gemini
InternationalTechnology

Google Unveils New AI Study Tools Across Search and Gemini

Google is giving students more reasons to turn to AI for their studies with a new set of AI study…

byayotilewaAugust 20, 2026
FG, Regulators Must Stabilise Oil Sector to Attract Fresh Investment — PENGASSAN
BusinessEnergyLocal

FG, Regulators Must Stabilise Oil Sector to Attract Fresh Investment — PENGASSAN

The Federal Government and oil sector regulators have been urged to create a more predictable and transparent regulatory environment to…

byayotilewaAugust 20, 2026
Oil, Gas Reforms Must Deliver Projects, Higher Output — TotalEnergies
BusinessEnergyLocal

Oil, Gas Reforms Must Deliver Projects, Higher Output — TotalEnergies

TotalEnergies EP Nigeria Limited Country Chair and Managing Director, Matthieu Bouyer, has urged the Federal Government to move beyond policy…

byayotilewaAugust 20, 2026
Oyedele Gives Account of FG’s Reforms After President’s Directive
BusinessEconomyLocal

Oyedele Gives Account of FG’s Reforms After President’s Directive

The Federal Government has defended the impact of President Bola Tinubu’s economic reforms, saying the removal of petrol subsidy and…

byayotilewaAugust 20, 2026
S&P 500 Futures Steady as Wall Street Rebounds on Lower Treasury Yields
BusinessInternationalMarket

S&P 500 Futures Steady as Wall Street Rebounds on Lower Treasury Yields

S&P 500 futures were largely unchanged early Thursday after Wall Street snapped a three-session losing streak in the previous session,…

byayotilewaAugust 20, 2026
NGX loses N5 trillion as pre-election anxiety, profit-taking trigger sell-off
BusinessLocalStock

NGX loses N5 trillion as pre-election anxiety, profit-taking trigger sell-off

Nigeria’s equities market has lost about N5 trillion in seven trading sessions, as pre-election concerns and aggressive profit-taking continue to…

byayotilewaAugust 20, 2026
Nigeria’s Energy Inflation Falls to 4.37% in July, Lowest in Four Months
BusinessEconomyLocal

Nigeria’s Energy Inflation Falls to 4.37% in July, Lowest in Four Months

Nigeria’s energy inflation rate dropped sharply to 4.37% in July 2026, marking its lowest level in four months and offering…

byayotilewaAugust 20, 2026
Dollar Demand Falls 35% as Naira Gains Ground on FX Market
BusinessEconomyLocal

Dollar Demand Falls 35% as Naira Gains Ground on FX Market

Nigeria’s demand for foreign exchange dropped sharply by 35.23 per cent to $3.42bn in April 2026, easing pressure on the…

byayotilewaAugust 20, 2026
NGX Extends Losses as Energy, Insurance Stocks Trigger N555.68bn Market Cap Drop
BusinessLocalStock

NGX Extends Losses as Energy, Insurance Stocks Trigger N555.68bn Market Cap Drop

The Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) extended its losing streak on Wednesday as heavy profit-taking in energy and insurance stocks pushed…

byayotilewaAugust 20, 2026
Afreximbank Emerges as Africa’s Biggest Oil and Gas Financier, Says Wale Tinubu
BusinessEnergyInternational

Afreximbank Emerges as Africa’s Biggest Oil and Gas Financier, Says Wale Tinubu

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has emerged as the largest financier of oil and gas projects in Africa, with more…

byayotilewaAugust 20, 2026
Nigeria Mobilised N15.8trn from Petrol Subsidy Removal in Two Years — Oyedele
BusinessEconomyLocal

Nigeria Mobilised N15.8trn from Petrol Subsidy Removal in Two Years — Oyedele

Nigeria mobilised N15.8 trillion in resources from petrol subsidy savings between June 2023 and December 2025, Minister of Finance and…

byayotilewaAugust 19, 2026
Strait of Hormuz Shipping Slows as Vessel Attack Raises Security Fears
EnergyInternational

Strait of Hormuz Shipping Slows as Vessel Attack Raises Security Fears

Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz slowed further on Wednesday as vessel operators became increasingly cautious over rising security threats…

byayotilewaAugust 19, 2026
36 States’ Budgets Surge 47% to N40tn as Capital Spending Share Drops
EconomyLocal

36 States’ Budgets Surge 47% to N40tn as Capital Spending Share Drops

Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have significantly expanded their budgets for 2026, with combined spending rising…

byayotilewaAugust 19, 2026
FAAC Revenue Jumps 17.8% to ₦4.359tn in July as FG, States, LGs Share ₦3.007tn
BusinessEconomy

FAAC Revenue Jumps 17.8% to ₦4.359tn in July as FG, States, LGs Share ₦3.007tn

The Federation Account recorded a major boost in revenue in July 2026, with gross revenue rising to ₦4.359 trillion, up…

byayotilewaAugust 19, 2026
High Oil Prices Threaten Global Economic Stability as Moody’s Warns
BusinessEnergyInternational

High Oil Prices Threaten Global Economic Stability as Moody’s Warns

Persistently high oil prices could pose a growing threat to global economic stability as expensive energy and possible fuel rationing…

byayotilewaAugust 19, 2026
OpenAI Launches ChatGPT for Teens With Stronger Safety Protections
InternationalTechnology

OpenAI Launches ChatGPT for Teens With Stronger Safety Protections

OpenAI has launched ChatGPT for Teens, a dedicated experience for users under 18 that comes with what the company describes…

byayotilewaAugust 19, 2026
Fairphone 6+ Launches in the U.S. With a Focus on Repairability and Long-Term Use
InternationalTechnology

Fairphone 6+ Launches in the U.S. With a Focus on Repairability and Long-Term Use

Fairphone has officially expanded its repair-focused smartphone lineup to the U.S., bringing the new Fairphone 6+ to American consumers at…

byayotilewaAugust 19, 2026
Farmers fear crisis as food inflation hits six-month high
BusinessEconomyLocal

Farmers fear crisis as food inflation hits six-month high

Nigeria’s food inflation has climbed to a six-month high of 20.31 per cent, raising fresh concerns about the affordability of…

byayotilewaAugust 19, 2026
Investors Submit N1.73tn as DMO Allots N1.56tn in FGN Bond Auction
BusinessEconomyLocal

Investors Submit N1.73tn as DMO Allots N1.56tn in FGN Bond Auction

Investors showed strong appetite for Nigerian government securities as they submitted bids worth N1.73 trillion at the Debt Management Office’s…

byayotilewaAugust 19, 2026
Naira Strengthens as Nigeria’s Foreign Reserves Hit $52.5bn, CBN Says
BusinessEconomyLocal

Naira Strengthens as Nigeria’s Foreign Reserves Hit $52.5bn, CBN Says

Nigeria’s foreign exchange market is showing fresh signs of stability as the naira continues to strengthen, with the gap between…

byayotilewaAugust 19, 2026
Dangote Refinery Secures $1bn Backing Ahead of Planned IPO
BusinessEnergyLocal

Dangote Refinery Secures $1bn Backing Ahead of Planned IPO

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has secured a $1 billion underwriting programme ahead of its planned initial public offering (IPO), in…

byayotilewaAugust 19, 2026

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