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Epstein wanted to trade in Nigeria’s crude oil, but feared being defrauded
Newly released FBI documents reveal that Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier, explored a business deal to…
TotalEnergies 2025 Results Raise Dividend Fears After First Loss in Six Years
TotalEnergies Marketing Nigeria Plc recorded its first major financial setback in six years in 2025, posting a…
Nigeria to Partner Global Allies on Clean Energy Transition — Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to working with African countries, global allies, and the…
Government Securities Now Make Up 11% of Nigerian Banks’ Assets — S&P Warns…
Government securities now account for about 11 per cent of Nigerian banks’ total assets, highlighting years of…
Nigeria Secures $18.2bn Oil Investments as 28 Field Development Plans Signal…
Nigeria recorded a major turnaround in its oil and gas sector in 2025, securing $18.2bn in fresh investments…
How CBN Reforms Lifted Nigeria from EU High-Risk Financial List
For over a decade, Nigeria bore a costly global label as a “high-risk” country for money laundering and terrorism…
NESG Appoints Transcorp CEO and Shell Executive to Strengthen Private-Sector…
The Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) has named two leading figures from the energy and corporate sectors to…
Nigerians Warned of Epileptic Petrol Supply as Costs and Bank Debts Mount
Independent petrol marketers in Nigeria have cautioned that motorists may soon face an era of irregular or…
Dangote Group Expands Gas Supply Deals with NNPC Subsidiaries to Boost Industrial…
Three key subsidiaries of Dangote Industries Limited—Dangote Petroleum Refinery, Dangote Fertiliser Plant, and…
FG Raises N1.5 Trillion in 2026 First Bond Auction Amid Strong Investor Demand
The Federal Government of Nigeria raised a total of N1.5 trillion in its first bond auction of 2026, signaling…
Nigerian Stock Market Surges N6.8 Trillion in January as Blue-Chip Stocks Lead…
The Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) started 2026 on a high note, adding N6.8 trillion or 6.8% to its market…
Nigerian Exchange Drops 549 Points as Investors Lose ₦300 Billion
Investors on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) faced a sharp pullback on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, as the market shed…
Asia Markets Surge as Japan Hits Record High Amid U.S.-India Trade Deal
Asia-Pacific markets jumped on Tuesday as investor optimism returned, fueled by a fresh U.S.-India trade deal and…
First HoldCo Stock Dip: Is This the Investment Opportunity Investors Have Been…
On Lagos’ bustling Custom Street, one name has been on every investor’s lips this week: First HoldCo. Once seen as…
NNPC Remittance to FAAC Plunges 86%, Deepening Nigeria’s Oil Revenue Crisis
Nigeria’s oil revenue experienced a dramatic decline in 2025 as the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC)…
Nigeria’s Refiners Struggle Amid Crude Shortages Despite 306 Million Barrels…
Local oil refiners in Nigeria continue to grapple with persistent crude shortages, even as the country exported an…
Lokpobiri: Only Foreign Firms Can Handle Offshore Exploration in Nigeria
Nigeria’s Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Heineken Lokpobiri, has stated that local companies currently…
CBN Report Reveals Sharp Divide in Nigeria’s Fintech Industry Over Regulatory…
Nigeria’s fintech ecosystem is split down the middle on how supportive the country’s regulatory framework really…
European Stocks Rise as Markets Stabilize After Historic Global Sell-Off
European stocks opened higher on Tuesday as global markets showed signs of calm following a brief but historic…
Nigerian Engineers Prove Global Capability with Egina, Ikike Projects –…
Nigeria’s Egina deepwater and Ikike shallow-water oil projects have emerged as strong evidence that Nigerian…
Naira Ends January Stronger at ₦1,386/$ in Official Market as FX Stability…
The naira closed the month of January 2026 on a positive note, strengthening against the United States dollar in…
Profit Up 29%, Rating Down to Junk: The Afreximbank Paradox
Africa’s largest trade finance institution, Afreximbank, is in the spotlight after Fitch Ratings downgraded the…
Nigeria Oil Exports to Drop as Bonga FPSO Undergoes Scheduled Maintenance
Nigeria’s oil exports will decline sharply in February as production from the Bonga Floating Production Storage and…
Nigeria’s Big 10 Stockbrokers Dominate NGX Trading With ₦7.4 Trillion Deals in…
In the fast-moving corridors of the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX), power in 2025 was anything but evenly spread.…
Onitsha Main Market Reopens as Sit-at-Home Falters Under Soludo’s Directive
Economic activity returned to life at the Onitsha Main Market on Monday as traders reopened their shops,…
CBN Tightens Liquidity, Withdraws N15 Trillion from Nigeria’s Financial System in…
Nigeria’s financial system faced intense liquidity pressure in January as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)…
NNPC Unveils Gas Master Plan 2026, Targets 20 Million LPG Cylinders by 2030
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has officially unveiled its Gas Master Plan (GMP) 2026,…
Nigerian Manufacturers Face 21% Surge in Energy and Raw Materials Costs
Eight major Nigerian manufacturing firms spent a combined N1.01 trillion on energy and raw materials in the nine…
Global Stocks, Oil, and Precious Metals Plunge Amid Tech Fears and Market…
Global financial markets opened the week on a turbulent note as stocks, oil, and precious metals plunged, extending…
Bitcoin Falls Below $84,000 as $1 Billion ETF Outflows Shake Crypto Market
Bitcoin tumbled below the key $84,000 support level, hitting around $82,600, as massive outflows from…