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US stocks climb as inflation eases, banks impress
Wall Street caught a breath of fresh air on Tuesday morning as cooling inflation data and a blockbuster start to…
NNPC and African Oil Giants Unite to Launch $5B Bank and End Fuel Imports
Africa is officially tired of exporting its wealth and buying it back at a premium. In a massive push toward true…
Nigeria, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Cameroon form alliance to end raw cocoa exports
For decades, the story of African cocoa has been one of missed opportunity: the continent grows the vast majority…
Tinubu Urges Afreximbank to Fast-Track Africa’s Industrialisation and Economic…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called on the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) to play a more active role…
OpenAI’s first hardware device is reportedly a screenless speaker that can move
OpenAI is reportedly preparing to enter the consumer hardware market with an ambitious new product that could…
Meta’s $50 Billion AI Infrastructure Expansion Fuels Global Data Centre Boom
Meta Platforms has unveiled a major expansion of its artificial intelligence infrastructure, committing more than…
South Africa Strategic Oil Reserve Plan Targets 36 Million Barrels to Boost Energy…
South Africa is set to significantly strengthen its energy security with plans to establish a strategic petroleum…
African Union Pushes for Greater Livestock Investment to Unlock Africa’s Pastoral…
The African Union has intensified calls for greater investment in Africa’s pastoral livestock sector, describing it…
Dow Futures Slide as IBM Earnings Miss and Oil Prices Surge Ahead of Key Inflation…
Wall Street faced fresh pressure on Tuesday morning as Dow futures tumbled more than 250 points, driven by…
AI drives smarter maintenance for global data centres
Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming how data centre operators manage and maintain critical…
SoftBank CEO Predicts $5 Trillion Annual AI Investment by 2040 as Global Race for…
SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son has made a bold prediction about the future of artificial intelligence, stating…
Majority of U.S. workers support an AI wealth fund as tech layoffs surge, survey…
The tech world is living through a bizarre paradox. On one hand, silicon giants are boasting record-breaking…
Oil Prices Surge Above $80 as Trump Revives Iran Blockade, Raising Global Supply…
Global oil markets were shaken on Monday as crude prices surged above $80 per barrel following a dramatic…
Nigeria and Hong Kong Sign Historic Double Taxation Agreement to Protect Investors
In a major win for international business, Nigeria and Hong Kong have officially joined forces to eliminate the…
IMF July economic outlook: Oil lifts Nigeria, AI lifts the World’s winners
The latest IMF July economic outlook paints a picture of resilient growth, projecting a steady 4.1% expansion for…
Nigeria-Brazil Agricultural Trade Deal Officially Kicks Off
Nigeria and Brazil have officially moved from paperwork to policy as the two nations begin implementing a major new…
AS US, Iran Resume Hostilities over Strait of Hormuz, Dangote to Now Sell Fuel in…
The fragile peace in the Middle East has shattered once again. A fresh wave of military strikes between the United…
Tanzanian Billionaire Backs Dangote’s Kenya Refinery Plan with $100 Million…
Africa’s drive toward industrial self-sufficiency received a major boost after Tanzanian billionaire Mohammed Dewji…
Nasdaq Futures Climb as Chip Stocks Rally Despite Rising U.S.-Iran Tensions
Wall Street showed signs of resilience on Thursday as Nasdaq futures advanced, driven by strong gains in…
IMF Maintains Nigeria’s 4.1% Growth Forecast for 2026 Amid Global Uncertainty and…
Nigeria’s economic outlook has received a vote of confidence from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which has…
Nigeria, Ghana deepen bilateral maritime cooperation
Nigeria and Ghana have taken a major step toward strengthening maritime ties after signing a new Memorandum of…
ipNX Pushes for Affordable, Accessible AI to Accelerate Africa’s Digital…
Artificial Intelligence (AI) will only achieve its full potential in Africa if it becomes accessible, affordable,…
Meta Invests $9 Billion in First Canadian Data Center as AI Expansion Accelerates
Meta is taking its artificial intelligence ambitions beyond the United States with plans to build its first…
Oil Hits $80 as Trump Ends Iran Ceasefire, Raising Fresh Fuel Price Fears…
Global oil markets were thrown into fresh uncertainty on Wednesday after crude prices climbed to $80 per barrel…
SpaceXAI Unveils Grok 4.5 as Elon Musk Claims It Rivals Top AI Models at a…
SpaceXAI has officially introduced Grok 4.5, its newest artificial intelligence model and the company's first major…
Dangote Chooses Kenya’s Lamu for $17 Billion Mega Refinery as Engineering Work…
Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest businessman, has officially chosen Lamu Island on Kenya’s coast as the location for…
IMF Cuts Global Growth Forecast for 2026 as Middle East Conflict Clouds Economic…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has once again lowered its forecast for global economic growth in 2026,…
Oil Surges, Global Stocks Tumble as Trump Declares Iran Ceasefire Over
Global financial markets were thrown into fresh uncertainty on Wednesday after United States President Donald Trump…
Dow Futures Tumble 700 Points as Trump Declares Iran Ceasefire ‘Over,’ Oil Prices…
Global financial markets were rattled on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump declared that the ceasefire…
EBRD Picks Nigeria as West Africa Growth Hub in Major Expansion Drive
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has placed Nigeria at the heart of its ambitious…