MTN in Advanced Talks to Acquire IHS Towers Stake in $2.76 Billion Deal
MTN Group has revealed that it is in advanced talks to acquire the remaining stake in IHS Towers that it…
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Elon Musk Pushes Ambitious Plan for Orbital AI Data Centers
Elon Musk is taking a bold step toward the future of computing by proposing orbital AI data centers. On Friday,…
European Stocks Fall as Rheinmetall Slashes 2026 Guidance; Shell and Volvo Also Weigh on Market
European stocks opened lower on Thursday as investors digested a fresh wave of corporate earnings and macroeconomic updates. The pan-European…
Dollar Recovers Ahead of ECB and BoE Rate Decisions
The U.S. dollar regained some footing in early Asian trading on Thursday as investors positioned ahead of closely watched interest…
Africa Energy Bank to Mobilise $10bn Funding for Nigeria, Angola, Libya
Africa is set for a major boost in oil and gas investment as the newly established African Energy Bank (AEB)…
Santander Shares Drop 4% Following $12.2 Billion Webster Bank Acquisition
Santander’s stock fell sharply on Wednesday, down nearly 4%, after the Spanish banking giant revealed plans to acquire U.S. regional…
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 trade Nigerian crude oil…
SpaceX Acquires xAI: Elon Musk Plans Ambitious Space-Based Data Centers
SpaceX has officially acquired Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup, xAI, in a deal that creates the world’s most valuable private…
OpenAI Launches Codex Desktop App for Developers, Expanding Its AI Coding Empire
OpenAI has officially launched the Codex Desktop App, a macOS-focused tool aimed at developers and companies seeking a more efficient…
Google and African Partners Launch WAXAL to Expand AI Access Across Africa
Google has teamed up with leading African research institutions to launch WAXAL, a large-scale open speech dataset aimed at expanding…
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 sell-off that…
Nvidia CEO Denies OpenAI Investment Stall Amid $100B Partnership Talks
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has dismissed reports suggesting tension between his company and OpenAI, calling them “nonsense.” The comments follow…
Global Stocks, Oil, and Precious Metals Plunge Amid Tech Fears and Market Volatility
Global financial markets opened the week on a turbulent note as stocks, oil, and precious metals plunged, extending the volatility…
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 cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and…
European Stocks Slide as Precious Metals Crash Hits Mining and Tech Sectors
European stocks opened the week on a sour note, as investors reacted to volatility in precious metals and growing concerns…
US-Nigeria Investment Partnership Launched to Boost Trade and Private-Sector Growth
The United States and Nigeria have officially launched the US-Nigeria Commercial and Investment Partnership (CIP), a five-year initiative designed to…
Nigeria Hosts World Bank Talks to Drive Jobs, Investment and Economic Growth
Nigeria is hosting senior World Bank officials this week as part of renewed efforts to accelerate economic growth, attract investment,…
iPhone Records Best Quarter Ever as Apple Sees Surge in China and India
Apple has posted a strong start to the year, with the iPhone emerging as the company’s biggest growth driver after…
Apple Earnings Soar on iPhone 17 Pro Sales, But Investor Excitement Remains Tepid
Apple’s latest earnings report highlights the power of the iPhone 17 Pro, whose 8x zoom and premium features have captured…
Microsoft Launches Maia 200 AI Chip but Will Continue Buying Nvidia and AMD Chips, Says Nadella
Microsoft has officially rolled out its first in-house AI chip, the Maia 200, at one of its data centers this…
Clean Energy Momentum Grows Globally, but Nigeria and Africa Lag Behind
As the world observed International Clean Energy Day, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres delivered a stark message: the global shift…
Adidas Shares Surge 6% After Record 2025 Revenue Boosts European Stocks
European stocks opened higher on Friday, driven by strong corporate earnings and cautious optimism in global markets. By mid-morning in…
Ethos IPO Success: How the Sequoia-Backed Insurtech Survived Where Rivals Failed
Ethos Technologies, the San Francisco-based life insurance software provider, officially debuted on Nasdaq Thursday under the ticker symbol “LIFE,” one…
US Fed Holds Interest Rate at 3.5–3.75% to Stabilize Jobs and Tame Inflation
The United States Federal Reserve has decided to keep its benchmark interest rate steady at 3.5–3.75%, citing the need to…
Nigeria Targets $30 Billion Trade with China by 2030 Through Strategic Partnership
Nigeria is setting its sights on a major expansion of trade with China, aiming for a bilateral trade volume of…
Fitch Downgrades Afreximbank to High Risk Over Ghana Debt Deal, Ends Rating Coverage
Fitch Ratings has downgraded the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) to a high-risk profile, citing concerns arising from the bank’s involvement…
AfCFTA SG: How Africa Can Thrive in the New Global Economy
The global economic landscape is undergoing a profound transformation, with rising protectionism and trade barriers reshaping traditional markets. Speaking at…
S&P 500 Futures Steady as Investors Digest Fed Rate Hold and Tech Earnings
S&P 500 futures held steady Wednesday evening as investors weighed a mix of Federal Reserve signals and earnings reports from…
European Markets Open Higher as Earnings Super Thursday Drives Investor Focus
European markets opened higher on Thursday as investors turned their attention to a busy slate of corporate earnings from some…
Moltbot: The Viral Personal AI Assistant Taking the Tech World by Storm
The AI world has a new mascot—and it’s a lobster. Moltbot, formerly Clawdbot, has captured the imagination of tech enthusiasts…