Business

Oil prices rose on Friday, January 9, 2026, as a fresh wave of geopolitical risk in the Middle East and a high-stakes "Energy Summit" at the White House prompted traders...

A wave of dollar demand swept through African foreign exchange markets today, Thursday, 8 January 2026, leaving several major regional currencies under significant pressure. As businesses across the continent resume...

What began as a localized safety concern in Europe has escalated into a massive global crisis for Nestlé, as the company’s voluntary recall of infant formula widened today, Wednesday, 7...

The race for the world’s most iconic diamond miner has intensified, with De Beers CEO Al Cook confirming today, Wednesday, 7 January 2026, that several African governments and private business...

Global financial markets have greeted the dramatic U.S. capture of Nicolás Maduro with surprising calm. As trading opened for the first full week of January 2026, investors largely "looked through"...

Global oil markets have closed the chapter on 2025 with a definitive thud. Following the final trading session on Friday, 02 January 2026, crude prices settled marginally lower, cementing a year...

The financial curtain is closing on 2025 with a dramatic reshuffling of the global currency pecking order. On the final trading day of the year, Wednesday, 31 December 2025, the...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has achieved a major technical milestone in the $2.8 billion Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) gas pipeline project. Speaking on Monday, December 29, 2025, the Group...

In a renewed push to position Nigeria as a premier destination for long-term capital, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Olayemi Cardoso has taken Nigeria’s "reform story" directly to global...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has officially revoked the operating licences of two major Primary Mortgage Banks (PMBs): Aso Savings and Loans Plc and Union Homes Savings and Loans...