Wednesday, August 26, 2026
Jim Ovia retires as Zenith Bank chairman after 12-year tenure
Zenith Bank Plc has announced the retirement of its founder and long-serving chairman, Jim Ovia, marking the end of an...
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Access Holdings targets efficiency, returns, value in new growth agenda
Shifts priorities from building to optimising scale GCEO says expansion phase largely completed Nigeria’s largest banking institution...
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Nigeria’s fiscal outlook gets riskier on UAE’s OPEC exit
Nigeria’s fiscal outlook gets riskier on UAE’s OPEC exit, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) formally announced its withdrawal from the...
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Nigeria tests saffron as $1.4bn market beckons
Farmers in Nigeria’s Plateau and Kaduna highlands have begun cultivating saffron, the world’s most expensive spice, in an experiment that...
Read moreDetailsAccess Holdings earnings cross N1trn as balance sheet expands to N51.6tn
Access Holdings Plc has delivered a landmark financial performance for the year ended December 31, 2025, posting a profit before...
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Nigeria’s blockchain talent boom attracts $162,000 in Q1
Nigeria is strengthening its position in the global blockchain ecosystem, emerging as the sixth-largest hub worldwide by developer share on...
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Seplat Energy grows Q1 2026 revenue to $840.7m, gross profit hits $370.5m
• PAT rises by 62.7% to $37.9m • Declares US9.0 cents dividend per share, up by 96% YoY Seplat Energy...
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Middle East crisis threatens 15% cut in global LNG supply
Escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East are set to significantly disrupt global liquefied natural gas (LNG) markets, with analysts...
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Oil trades higher on reports of potential US strike on Iran
Global oil markets rallied on Thursday, with benchmark crude prices rising amid escalating geopolitical tensions involving the United States and...
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Gold rally lifts demand value to record $193bn as investors outpace jewellery buyers
Global gold markets delivered a record-breaking start to 2026, as rising prices and heightened geopolitical tensions pushed the total value...
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