Monday, July 27, 2026
Payment businesses in consolidation as Worldpay agrees $10 billion take-over deal from Vantiv
*As tech startups pile pressure.... Worldpay Group, Britain's largest payment processor, said in a statement Wednesday that it had agreed...
Read moreDetailsNigeria hires Microsoft, Oracle to recover from recession
Nigeria is hiring U.S. technology giants such as Oracle Corp. and Microsoft Corp. as the government invests more to save...
Read moreDetailsBanking stocks in free-fall as bears rule to close Nigeria bourse 1.1% negative
The negative trend in the Nigerian equities market continued Tuesday, recording a third consecutive trading loss as benchmark index fell...
Read moreDetailsGlobal focused financial newspaper, Business a.m., sees digital edition record high Alexa rankings against FT, WSJ
Nigeria’s new global focused financial newspaper, Business a.m., has seen its digital online edition, businessamlive.com, post impressive comparative indices on...
Read moreDetailsNigeria’s debt rose steeply by 48% in 15 months on expansionary budget, deficit
Figures released by Nigeria’s Debt Management Office (DMO) show that the country's total national debt has risen steeply by as...
Read moreDetailsCredit in short supply in Nigeria as private sector lending represent paltry 22% of GDP
Though data from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) highlight an increase of 19.4 percent in credit to the national...
Read moreDetailsOil prices dip as rally runs out of steam with investors booking profits
*Analyst see prices averaging $54 in H2... Oil prices were lower on Tuesday as market players took profit after eight...
Read moreDetailsClaims payment by 15 Nigeria insurers top N14.5bn in Q1
No fewer than 15 insurance companies in the country have paid about N14.53 billion to insured Nigerians in a bid...
Read moreDetailsOPEC’s output rose to the highest this year
OPEC’s crude production rose to the highest this year in June as member nations exempt from output curbs pumped more....
Read moreDetailsZenith, FBN, GTbank, Access, UBA, Diamond make top 1000 global bank ranking
Nigeria’s tier-one banks, Zenith, FirstBank, Guaranty Trust, Access, United Bank for Africa and Diamond Bank have been listed among the...
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