Decoding Nigeria’s crypto shift and transforming diaspora cash into capital {Business Africa}
Nigeria is taking significant steps to bring greater structure and oversight to Africa’s rapidly expanding cryptocurrency market. A proposed regulatory framework aims to increase transparency, strengthen investor confidence, and create an environment where innovation can flourish while ensuring consumer protection
FCMB Commits N20bn to Finance Nigeria’s Healthcare Businesses – MSME A
First City Monument Bank (FCMB) has launched a ₦20 billion healthcare financing fund aimed at closing the funding gap faced by private healthcare businesses in Nigeria
Chinese firm behind Nigeria’s $1 billion cement takeover lands another $807 million deal in Asia
The latest transaction comes shortly after Huaxin formally entered Nigeria’s cement industry by completing its acquisition of Holcim’s 83.81% stake in Lafarge Africa, a move that positioned the Chinese company as a direct competitor to industry leaders Dangote Cement and BUA Cement in one of Africa’s largest construction markets
Euromoney Declares UBA Nigeria’s Best ESG, Retail Bank | Business
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has been recognised as the Best Bank for Retail and Sustainability Leadership (ESG) by Euromoney
Nigeria’s AI-skilled workforce is moving faster than its businesses, creating the widest adoption gap among major outsourcing markets
Nigeria ranked sixth for workforce AI literacy in the 2026 Global Outsourcing AI Readiness Index, ahead of most of the 25 major outsourcing destinations assessed
Will Nigeria’s new poverty indicators reflect state of economy? | CNBC Africa
Will Nigeria’s new poverty indicators reflect state of economy? Nigeria is introducing a Shared Prosperity Scorecard to measure whether its economic reforms are improving living standards by tracking poverty, real incomes and inequality. The move comes as the government announces 3.05 billion dollars in World Bank-funded social protection programmes. Meanwhile, the World Bank notes seventy-nine…
Nigeria’s $114 billion stock market extends rally as trading activity plunges
The benchmark All-Share Index rose 0.36% to close at 243,158.97, lifting its year-to-date return to 56.26%. The index is now up 7.72% over the past week and 20.55% in the last four weeks, underscoring one of the strongest equity runs globally so far this year
Tinubu To Deloitte Africa: Nigeria’s Economy Is On Steady Growth Path
President Bola Tinubu has done a review of Nigeria’s economy since he assumed office more than three years ago with a declaration that Nigeria’s economy is on steady growth
Deloitte Africa Lauds Nigeria’s Ongoing Financial, Fiscal Reforms | B
President Bola Tinubu has been praised for the ongoing financial and fiscal reforms in the country and encouraged to pursue a stronger partnership that supports investments, youth training, and employment
Nigeria’s Tinubu says reforms stabilising economy despite hardship | CNBC Africa
May 29 (Reuters) – Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu said on Friday his economic reforms stabilised the country and revived investor confidence, despite a steep cost-of-living squeeze on households three years into his presidency