news
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Sep 9, 2026
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5 min read
Send your OPay
The story of Nigeria's largest fintech
fintech
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Sep 9, 2026
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10 min read
🍞 OPay, from the brink of failure, to Nigeria's largest fintech
How OPay went from a casualty of government policy to Nigeria's largest fintech.
economy
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Sep 8, 2026
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2 min read
Nigeria's export record is oil, wearing a new outfit
Nigeria sold more non-crude than crude abroad for the first time in at least six years last quarter.
Otedola
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Sep 8, 2026
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1 min read
Otedola commends FirstHoldCo's FTSE Frontier 50 admission
The financial services holding company joins five other Nigerian stocks in the elite 50-stock global frontier index, effective 21 September.
NGX
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Sep 7, 2026
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2 min read
OPay is going public in New York. It may also list in Lagos.
One of Nigeria's biggest fintech companies is about to list on Wall Street. The question that matters for Nigerian investors is whether they will get a seat at the table
Dangote
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Sep 3, 2026
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1 min read
Dangote Cement schedules London roadshow ahead of LSE listing
Africa's largest cement maker will host a Capital Markets Day on September 21 to pitch international investors before its proposed secondary listing.
FX
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Sep 3, 2026
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2 min read
Naira heads for best year since 2018; defies the election-year script
Nigeria's currency is climbing into a vote that usually weakens it, and this time the strength is home-grown, not a gift from a soft dollar.
economy
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Sep 2, 2026
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12 min read
🍞 States & Capital
The world's great cities and regions turned a comparative advantage into a globally owned brand. Nigeria's states hold advantages just as strong, and yet benefits from none of them.
FX
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Sep 2, 2026
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1 min read
Moody's lifts Nigeria's outlook to positive on reserves, growth
Rating agency cites stronger external buffers and better-than-expected GDP expansion as outlook shifts from stable.
economy
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Sep 2, 2026
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1 min read
Nigeria posts fastest growth in five years on oil boom
The economy expanded 4.43% in Q2 2026, the strongest pace since Q2 2021, as oil output surged and services accelerated.
finance
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Aug 28, 2026
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2 min read
Nigeria is back on the global markets map
The FTSE adds Nigerian stocks back to its index; forcing UK and global investors to purchase Nigerian stocks...this is great for the NGX but is it good for Nigeria's economy?
FX
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Aug 26, 2026
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1 min read
Nigeria's FX turnover hits 2026 record at $5.06 billion
Weekly trading surges 146% as spot transactions cross $5 billion for the first time this year.
finance
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Aug 21, 2026
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1 min read
Standard Bank eyes OPay stake ahead of $4bn New York IPO
Africa's largest bank in talks to invest in Nigerian fintech before its planned US listing later this year.
finance
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Aug 17, 2026
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2 min read
BOI to funnel 80% of loans into priority sectors
Nigeria's key development bank, Bank of Industry, pivots its financing strategy toward priority sectors amid a manufacturing slump and power crisis.
finance
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Aug 14, 2026
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1 min read
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) eased restrictions on foreign exchange and government securities transactions
Naira gains as CBN removes penalties on banks trading FX and securities while tapping emergency liquidity.
finance
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Aug 12, 2026
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1 min read
NGX chief pushes Tinubu for fintech listing mandate
Exchange CEO Temi Popoola wants policy requiring OPay, PalmPay and other Nigerian unicorns to list at home or dual-list.
