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Nairametrics · ↗ Sterling Financial Holdings relists on NGX at N77.00 after 1-for-10 reconstruction

Sterling Financial Holdings Company Plc has completed its 1-for-10 share reconstruction and resumed trading on the Nigerian Exchange at a reference price of N77.00, up mechanically from N7.70 before t…

Nairametrics · ↗ Dangote Group projects naira at N1,330/$ by year-end, N1,385/$ average for 2026

The naira is projected to trade at around N1,330 per dollar in the fourth quarter of 2026, with a full-year average of about N1,385/$, as rising foreign reserves, returning portfolio inflows and lower…

TechCabal · ↗ Five months after running out of capital, Chimoney gets a new owner

The transaction completes an unexpected turnaround for the Techstars-backed startup, which informed customers in May that it had stopped processing new transactions and integrations, citing insufficie…

Nairametrics · ↗ NBET begins N729 billion debt settlement for GenCos, gas suppliers

The Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Plc (NBET) has commenced the settlement of N729 billion in outstanding debts owed to participating electricity Generation Companies (GenCos) and their associated…

Nairametrics · ↗ Why fintechs are not allowed to trade forex, FMDQ CEO explains

Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of FMDQ Group, Zeal Akaraiwe has explained why financial technology companies (fintechs) cannot directly trade in Nigeria’s foreign exchange market, citin…

Technext · ↗ Chowdeck hits 100 million items delivered in 5 years

Chowdeck has achieved a remarkable milestone by delivering over 100 million items through more than 30 million deliveries,…

Technext · ↗ Stop waiting to feel rich before you build wealth

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Nairametrics · ↗ Dangote Refinery supplied 50 million litres of petrol daily in H1 2026 – Report

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery supplied approximately 50 million litres of petrol daily to Nigeria’s domestic market in the first half of 2026, as the facility expanded production and exports to inter…

Nairametrics · ↗ Are we building for the future?

The answer requires us to think differently about what a modern home is. Imagine a residential community where renewable energy is part of the architecture. Where energy is monitored intelligently. Wh…

Nairametrics · ↗ AfDB grants Ghana $18.8 million to boost rice production

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has provided Ghana with an $18.8 million grant to strengthen its rice value chain and support the government’s target of achieving self-sufficiency by 2028.

Technext · ↗ Lagos Life beats Zuckerberg’s billion-dollar Metaverse to merge the virtual worlds with real African economies

Years before the current artificial intelligence (AI) revolution entered an overdrive, the global tech ecosystem was obsessed with…

Technext · ↗ Airtel Money debuts on London IPO at $2.59 per share, now at $7 billion market capitalisation

Airtel Money, Airtel Africa’s digital payment operation, has officially listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE), marking a…

Technext · ↗ Nigerian developer Fagbuaro builds AI system to flag driver distractions

Boluwaji Fagbuaro, a Nigerian AI and Machine learning researcher and developer, says he has built an artificial intelligence…

Nairametrics · ↗ Moove raised over $710 million before exiting Nigeria

Moove, the Nigerian-founded mobility financing company, had raised more than $710 million in global funding before announcing its exit from Nigeria this month, six years after launching operations in…

Technext · ↗ Spiro plans 200,000-bike production capacity and wider battery-swapping network

Spiro is gearing up to significantly boost its motorcycle production capacity in Nigeria, ramping up from 30,000 to…

Nairametrics · ↗ Best performing equity mutual funds in Nigeria as of September 2026

Nigeria's equity mutual fund segment recovered to a net asset value of N243.84 billion as of September 25, 2026, up 5.78% from N230.50 billion recorded at the end of August, as improving market condit…

Nairametrics · ↗ Meet Ladi Delano and Jide Odunsi, Nigerian founders of Moove exiting home market

Ladi Delano and Jide Odunsi, the British-born Nigerian entrepreneurs behind global mobility fintech Moove, are preparing to close the company's Nigerian operations six years after launching the busine…

Nairametrics · ↗ Enugu secures $200 million investment for 100MW solar power project

Enugu State has secured a $200 million investment to develop a 100-megawatt (MW) solar power project aimed at improving electricity supply to homes and businesses across the state.

Nairametrics · ↗ Best performing money market funds in Nigeria as of September 2026

The First Ally Money Market Fund topped Nigeria's money market fund rankings for the first time in 2026, displacing Coronation Money Market Fund, which had led the segment in August, as the broader se…

TechCabal · ↗ “You already had your chance”: The silent shame of online dating after divorce in Africa

Runo is a dating platform engineered specifically for widows, widowers, divorcees, and single parents.

Nairametrics · ↗ Insurance firms roll out new products as recapitalisation fuels competition

Nigeria's insurance companies are ramping up product innovation and retail-focused offerings following the completion of the industry's recapitalisation exercise, as operators seek to deploy fresh cap…

Nairametrics · ↗ Google Opens AI content detection tool to users worldwide

Google has expanded access to its SynthID Detector, allowing people worldwide to check images, videos and audio files for signs that they were generated using artificial intelligence (AI).

TechCabal · ↗ What a banker discovered when he started listening to farmers

Don’t get Watson Matsa started on farmers and banks, as we did. He talks on why banks don’t understand farmers from an insider point of view.

Nairametrics · ↗ What Should Nigerian Businesses Look for in an International Payments Partner?

Every Nigerian founder who sells, sources, or hires across borders eventually hits the same wall. The money leaves, or is supposed to arrive, and then it disappears into a chain of intermediaries nobo…

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