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Banks urged to adopt QR code payment channels

Association of Corporate Communication and Marketing Professionals in Banks has called on banks to deepen the adoption of digital payment channels, including QR code payments, as part of efforts to strengthen Nigeria’s financial technology ecosystem.…

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Ecobank profit jumps 29% to N950bn

Ecobank Transnational Incorporated has reported a 29 per cent rise in profit after tax to N950.0bn for the financial year ended December 31, 2025, driven by growth in interest income and non-interest revenue. This was indicated in the Condensed Consolidated…

FG issues deadlines to Chinese road contractors

The Federal Government has issued a series of stern warnings and deadlines to China Harbour Engineering Company and its sister firm, China Harbour Operation and Maintenance Company, over alleged substandard work, slow mobilisation, and environmental hazards on key federal road…

Bitcoin Core Maintainer Gloria Zhao Quits After Six Years

Bitcoin Core developer Gloria Zhao has stepped down as a maintainer and revoked her Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) signing key, ending about six years as one of the project’s gatekeepers. On Thursday, Zhao submitted her last pull request to the Bitcoin…

Lagos understudies NERC to strengthen power regulation

The Lagos State Electricity Regulatory Commission has begun a process of understudying the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission as part of efforts to strengthen electricity market regulation in the state. This was disclosed in a statement released by the NERC on…

Keyamo backs Baze University aviation training proposal

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has met with the Chancellor of Baze University, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, to discuss plans for the establishment of a School of Aviation in Abuja, a move aimed at boosting Nigeria’s aviation…

PBOC Officially Bans ‘Unapproved’ Yuan-Pegged Stablecoins

The People’s Bank of China (PBOC), the country’s central bank, and seven Chinese regulatory agencies published a joint statement on Friday banning the unapproved issuance of Renminbi-pegged stablecoins and tokenized real-world assets (RWAs).The ban applies to both domestic and foreign…

Ai.Com, Founded by Kris Marszalek, Announces Upcoming AI Agents

Proponents of AI agents say the new technology will simplify crypto trading and other financial activities for the average user.AI platform ai.com, founded by Crypto.com co-founder and CEO Kris Marszalek, announced on Friday that it will be launching an autonomous…

Bitcoin Reclaims K, But How Long Will It Hold?

Key takeaways:Bitcoin’s derivatives signal caution, with the options skew hitting 20% as traders fear another wave of fund liquidations.Bitcoin price recovered some of its Thursday losses, but it still struggles to match the gains of gold or tech stocks amid…

Sell-Off Hits Treasuries, ETFs and Mining Infrastructure

Crypto’s latest sell-off isn’t just a price story. It’s showing up on balance sheets, inside spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and even in how infrastructure gets used when markets turn.This week, Ether’s (ETH) slide is leaving treasury-heavy companies nursing massive paper…

Bithumb Corrects Payout Error After Abnormal Bitcoin Trades

Bithumb said it identified and corrected an internal payout error after an “abnormal amount” of Bitcoin was credited to some user accounts during a promotional event, briefly causing sharp price fluctuations on the exchange.In a company announcement on Friday, the…

Bitcoin Dips to k, TRM Labs Reaches Crypto Unicorn Status

Cryptocurrency markets experienced a brutal sell-off this week as investor concerns grew over stagnating US liquidity following US President Donald Trump’s nomination of Kevin Warsh to lead the Federal Reserve.Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) recorded three consecutive days of outflows, with…

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