The Central Bank of Nigeria will issue an implementation roadmap for Open Banking within three months, aiming to bridge technical gaps in the country’s financial ecosystem. This was disclosed in the newly released CBN Fintech Report 2025, which captured activities…

Ethereum’s native token, Ether (ETH), dropped to a year-to-date low of $1,927 on Thursday, and is currently down more than 60% from its all-time high of $4,950. Analysts said the decline is stress-testing holders’ conviction, and onchain and crypto exchange…

Dangote Refinery has outlined its fuel production and distribution operations, warning that reliance on coastal logistics could significantly increase petrol prices if the additional costs are transferred to consumers. In a statement on its official X account on Thursday titled…

Bitcoin (BTC) sellers resumed their activity on Thursday as the BTC price dropped below $69,000, the lowest since Nov. 6, 2024.Analysts said that Bitcoin showed signs of “full capitulation” and a potential bottom forming, due to extreme market fear, panic…

Stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc has recorded a strong financial performance for the year ended 31 December 2025, posting a group profit of N381bn, up 68 per cent from the N225.3bn recorded in 2024. In its annual statements of profit or…

The Aster decentralized crypto exchange (DEX) and perpetual futures platform announced on Thursday that its layer-1 blockchain testnet is now live for all users, with a potential rollout of the Aster layer-1 mainnet in Q1 2026.Several new features are slated…

World Liberty Financial (WLFI), a crypto company linked to US President Donald Trump’s family, is facing scrutiny from House Democrats over a reported $500 million investment by an entity linked to an Abu Dhabi royal in the UAE.California Representative Ro…

CardinalStone Asset Management Limited has closed Series 1 of the CardinalStone Infrastructure Debt Fund, securing N12.63bn in investor commitments. According to a statement from the firm on Wednesday, the successful close of the funding round marked an important milestone in…

Multiliquid and Metalayer Ventures have launched an institutional liquidity facility to provide instant redemptions for tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) on Solana.The facility allows holders of tokenized assets to convert positions into stablecoins instantly. The vehicle is raised and managed by…

TotalEnergies Marketing Nigeria Plc has warned that Nigeria’s deregulated downstream petroleum market will fail to deliver long-term value unless it is backed by firm regulatory discipline, consistent policies and strict safety enforcement. The oil major stated that the absence of…

Bitcoin risks a deeper slide as miners and US spot ETFs cut BTC exposure, adding supply pressure during a fragile downtrend.Bitcoin (BTC) price dropped by more than 22.5% in the past week to $69,000 on Thursday, wiping out 15 months…

Coronation Merchant Bank has set its sights on becoming a leading African bank as it marked its 10th anniversary. This was disclosed at the Chairman’s Dinner event to mark the anniversary of the lender in Lagos. Speaking at the Chairman’s…

Institutional trading and lending desk Secure Digital Markets (SDM) said it sent a $1 million payment to cryptocurrency exchange Kraken over the Lightning Network on Jan. 28.SDM claimed in a Thursday statement shared with Cointelegraph that it is the largest…

The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd), Bayo Ojulari, has revealed that the company’s multi-layered strategy over the next two to three years will prioritise fuel availability and refinery partnerships as part of…

The National Insurance Commission has flagged weak financial disclosures, solvency gaps and deficiencies in recapitalisation planning by some insurance companies, warning that the ongoing recapitalisation exercise leaves little room for repeated errors or delays in regulatory approvals. The concerns were…