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A Japanese corporate pension fund serving about 1,200 small and medium-sized businesses plans to allocate roughly 1% of its assets to cryptocurrency during fiscal year 2026.According to Nikkei, the Nationwide Business Corporate Pension Fund, based…
TranESS has introduced a new energy storage solution aimed at commercial and industrial solar power users as part of efforts to expand battery storage options in Nigeria’s growing renewable energy market. As businesses and households embrace solar power and self-generation…
Bitcoin came just shy of $66,000 during Monday morning trading after US President Trump claimed that the US had brokered a peace deal with Iran that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz.“The deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran is…
Nigerian stocks added 0.9 per cent last week, recovering from the depreciation it recorded penultimate week, supported by increased investors’ interest in bank and oil & gas stocks. That took the year-to-date yield of the market to 57.3 per cent.…
Nigeria’s 25 per cent increase in non-oil exports in 2025 underscores the expanding influence of informal trade in supporting economic growth, with the African Development Bank projecting that greater formalisation could accelerate expansion through improved productivity, writes ARINZE NWAFOR Nigeria’s…
New Mexico is the latest US state to be pulled into the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s legal fight for its jurisdiction over prediction markets after the state sued Kalshi for allegedly offering illegal sports betting.The CFTC said on Friday that…
As part of activities marking the 2026 World Environment Day, Rite Foods Limited has engaged students in practical environmental education, tree-planting, and recycling awareness programmes across Lagos and Ogun states, reaffirming its commitment to environmental sustainability and climate action. The…
Bitcoin mining difficulty dropped by 10.09% on Sunday, marking the blockchain’s 11th-largest downward adjustment and easing some of the pressure on miners.Galaxy Research said that mining difficulty fell from 138.96 trillion to 124.93 trillion at block 953,568 on Sunday, the…
Twenty-five final-year students of the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Abuja, have received research grants under the Nigeria Food Security Scholars Programme, an initiative of the Nigerian Food Security Project designed to promote research-driven solutions to Nigeria’s food security challenges.…
The Nigerian Oil and Gas Park Scheme in Emeyal-1, Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, is moving closer to completion, with the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board confirming that the facility is expected to become operational in the…
Nigeria’s macroeconomic landscape is shifting as the Central Bank aggressively tightens liquidity, reshaping local fixed-income and currency markets. While high-yield OMO auctions anchor the financial system, broader indicators reveal deep sectoral contrasts, marked by expanding industrial foreign exchange capacity alongside…
Standard Chartered analyst Geoff Kendrick on Friday told clients that he believes crypto asset prices have seen the low in the current cycle and he is looking for confirmation in three indicators: Strategy’s reporting that it bought more Bitcoin last…
Many residents of the Federal Capital Territory have expressed concern over the continued increase in the price of tomatoes. The residents told the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Abuja that the situation was making things difficult for both…
Ethereum could begin adding post-quantum protections to accounts for as little as $0.07, without waiting for a hard fork, according to the Ethereum Foundation’s Kohaku project lead Nicolas Consigny.In a Saturday X post, Consigny shared a paper proposing a cheaper…
A malicious attachment delivered through a phishing email points to the involvement of North Korea-linked threat actors in Humanity Protocol’s recent hack, according to blockchain security company Quantstamp.The decentralized identity company said a compromised employee’s laptop enabled attackers to steal…
Bitcoin (BTC) circled $64,000 into Sunday’s weekly close as a US-Iran peace deal appeared imminent.Key points:Bitcoin stays higher as US president Donald Trump pledges an Iran peace deal on Sunday.The Strait of Hormuz, a key global oil route, will be…
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