The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE) has backed the Federal Government’s economic reform programme, saying the measures have produced measurable improvements in Nigeria’s fiscal and macroeconomic position. The group, however, said the gains would have limited meaning…

Deborah Moses, a graduate trainee at United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA), has described her interaction with the UBA chairman Tony Elumelu as a long-cherished dream. Ms Moses attracted the attention of the bank’s Chairman, Tony Elumelu, after she shared…

MiCA left crypto lending outside its original rulebook — but now Brussels is considering whether to bring it in.On May 20, 2026, the European Commission asked stakeholders to weigh in on areas left outside the original Markets in Crypto Assets…

The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has identified safety concerns around the runway-end environment, control tower line of sight and availability of meteorological information following the runway overrun involving an Enugu Air aircraft at the Benin Airport in Edo State.…

Dangote Group, the empire of Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote, has offered a 30 per cent holding in its proposed 700,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) refinery to nations in East Africa, the region where the mega crude-processing plant is to be located,…

Bitget CEO Gracy Chen expects Bitcoin to remain broadly around current levels through the end of the year despite its recent surge, citing interest rates and broader macroeconomic conditions as key factors shaping the cryptocurrency’s outlook.Speaking on Cointelegraph’s Trade Secrets…

Bitcoin (BTC) consolidated above $77,000 after Friday’s Wall Street open as gold joined the crypto rally to hit 14-week highs.Key points:Bitcoin and gold both hit their highest levels since May 15 against the US dollar.Analysis ties the strong performance firmly…

MarketsPublishedAug 21, 2026Bitcoin’s rally above $79,000 lifted miners and treasury companies, with Canaan, Strive and Metaplanet posting double-digit gains as crypto stocks surged. Shares of Bitcoin miners and digital asset treasury companies surged toward the end of the week, tracking…

At least 60 of about 136 listed companies on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) haven’t paid dividends for at least three years in the five years from 2021 to 2025, PREMIUM TIMES has found. That compares with 51 companies in the half-decade period to 2021, when the…

Digital Asset, the creator of the Canton Network, and former US House Speaker Paul Ryan’s American Idea Foundation plan to pilot a blockchain-based system for distributing state-administered benefits across three US states using the Canton Network.The RISE program is expected…

Bitcoin and the broader digital asset market got a taste of “not-QE” this week — and liked it.The price of Bitcoin (BTC) jumped more than 23% toward $79,000 and Ether’s price crossed $2,400 after the US Treasury moved to double…

Coinkite released a new security upgrade to strengthen seed phrase generation by requiring user-supplied entropy mixed with improved device randomness.Coinkite announced firmware 5.6.1 for Coldcard Mk4 and Mk5 devices and 1.5.1Q for the Coldcard Q in a Thursday blog post.The…

Bitcoin (BTC) hit $77,000 on Friday as business intelligence company Strategy’s corporate treasury returned to profit.Key points:Bitcoin reaches its highest level since May 26 as it revisits $77,000.Price returns above the cost basis for Strategy’s BTC corporate treasury at $75,385.Around…

MANTRA’s native token sank 18.5% from its 24-hour high to a record low shortly before MANTRA Chain stopped producing blocks and its team announced a precautionary halt over an unexplained incident.According to CoinGecko, MANTRA fell from $0.005060 to an all-time…

Binance has launched Agent OS, a developer platform that allows AI agents to access market data, monitor user accounts and execute crypto trades on the exchange.According to a company announcement, the platform supports AI tools including ChatGPT, Claude Code, Codex,…