The United States recorded a $1.45bn goods trade surplus with Nigeria in the first 10 months of 2025, reversing a deficit position from the previous year, as US exports to Nigeria surged while imports from Nigeria declined, the latest US…

The Nigerian equities market experienced a sharp pullback last week as investors engaged in profit-taking, causing the Nigerian Exchange Limited to lose N394bn in market capitalisation. Market activity slowed compared with the previous week as cautious sentiment gripped both retail…

The hashrate of Foundry USA, a digital asset advisory firm with the world’s largest Bitcoin (BTC) mining pool, has curtailed its hashrate by about 60% since Friday in response to the severe winter storm impacting large swaths of the United…

The biggest threat to the Bitcoin network is “ambitious opportunists” who want to push through protocol changes, according to Michael Saylor, the co-founder of Bitcoin (BTC) treasury company Strategy.Saylor’s comments sparked a debate online. Bitcoin maximalist Justin Bechler said the…

The Chief Executive Officer of Shell Plc, Mr Wael Sawan, has praised President Bola Tinubu’s leadership for creating a conducive environment for investment in Nigeria, noting that the country has regained investor confidence under his administration. Mr Sawan, speaking at…

Bitcoin (BTC) saw multiday lows into Sunday’s weekly close as bulls faced a week of macro uncertainty.Key points:Bitcoin heads lower as market nerves about upcoming macroeconomic volatility catalysts boil over.Downside risks firmly outweigh the odds of upside, BTC price analysis…

NEM Insurance Plc has projected a strong financial performance for the first quarter of 2026, with profit after tax expected to reach ₦11.71 billion, as the company sustains its growth momentum in Nigeria’s insurance market. In its first-quarter 2026 forecast…

Tezos, a layer-1 proof-of-stake blockchain network, implemented its latest protocol upgrade, Tallinn, on Saturday, which reduced block times on the base layer to 6 seconds. The latest upgrade is the 20th update to the protocol, which reduces block times, slashes…

The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service has warned taxpayers against engaging in artificial or fictitious transactions designed to reduce tax liabilities. According to LIRS, such arrangements will be disregarded under the Nigeria Tax Administration Act (NTAA), 2025, and may expose…

Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest has increased its exposure to crypto-linked equities, adding shares of Coinbase, Circle and Bullish as prices slid across the sector.According to ARK’s daily trade disclosures for Friday, the ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) purchased 38,854 shares of…

Colombia’s second-largest private pension and severance fund manager, AFP Protección, is preparing to launch an investment fund with exposure to Bitcoin.Juan David Correa, president of Protección SA, confirmed the initiative during an interview with local outlet Valora Analitik. According to…

Nifty Gateway, one of the earliest and most recognizable NFT marketplaces, is set to shut down operations next month, marking another high-profile exit amid the sector’s prolonged downturn.“Today, we are announcing that the Nifty Gateway platform will be closing on…

Peak Milk has concluded its 2025 Christmas campaign, tagged “Enjoy Christmas At Its Peak,” as part of its strategy to strengthen consumer engagement and reinforce its positioning in Nigeria’s competitive dairy market during the peak festive period. The campaign, according…

Polymarket betters are pricing in a 77% chance that the US government will shut down again before the end of January, marking a 67% increase over the past 24 hours.It comes as the CLARITY Act, a significant crypto bill aimed…

A member of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Aloysius Uche Ordu, has warned that persistent delays in fiscal reporting, particularly by state governments, are obscuring policy assessment, undermining transparency, and discouraging investment across the country.…