The Lagos State Chapter of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations has unveiled plans for PRFest 2026, a week-long programme scheduled for July, with a focus on security, public trust, and nation-building. The announcement was made during the chapter’s monthly…

Humanity Protocol said an employee’s laptop compromise allowed attackers to seize bridge controls, upgrade contracts and steal over $36 million in H tokens. In an incident update on Tuesday, the protocol said the Monday attack affected the H token across Ethereum…

Nigerian telecom operators on Monday said they plan to invest about N1.86tn in 2026 to expand infrastructure, upgrade network capacity, and improve service quality across Africa’s most populous nation. The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria said the planned…

The Ether (ETH) futures market saw its open interest (OI) on Gate.io fall by 45% to levels last seen in April 2025. At the same time, nearly 480,000 ETH left Binance, OKX, Gemini and Bitfinex over the past few days,…

A coalition of environmental, agricultural, and civil society organisations has urged the Nigerian government to put on hold new approvals of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) in the country. It is also asking the government to conduct an independent review of…

Solana Institute CEO Kristin Smith is urging the US Senate to pass the CLARITY crypto market structure bill with developer protections intact, arguing that open-source developers and blockchain infrastructure providers should not be regulated as financial intermediaries.In a thread on…

The Nigerian Government has revealed plans to transform police stations across the country into digital connectivity hubs under Project BRIDGE, an initiative aimed at leveraging connectivity to modernise policing in Nigeria. Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy Bosun Tijani…

Bitcoin (BTC) should see new all-time highs in 2028, a trader says as $53,000 becomes an important buy-in level.Key points:Bitcoin is in “as normal a four-year cycle as they come,” says Bob Loukas as the timing for a bear-market bottom…

The shareholders of Okomu Oil Palm Company Plc have endorsed the ₦14.3 billion proposed by the board of directors as the final dividend payout for the 2025 financial year, according to a recent regulatory filing. The cash distribution, amounting to…

The Better Business Bureau’s (BBB) National Advertising Division (NAD) is referring prediction market platform Kalshi to regulatory authorities after the company declined to participate in an inquiry into its social media advertising practices, adding another layer of scrutiny to the…

The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to accelerating Nigeria’s export-led growth agenda under the African Continental Free Trade Area, unveiling opportunities for businesses to access a $1bn AfCFTA Adjustment Fund Credit Facility designed to boost production, competitiveness and intra-African…

Bitcoin’s (BTC) recent performance may be less about crypto market weakness and more about its position at the front of the risk curve. Asset management firm Bitwise said that BTC often acts as a “canary in the macro coal mine,”…

Blockchain researchers have raised concerns about the United Kingdom’s sanctions against crypto exchange HTX, arguing that the move may have created broad collateral damage across the industry’s compliance system.In an X post, Galaxy Digital’s head of research, Alex Thorn, said…

Oil driller Seplat Energy has announced the appointment of business tycoon and chair of United Bank of Africa, Tony Elumelu, as its new chairman. Mr Elumelu is also the current chair of the board of directors of Transnational Corporation Plc.…

Bitcoin (BTC) hit week-to-date lows at Tuesday’s Wall Street open as analysis put $65,000 as bulls’ level to beat.Key points:Bitcoin needs to revisit $65,000 for bulls to take charge, says new BTC price analysis.Bear market history continues to play out…