The Nigerian Insurers Association has unveiled four innovators as finalists to pitch their solutions to insurers, investors, and industry leaders for potential adoption, partnership, and investment. The NIA, in a statement on Monday, said that the finalist innovators include Bunce,…

A small but growing group of Bitcoin advocates and crypto fund managers is urging the network to accelerate work on quantum-resistant signatures, arguing that the perception of a future “quantum threat” could become a market risk long before it becomes…

Major US cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is expanding payment options in Poland by integrating with one of the country’s most widely used mobile payment systems.Coinbase has partnered with European payment processor PPro to enable payments via Blik, a popular Polish mobile…

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has confirmed receiving a petition from Aliko Dangote against the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Farouk Ahmed. “The ICPC wishes to state…

The SMILE2025 Widows and Orphans Outreach Programme has launched a new empowerment initiative aimed at equipping widows and young single mothers with practical job-creation skills and startup support to foster financial independence. Under the programme, 1,000 women and girls will…

Transaction throughput on the Ethereum network is set to be boosted again next month, with developers aiming to increase Ethereum’s gas limit from 60 million to 80 million in January. Christine Kim, vice president of the research team at Galaxy…

The Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO) on Tuesday said electricity generation on the national grid has dropped due to gas supply constraints caused by a gas pipeline vandalisation. NISO, in a statement signed by its management, said the incident occurred…

A Nigerian firm, Comfort Architectural Finishing Limited, has been recognised for its outstanding contributions to the field of architecture and design. In a statement on Monday, the firm said it received the Innovation, Architecture, and Design Award at the 8th…

Spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) recorded $457 million in net inflows on Wednesday, marking their strongest single-day intake in more than a month as institutional demand showed signs of re-acceleration.Fidelity’s Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund (FBTC) led the inflows, recording the…

Transcorp Hotels Plc (“Transcorp Hotels” or “the Company”), the hospitality subsidiary of Transnational Corporation Plc (“Transcorp Group”), has announced the appointment of Awele Elumelu as chair of the company, effective 1 January 2026. Mrs Elumelu’s appointment follows the retirement of…

FrieslandCampina WAMCO has appointed former Guinness Nigeria Commercial Director, Olusanya Adesanya, as its new Group Director of Sales, marking a significant talent shift in Nigeria’s fast-moving consumer goods sector. Adesanya announced the move on his LinkedIn page, stating, “I’m happy…

Coinbase’s year-end “System Update” conference on Wednesday saw the company announce a slew of new offerings as it branches out from its crypto exchange roots.In addition to introducing stock trading and prediction markets to its platform, Coinbase announced plans to…

Farouk Ahmed, the chief executive officer of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), said a statement circulating in his name, responding to recent allegations by Aliko Dangote, president and chief executive of Dangote Industries Limited, did not…

Luno, the global cryptocurrency platform founded in Africa, has partnered with AltSchool Africa, an accredited online learning provider, to deliver fully funded crypto education to 15,000 Nigerian residents. The initiative, titled “Demystifying Crypto for Africans”, is being billed as the…

Crypto treasury companies could be forced to sell as much as $15 billion in crypto if the Morgan Stanley Capital International Index (MSCI) goes ahead and excludes them from its indexes. BitcoinForCorporations, a group campaigning against MSCI’s proposal, projected outflows of…