- Oando Drops 7% as Regulator Delays Financial Report Approval
- Lafarge Africa Dips by 6.5%, Market Anticipates Q2 Earnings Catalyst
- Bitcoin Tops $61k as 21Shares Sets 2026 Price Target
- Dangote Cuts Fuel Price by N50, Claims Refinery Still Processing Old Stock
- Canada, Nigeria Trade Reaches C$3.2bn as LBS Advocates Deeper Partnership
- WHO Declares Hantavirus Outbreak Over, Warns of Escalating Ebola Crisis
- Canada’s Manufacturing Sector Expansion Extends to Third Month -PMI
- Dangote Cement Targets 80Mta Capacity, 10Mt Exports by 2030
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Oando Plc lost 7.01% of its market value on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) as sell pressure persisted
Cement company Lafarge Africa Plc lost about 6.5% of its market value as investors’ sentiment shifted negative,
Bitcoin (BTC) price topped $61k, outperforming a flat market and primarily drive
Bitcoin price (BTC) is down 6.12% to $59,821 on Friday amid aggressive crypto selloffs, underperforming a broader market decline and primarily driven by a hawkish reaction to strong U.S. jobs data.
Nigeria’s Total Capital Importation Rises to $10.37bn in Q1 2026 The National Bureau of Statistics(NBS),…
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), says the total capital importation into Nigeria stood at 10,371.90 billion dollars in quarter one (Q1) 2026, representing about 84% year on year growth from the equivalent period in 2025.
World growth prospects have been hurt by the oil crisis prompted by the US-Iran war, Fitch Ratings says in its latest Global Economic Outlook (GEO). This has led Fitch to lower its 2026 forecast for global growth by 0.2 percentage points to 2.4%.
The South African Rand is trading steady against the US dollar and other crosses on Friday, while the latest report shows that the country’s foreign reserves fell due to weaker gold prices.
Brent topped $95 per barrel on Friday amidst tighter US sanctions against Russia and persistent geopolitical risks. Meanwhile, hopes for diplomatic progress between Washington and Tehran tempered further gains.
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