- Sterling Financial Bolsters Earnings, Grows Profit by 37% to N97.28bn
- South African Rand Steadies as Investors Digest Fed Rates Decision
- Nigeria’s 20-Year US Dollar Bond Yield Falls to 8.50%
- UK, Nigeria Seek Investment in Small Hydropower Projects
- Fidelity Bank Redeems $400 Million Eurobond at Maturity
- Oil Prices Ease on Hope of Fresh US-Iran Talks, Brent Dips to $110
- Excess Liquidity in Banking System Eases to N8.6trn, Rates Diverge
- Naira Sustains Rally as Interbank FX Turnover, Deal Counts Dip
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Sterling Financial Holdings Company PLC has announced its unaudited results for the nine months ended 30 September 2026, reporting strong earnings growth, balance sheet expansion and a stronger equity base.
The South African rand traded steady on Thursday as global investors began digesting the US Federal Reserve’s decision to hold the fed funds rate unchanged at its committee meeting.
Yields on Nigeria’s sovereign US dollar bonds slipped across the short, belly, and long ends of the curve as foreign portfolio investors and asset managers returned to international markets and piled into oil-linked issuers.
OpenAI has officially joined Wall Street’s initial public offering (IPO) along with SpaceX and Anthropic, announcing that it has confidentially submitted a draft S-1 filing to regulators.
AfDB Commits $86m to Agro-Processing Zones Project The African Development Bank (AfDB) says it has…
Vice President Kashim Shettima has said Nigeria’s ambition to build $1 trillion economy is driven by enterprise, investment, and coordinated reforms across all levels of government.
Seplat Energy Plc has appointed Mr Effiong Okon as Chief Executive Officer from Aug. 1, while Mr Tony Elumelu will become Chairman from Jan. 1, 2027.
The Federal Government (FG) has called on farmers, agribusinesses, financial institutions, research organisations, development partners and others to actively support the implementation of the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) Programme.
The South African rand trades flat on Wednesday after the country reported 0.5% gross domestic product (GDP) growth in the first quarter of 2026.
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