The crypto market capitalisation plunged to $2.1 trillion over 24 hours, primarily driven by a massive cascade of liquidations that amplified selling pressure.

Ripple (XRP) price declined 5% to $1.07 during the early trading session on Saturday, underperforming a broadly weak crypto market primarily driven by whale distribution colliding with persistent U.S. regulatory uncertainty.

The naira softened against the US dollar as international payments outweighed FX liquidity at the Nigeria Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM) on Friday, according to an official report from the authority.

Fitch Ratings has upgraded South Africa’s Long-Term Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) to ‘BB’ from ‘BB-‘ with an outlook accorded as stable.

The Nigerian Exchange (NGX) All-Share Index rebounded on Friday, as Tier-1 bank and Lafarge Africa stocks halted the downtrend in the local bourse after 4 days.

Ethereum price (ETHUSD) dropped by about 10% in 24 hours to $1,598.17, underperforming Bitcoin’s 3.92% drop, primarily driven by a cascade of leveraged long liquidations amid a broad altcoin market crash.

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), says the total capital importation…

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%.