Prembly convenes Nigeria’s financial institutions to build a coordinated defence against digital fraud
Prembly, a Nigerian identity verification and compliance infrastructure company, has convened senior figures from across Nigeria’s financial ecosystem at an... Read more.
FCMB posts 99% profit growth in H1 2026 as SME, retail banking drive performance
FCMB Group Plc has released its unaudited financial results for the first half of 2026, reporting a 99 per cent increase in profit before tax to N157.3 billion —... Read more.
FG issues N729bn bond to clear electricity generation debts
The Federal Government has announced the issuance of a second bond worth approximately N729 billion to settle verified legacy debts owed to electricity generation... Read more.
Access Bank launches AI-powered SME app as FG backs digital push toward $1tn economy
Access Bank Plc has unveiled the Access SME Application at its maiden MSME Digital Growth Conference, held on Friday 25 July 2026 at the bank’s head office... Read more.
Nigeria’s lending rate falls to 33.16% but SMEs still paying the price of slow monetary transmission
Nigeria’s average maximum lending rate eased to 33.16 per cent in June 2026, declining from 34.78 per cent in May, according to new Money Market Indicators... Read more.
Nigeria stablecoin usage surges as domestic refineries end aviation fuel imports
Two economic developments published today point in the same direction — toward a Nigerian economy quietly becoming more self-sufficient and more digitally sophisticated... Read more.
FG maps 500,000 MSMEs into national database as BOI disburses N600bn
The Federal Government has captured more than 500,000 micro, small, and medium enterprises in a national database as part of a broader effort to strengthen industrial... Read more.
Dangote Refinery raises $2.5bn in oversubscribed private placement ahead of Africa’s IPO
Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals has raised $2.5 billion through a private placement of shares, attracting approximately $4 billion in investor... Read more.
iDICE Growth Lab opens applications for Nigerian startups with $350,000 in funding
The Federal Government’s Investment in Digital and Creative Enterprises programme, implemented by the Bank of Industry, has officially opened applications... Read more.
Tinubu creates CBN-led council to regulate Nigeria’s crypto market
President Bola Tinubu has signed the Presidential Executive Order on Virtual Assets Coordination, 2026, establishing a unified inter-agency framework to regulate... Read more.
