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BUA Foods Plc has closed the first half of 2026 with a profit after tax of N292.27 billion, a 12 per cent jump from the N260.1 billion it made in the same period last year, even though the company's sales slowed. According…

FirstHoldCo Plc has become the first Nigerian banking group to cross the N6 trillion market capitalisation mark, a milestone reached during trading on Monday, August 3, 2026, and one that cements its place as the country's most…

Lagos State runs the most sophisticated government communications machinery in Nigeria. That much is not in dispute. The Ministry of Information and Strategy has existed since 1971 and was restructured in 2015 to reflect a more…

Microsoft added nearly $450 billion in market value in a single trading session on Thursday, marking the largest one-day gain by any company in stock market history, according to data disclosed by Reuters. Shares of the Redmond,…

Airtel Africa has selected London as the preferred listing venue for its mobile money business, Airtel Money, later in 2026, as central banks in Nigeria, Ghana, and South Africa have all decided to hold their benchmark interest…

Airtel Nigeria has begun rolling out a new chain of compact retail outlets called "Single-Seater Shops," designed to bring its products and customer services closer to subscribers across the country. The telecom operator…

From Arsenal to Aston Villa, Rwanda, the small East African nation has built a $650 million tourism industry on the back of sports sponsorships — and the critics haven't stopped it. A Shirt, A Statement, A Strategy When Aston…

Long after the confetti settles on Spain's triumph in New Jersey, one number is doing more talking than any goal scored across the tournament: $15 billion. When FIFA kicked off the first-ever 48-team World Cup across the United…

Meta has launched a free verification badge for Facebook that uses facial recognition to confirm a real person is behind a profile, reviving technology the company shut down in 2021 over privacy concerns. Meta announced…

FirstHoldCoPlc says it will channel part of its next capital raise into expanding into new markets outside Nigeria and acquiring new business lines, as the financial holding company moves into the closing stages of its…