Nigeria’s stock market extended its strong rally on Monday, with banking and industrial shares helping lift the benchmark index by 2.33% in a high-volume trading session. Nigeria’s stock market extended its record rally on Monday, with the NGX All-Share Index rising 2.33%. Banking and industrial stocks led gains as trading volumes and turnover surged sharply…
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Estonian ride-hailing company Bolt has increased ride fares in Kenya by 6 per cent, becoming one of the first major platforms in the country to formally shift part of the rising fuel burden to passengers as pressure mounts on drivers’ earnings. Bolt has increased ride fares in Kenya by 6 per cent following sharp fuel…
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Africa’s richest businessman, Aliko Dangote, is leaning towards Kenya for a proposed $15 billion-$17 billion refinery project after technical assessments ranked the country ahead of rival East African locations because of its strategic access to crude supplies, deep-water port infrastructure and regional fuel market reach. Aliko Dangote is leaning towards Kenya for a proposed $15billion-$17billion…
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The world’s largest consumer of imported goods, the United States, in the first quarter of 2026, spent $578.78 million on Nigerian crude oil imports. The U.S. spent $578.78 million on Nigerian crude oil imports in Q1 2026, marking a 15.06% drop from the same period in 2025. U.S. imports of Nigerian crude fell from 8.44…
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West Africa’s role in global diplomatic engagement has come under renewed scrutiny as political realignments in the Sahel continue to reshape relations between several African states and external partners, including France. Political changes in the Sahel have raised questions about West Africa’s role in international diplomacy. During the ‘Africa Forward’ Summit, President Macron asserted that…
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Robust gold production from Mali and Namibia lifted Canadian miner B2Gold Corp. to a $200 million profit surge, with additional support from operations in Canada and the Philippines reinforcing overall output and earnings momentum. B2Gold exceeded production expectations in Q1 2026, producing 237,763 ounces of gold across multiple countries. The company reported strong financials with…
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