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The Strait of Hormuz remained largely blocked on Wednesday even after a ceasefire was agreed between the US and Iran, with just three ships observed leaving the region. Arnold & Porter Senior International Policy Advisor Barbara Leaf discusses the importance of reopening the Strait and explains why the US has a strong interest in preserving the waterway as a channel for free trade and navigation.
Nume Ekeghe Nigeriaās Bank Verification Number (BVN) database expanded to 68.6 million in March 2026, reinforcing the steady deepening of the countryās financial identity architecture as the system transitions from
Dike OnwuamaezeĀ The Piggyvest, Nigeriaās savings and investment platform, has said that it disbursed over N3 trillion and serviced more than 6 million subscribersĀ since its inception 10 years ago. Piggyvest
Sunday Ehigiator Nigerian fintech firm Nomba and Globus Bank have announced a sub-1 per cent non-performing loan (NPL) ratio on aĀ N21.3 billion credit portfolio, signalling a shift from volume-driven lending
Paga Group, Africaās premier financial services infrastructure company, has revealed that the companās total value processed grew between 2021 and 2025, reaching $11 billion across 169 million transactions in 2025
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Stocks declined and oil rose as optimism over the US-Iran ceasefire faded after Tehran said several terms of the agreement had been breached, highlighting lingering uncertainty in markets.
A lender group led by UBS Group AG has financed the tie-up of two logistics firms after pausing early talks to offload the debt to investors amid market volatility.
The popular open source VPN maker is the second high-profile developer to say Microsoft locked his account without notifying him and are blocking their ability to send software updates to users.
Hours after Israel hammered Beirut with multiple air strikes following the US-Iran ceasefire, residents searched for sur
Coldwell Banker Affiliates President Jason Waugh discusses housing stocks bracing for the spring selling season, āhealthy and strongā demand, and why uncertainty is driving the market. He talks with Katie Greifeld and Romaine Bostick on āthe Close.ā (Source: Bloomberg)
Pipeline vandals in the Niger Delta have upgraded their operations, deploying surveillance cameras and advanced weaponry to evade security agencies. Warrendi Enisuoh, Tantita Security Service executive director of operations and technical services, disclosed these developments on Wednesday. Speaking at a parliamentary roundtable on pipeline security organised by the joint House and Senate committees on petroleum, [ā¦] read more Vandals deploy missiles and CCTV in Niger Delta oil war
