By Sunday Michael Ogwu Bitcoin has soared to a new all-time high of $121,000, posting a 24-hour gain of 1.76%, in a rally driven by surging institutional interest and mounting optimism over regulatory clarity. This historic milestone comes just ahead of Crypto Week, a key event expected to spotlight growing global interest in digital assets. …
By Sunday Michael Ogwu A storm may be brewing at Nigeria’s highest political table. What started as whispers of tension between President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima has grown into what many insiders describe as a quiet but strategic cold war. The recent fallout over the handling of the Rivers State political …
The Senate has summoned NNPCL’s Group CEO, Bayo Ojulari, to explain why the company has yet to account for N210 trillion flagged in the Auditor-General's 2017–2023 report. Senator Aliyu Wadada, Chair of the Public Accounts Committee, said the Senate is not accusing NNPCL of theft but demanding transparency in line with its oversight mandate. "We …
By Sunday Michael Ogwu Nigeria’s electricity sector may be turning a corner—at least on paper—as the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) issued a total of 243 licences, permits, and certifications over five consecutive quarters, signalling renewed private sector interest and potential for increased power generation across the country. According to World Bank statistics, 85 million …
President Donald Trump of the United States on Monday evening announced a complete and total ceasefire between Israel and Iran, bringing an end to what he described as the “12-Day War.” The disclosure was made through the official White House X account, which cited a post by the President detailing the terms and timeline of …
By Tosin Adefeko The world is saturated with news, hot takes, and highlight reels, but very little of it feels real. In all that noise, it’s the stories that sound like us, look like us, and reflect what we’ve actually lived that truly cut through. Stories that connect, not perform. That’s what podcasting offers in …
Sunday Michael Ogwu A new directive from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has triggered anxiety across Nigeria’s capital markets, as operators scramble to understand the scope and implications of newly imposed tenure limits for directors of Capital Market Operators (CMOs). In a circular released last Friday, the SEC announced that directors of CMOs …
Ghana is losing billions of dollars in revenue annually to smuggling from its booming artisanal gold mining sector with much of the gold flowing to the United Arab Emirates, according to a report by nonprofit Swissaid. The report found a staggering 229 metric ton trade gap, equivalent to $11.4 billion, between Ghana's gold exports and …
