The Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) has expanded its trading window to seven hours (9:00am to 4:00pm) WAT, effective from Monday, 27 April 2026, in a move designed to deepen market liquidity, enhance price discovery, and broaden investor access. Previously, the market opens for four hours and thirty minutes, opening by 9:30am and closing 2:00pm. Approved […]
Isaac Odugbesan, popularly known as Obafemi, announced himself on the biggest stage of them all with a stunning victory over Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 42. The two-night spectacle held at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on April 18 and 19, 2026, saw the Nigerian star headline night two in a blockbuster clash against “The Beast.” […]
Princess Kasune Zulu, a former child bride and HIV activist who publicly disclosed her status in the late 1990s, is now at the centre of a major legal reform in Zambia after her ministry introduced a law making sexual offences non-bailable. The ministry has now rendered all sexual offences non-bailable. The enactment of the Criminal […]
Russia is not participating in the US-Iran negotiations but is ready to assist in achieving a peaceful solution, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said, APA’s Moscow bureau reports. He noted that Moscow hopes the negotiations will continue and that there will be no return to a violent scenario in the conflict. According to the Kremlin spokesperson, […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has released new baseline standards for automated anti money laundering solutions giving banks 18 months to fully comply and other financial institutions two years while they both have three months to submit their implementation roadmaps. In a circular released by the apex bank dated March 10, 2026 and jointly […]
Iran’s foreign ministry said Monday that the United States was not serious about pursuing diplomacy, citing what it called “violations” of their two-week ceasefire. “While claiming diplomacy and readiness for negotiations, the US is carrying out behaviours that do not in any way indicate seriousness in pursuing a diplomatic process,” said ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei […]
Israel’s foreign minister and military on Monday condemned the desecration of a crucifix smashed by an Israeli soldier in a southern Lebanese village home to Christians. A photo that emerged online over the weekend shows a soldier taking the blunt side of an axe to a fallen sculpture of Jesus on the cross. It was […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is set to unveil a new payment systems vision within the next month, outlining a strategic roadmap for Nigeria’s rapidly expanding digital payments ecosystem over the next three years. Deputy governor, Economic Policy Directorate, Muhammad Sani Abdullahi, disclosed this at the inaugural meeting of the Payment Service Providers Committee. […]
Iran is not currently planning to attend talks with the United States, state media said, after President Donald Trump ordered US negotiators to travel to Pakistan on Monday, just days before a ceasefire in the Middle East expires. The ongoing US blockade of Iranian ports has been a significant sticking point, an issue further complicated […]
The Government of the Republic of Somaliland has reaffirmed its sovereignty in response to a joint statement issued by several foreign ministers, stating that its status is grounded in “facts and international law”. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Somaliland, said it had “taken note” of the joint position but emphasised that its statehood is based […]
