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Nigerian equities up 55% year-to-date; analysts flag five stocks for May 2026

Nairametrics • May 3, 2026

Nigeria's All-Share Index has gained 55.69% year-to-date by April 2026, already surpassing the full-year 51% return recorded in 2025, with market capitalisation reaching approximately N156 trillion.The Israel-Iran conflict that began February 28 has been the… Read full article →

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Africa Re posts $199m net profit in 2025, up 51% on investment and underwriting gains

Business AM • May 3, 2026

Africa Re recorded gross written premium of $1.34 billion in 2025, a 10.18% increase year-on-year, driven by stronger renewal rates, facultative business growth, and rising demand in property, motor, life, and specialty risk segments.Net profit… Read full article →

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Zenith Bank posts N360.9bn pre-tax profit in Q1 2026, stock up 108% year-to-date

Business AM • May 2, 2026

Zenith Bank recorded N360.92 billion pre-tax profit for Q1 2026, a 2.87% year-on-year increase, with gross revenue crossing N1 trillion for the first time in a single quarter.Net fee and commission income surged 44.53% to… Read full article →

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Nigeria targets $1.9bn data centre market by 2031 as 90% of its data sits offshore

BusinessDay Nigeria — Technology • May 3, 2026

Over 90% of Nigeria's data is currently hosted on foreign servers, creating sovereignty, security, and economic risks that regulators and industry leaders are now urgently flagging.NITDA's director-general outlined a multi-pronged strategy including the Nigerian Sovereign… Read full article →

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NiRA wants .ng domains mandatory for Nigerian businesses via CAC registration reform

BusinessDay Nigeria — Technology • May 3, 2026

Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA) is pushing for policy reforms to make the .ng country domain the default digital identity for all Nigerian businesses, with proposals to integrate .ng registration into the Corporate Affairs Commission… Read full article →

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Nigeria's cyber agency warns of rising DDoS attacks targeting government and private sector systems

Nairametrics • May 2, 2026

Nigeria Computer Emergency Response Team (ngCERT) has issued an alert warning that sophisticated Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks; floods of internet traffic designed to knock systems offline are escalating against Nigerian organisations across both public and… Read full article →

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MTN Group appoints ex-Deloitte Africa CEO Lwazi Bam as Chief Risk Officer from June 2026

Techeconomy • Apr 25, 2026

MTN Group has named Lwazi Bam, former CEO of Deloitte Africa and Southern Africa, as its new Group Chief Risk Officer, effective 1 June 2026.Bam joins as MTN executes its Ambition 2030 strategy, targeting growth… Read full article →

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US study names dentists and cybersecurity consultants as top-paying gig workers in 2026

Techeconomy • Apr 25, 2026

GoTu, a US dental talent marketplace, published an April 2026 report ranking the 10 highest-paying gig economy jobs by hourly rate, annual income, and barrier to entry.Part-time dentists top the list at $88/hour (~$123K/year), followed… Read full article →

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Nigeria's FG pushes new digital economy bill to regulate AI and accelerate cloud adoption

Techeconomy • Apr 26, 2026

NITDA Director-General Kashifu Inuwa, representing Minister Bosun Tijani, announced at an Abuja stakeholder workshop that Nigeria is moving from AI policy design to active implementation of its national AI roadmap, including ethical guidelines and regulatory… Read full article →

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70 new unicorns minted globally in 2026, with AI startups leading at 17

Technext • Apr 26, 2026

BestBrokers analysed Crunchbase and PitchBook data to find 70 private companies reached $1B+ valuations globally in Q1 2026, with AI (17 unicorns) and healthtech (8) leading all sectors.The U.S. dominates with 886 of 1,727 total… Read full article →

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Nigerian strategist argues marketing teams must trace revenue to source, not just track dashboards

Techeconomy • Apr 25, 2026

Abubakar Taofik Oladimeji, a Nigeria-UK digital growth strategist, argues that most marketing teams optimise for vanity metrics like impressions and clicks rather than revenue causality. The ability to trace commercial outcomes back to specific platform… Read full article →

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China eyes Enugu for direct flights, smart city investment, and Chinatown district

Techeconomy • Apr 25, 2026

Chinese Consul General Yan Yuqing led a delegation of Chinese executives to Government House Enugu, praising Governor Peter Mbah's infrastructure and technology-focused investment strategy.Discussions are underway for direct Enugu-Guangzhou flights, a sister-city agreement with Chinese… Read full article →

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Nigeria targets 30% IPv6 adoption by 2030 as current rate sits at just 5%

Techeconomy • Apr 27, 2026

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has launched a National IPv6 Implementation Strategy, backed by IXPN CEO Muhammed Rudman, targeting 30% nationwide IPv6 adoption by 2030, with interim milestones of 20% government network compliance and 25%… Read full article →

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Nigerian oil firm Ingentia Energies targets 30,000 barrels per day by 2030 with local bank funding.

Business Post • Apr 30, 2026

Ingentia Energies Limited, a Nigerian indigenous upstream oil company, has announced plans to scale production to 30,000 barrels per day by 2030, up from a current target of 10,000 bpd, after securing debt financing from… Read full article →

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Flutterwave and Yuno let global merchants access African payments through one API

Innovation Village • Apr 30, 2026

Global payments orchestration platform Yuno has partnered with Nigerian fintech giant Flutterwave to give international merchants a single API connection to multiple African payment systems, covering cards, mobile money, and bank transfers.The partnership covers key… Read full article →

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MTN Nigeria posts ₦355.5bn Q1 profit but warns diesel costs threaten future margins

Techeconomy • Apr 30, 2026

MTN Nigeria reported Q1 2026 profit after tax of ₦355.5 billion, a 165.9% jump year-on-year. With service revenue hitting ₦1.5 trillion and 55 million active data users across its 89.5 million subscriber base.The telco nearly… Read full article →

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NGX Group shareholders approve ₦2 dividend and bonus shares at 65th AGM

Nairametrics • May 1, 2026

Shareholders of Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX Group) approved audited 2025 financials, a ₦2.00 per share final dividend, and a one-for-three bonus share issue at the company's 65th Annual General Meeting (AGM).The AGM re-elected Group Chairman… Read full article →

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Nigeria's broadband coverage stuck at 52%, missing 70% government target as operators demand policy fix

Innovation Village • Apr 30, 2026

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) reports broadband penetration has stalled at 51.97%, far short of the federal government's 70% target under the National Broadband Plan (NNBP) 2020–2025, which expired in April 2026 without meeting its… Read full article →

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Nigeria Revenue Service launches Rev360 digital tax platform, replacing manual tax processes nationwide.

Premium Times • Apr 30, 2026

The Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS), formerly FIRS, officially launched Rev360 on 30 April 2025, a next-generation digital tax administration platform designed to replace manual and fragmented tax processes with an integrated, intelligent system.The launch follows… Read full article →

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Satellite-connected smartphones projected to reach 46% of global shipments by 2030

Techeconomy • Apr 30, 2026

Counterpoint Research projects NTN-capable smartphones will hit 46% of global shipments by 2030, up from a premium-only niche today, driven by Apple, Samsung, Google, and Huawei.Current satellite features are limited to SOS and messaging; mass… Read full article →

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WhatsApp is building its own cloud backup system to replace Google Drive and iCloud

Innovation Village • Apr 29, 2026

WhatsApp is developing an in-house cloud backup infrastructure that would let users store and restore chat history, including messages, photos, and voice notes directly within the app, without routing data through Google Drive or iCloud.The… Read full article →

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Tech firms cut 92,000 jobs in early 2026, redirecting payroll budgets to AI infrastructure

Tech Build Africa • Apr 29, 2026

Major tech companies including Oracle (30,000 cuts alone) have laid off nearly 92,000 workers across 98 firms between January and late April 2026, the heaviest pace in two years.Companies are converting payroll into capital expenditure.… Read full article →

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Nigeria ranks 6th globally in Solana developers as SuperteamNG puts $162k into local economy

Technext • Apr 29, 2026

SuperteamNG's Q1 2026 Impact Report shows Nigeria holds #1 in Africa and #6 globally in Solana developer share, with Nigerian builders making up 67% of all active Solana developers on the continent.In Q1 2026, SuperteamNG… Read full article →

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Nigerian startup Cencori builds AI infrastructure layer to secure production apps

Connecting Africa • Apr 29, 2026

Lagos-based Cencori, founded in June 2025 by Bola Banjo, Daniel Oreofe, and Ladipo Samuel, offers a unified AI gateway that secures, routes, and monitors LLM API requests for production applications, positioning itself as 'the Cloudflare… Read full article →

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Four Nigerian startups join Google's most competitive African accelerator cohort ever

ITPulse Nigeria • Apr 29, 2026

Termii, Bani, MasteryHive AI, and Regxta were selected from nearly 2,600 applications across 17 African countries. An acceptance rate below 1% for Google for Startups Accelerator Africa's 10th cohort, announced 21 April 2026.All four Nigerian… Read full article →

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Nigeria's Federal High Court launches e-filing system in Lagos, ending paper-based case filing

Techeconomy • Apr 27, 2026

Chief Judge Justice John Tsoho inaugurated the Federal High Court's e-filing platform at the Lagos Division, allowing lawyers and litigants to file cases remotely 24/7 via internet access.The system creates a full digital audit trail… Read full article →

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GIGM launches PASS platform combining flights, hotels, tours and bus travel in one app

Techeconomy • Apr 28, 2026

GIG Mobility (GIGM) unveiled 'PASS By GIGM' at its 2026 Product Conference in Lagos. PASS By GIGM is a super-app combining bus tickets, flight booking, hotel reservations, vehicle hire, and curated tour packages.CEO Dr. Enahoro… Read full article →

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Nigerian government reveals 80% of women-owned businesses lack formal credit access

Vanguard (Business) • Apr 28, 2026

Nigeria's Minister of Women Affairs and SEC Director-General disclosed at the 'Give-to-Gain' Summit in Abuja that over 80% of women-owned businesses operate without formal credit, despite women owning 41% of micro-businesses and representing ~23 million… Read full article →

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Nigerian airlines may ground all flights by April 30 as jet fuel prices triple to ₦3,500 per litre

Techeconomy • Apr 27, 2026

The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) have threatened to halt all domestic flights from Thursday, April 30, 2026, after jet fuel (Jet A1) prices surged over 300%; from ₦900 per litre in February to as… Read full article →

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NGX fines 32 listed companies N562.6 million for late financial filings in 2025

Nairametrics • Apr 27, 2026

NGX Regulation Limited (NGX RegCo) published its X-Compliance Report on April 24, 2026, revealing N562.6 million in cumulative penalties against 32 listed companies for delayed audited and unaudited financial statement filings in the 2024/2025 financial… Read full article →

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