https://businesspress.ng/articles/alphabet-shares-sink-q3-growth-fed-holds-ecb-lagarde-exits BusinessPress en 2026-10-30T07:23:19.755Z Alphabet shares slump on weakest quarterly growth in four years as the Fed holds rates, ECB president Lagarde plans February exit https://businesspress.ng/articles/brent-crude-holds-near-111-fed-holds-oil-supply-risk BusinessPress en 2026-10-30T07:21:51.309Z Brent crude steadies near $111 a barrel as traders weigh supply risks against softer demand after the Fed holds rates https://businesspress.ng/articles/cbn-gross-reserves-55-25bn-18-year-high-import-cover-11-3-months BusinessPress en 2026-10-30T07:20:01.881Z Nigeria's gross external reserves stand near a record $55.25 billion, the highest level in 18 years https://businesspress.ng/articles/ngx-thursday-record-close-asi-254083-capitalisation-n164-97tn BusinessPress en 2026-10-30T07:16:47.427Z NGX closes Thursday at a record market value of N164.97 trillion as the All-Share Index settles at 254,083.02 https://businesspress.ng/articles/cbn-business-confidence-13-4-september-bes-taxation-insecurity BusinessPress en 2026-10-30T07:06:02.303Z Business confidence in Nigeria slips to 13.4 points but stays positive, CBN survey projects acceleration to 36.6 by March 2027 https://businesspress.ng/articles/fgn-bond-yields-high-corridor-recalibration-after-september-mpc BusinessPress en 2026-10-30T06:50:14.575Z Sovereign yields stay elevated as markets absorb the central bank's corridor recalibration, 45 per cent cash reserve requirement https://businesspress.ng/articles/nigeria-composite-pmi-53-household-confidence-slumps-september BusinessPress en 2026-10-30T06:46:44.751Z Nigeria's economy expands for a fourth straight month as the Composite PMI hits 53.0, even as household sentiment slumps https://businesspress.ng/articles/sunbeth-n220bn-commercial-paper-46-percent-oversubscribed-cocoa BusinessPress en 2026-10-30T06:45:27.823Z Sunbeth Global Concept draws more than N220 billion for its N150 billion commercial paper programme amid the cocoa boom https://businesspress.ng/articles/dangote-cement-nine-month-profit-n974-8bn-rally-filing BusinessPress en 2026-10-30T06:43:55.664Z Dangote Cement posts nine-month profit of N974.8 billion as the stock extends its rally on record monthly volumes https://businesspress.ng/articles/kyari-10bn-annual-post-harvest-losses-nesg-summit BusinessPress en 2026-10-30T06:23:59.376Z Agriculture minister says Nigeria loses $10 billion of farm produce a year as 14 of 17 federal silos fail to function https://businesspress.ng/articles/seplat-interim-dividend-us5c-plus-special-us14c-november BusinessPress en 2026-10-30T06:22:53.980Z Seplat declares interim dividend of US5 cents plus special of US14 cents per share for November payment https://businesspress.ng/articles/tinubu-defends-21-7bn-foreign-loan-plan-infrastructure BusinessPress en 2026-10-30T01:42:28.613Z Tinubu defends proposed $21.7 billion foreign loan plan as financing for infrastructure and productive assets https://businesspress.ng/articles/fg-pitches-one-million-hectares-tree-crops-eu-investors-brussels BusinessPress en 2026-10-30T01:41:13.807Z Federal government pitches one-million-hectare tree crop expansion to European investors in Brussels https://businesspress.ng/articles/cbn-nitda-sovereign-cloud-payment-data-localisation-january-2027 BusinessPress en 2026-10-30T01:40:13.912Z CBN and NITDA partner on sovereign cloud drive as banks face January 2027 deadline to keep payment data onshore https://businesspress.ng/articles/google-pay-launches-for-eligible-nigerian-cardholders BusinessPress en 2026-10-30T01:39:03.209Z Google Pay goes live for eligible Nigerian cardholders as global payment wallets deepen their Nigerian presence https://businesspress.ng/articles/nesg-tax-survey-74-percent-households-accept-right-to-tax BusinessPress en 2026-10-30T01:37:49.611Z NESG survey: 74.4 per cent of households accept government's right to tax, but trust in tax authorities remains low https://businesspress.ng/articles/ngx-group-nine-month-pbt-n20-6bn-rises-83-percent BusinessPress en 2026-10-30T01:37:04.874Z NGX Group's nine-month profit before tax climbs 83.3 per cent to N20.6 billion as digital trading lifts the exchange https://businesspress.ng/articles/first-holdco-slides-10-heavy-volume-thursday BusinessPress en 2026-10-29T13:10:00.000Z First HoldCo slides 10 per cent on heavy turnover in Thursday's record-setting session https://businesspress.ng/articles/ngx-record-week-capitalisation-rises-from-n163tn-to-n164-97tn BusinessPress en 2026-10-29T11:55:00.000Z From N163 trillion to a record N164.97 trillion in four sessions: NGX caps a week of records https://businesspress.ng/articles/totalenergies-chevron-us-exploration-leases-2026 BusinessPress en 2026-10-29T09:13:42.606Z TotalEnergies takes 25% stake in 26 Chevron-operated US exploration leases https://businesspress.ng/articles/vfd-nine-month-profit-comprehensive-income-2026 BusinessPress en 2026-10-29T09:12:37.622Z VFD profit nearly doubles but comprehensive income grows just 3% https://businesspress.ng/articles/abbey-bank-nine-month-profit-deposits-lending-2026 BusinessPress en 2026-10-29T09:02:32.710Z Abbey Bank profit rises 56% as deposits expand faster than lending https://businesspress.ng/articles/mecure-nine-month-profit-marketing-finance-costs-2026 BusinessPress en 2026-10-29T08:52:49.780Z MeCure profit rises 36% as marketing savings lift operating margin https://businesspress.ng/articles/nigerian-breweries-nine-month-profit-financing-costs-2026 BusinessPress en 2026-10-29T08:51:47.460Z Nigerian Breweries profit rises 33% as financing costs ease https://businesspress.ng/articles/fsd-africa-rita-women-business-finance-nigeria-2026 BusinessPress en 2026-10-29T08:50:59.048Z FSD Africa backs Nigerian women-led business network with $335,000 https://businesspress.ng/articles/adaptation-fund-horn-africa-rwanda-farming-2026 BusinessPress en 2026-10-29T08:49:41.873Z UNDP announces nearly $35m for Horn of Africa and Rwanda climate resilience https://businesspress.ng/articles/uk-budget-2026-debt-interest-fiscal-buffer BusinessPress en 2026-10-29T08:48:59.722Z UK Budget absorbs higher debt-interest costs as fiscal buffer narrows https://businesspress.ng/articles/germany-october-28-2026-bund-auction BusinessPress en 2026-10-29T08:48:03.731Z Germany allots €3.89bn of ten-year bonds at 3.37% average yield https://businesspress.ng/articles/australia-2024-25-energy-exports-annual-accounts BusinessPress en 2026-10-29T08:46:59.741Z Australian energy exports hit ten-year low in newly released annual accounts https://businesspress.ng/articles/germany-november-2026-consumer-climate BusinessPress en 2026-10-29T08:46:01.529Z German consumers stay cautious despite brighter economic expectations https://businesspress.ng/articles/airbus-nine-month-2026-deliveries-cash-flow BusinessPress en 2026-10-29T08:43:43.343Z Airbus keeps annual target as final quarter carries 323-aircraft delivery task https://businesspress.ng/articles/samsung-third-quarter-2026-chip-profit-devices BusinessPress en 2026-10-29T08:42:36.803Z Samsung chip earnings dominate record quarterly profit as devices lose money https://businesspress.ng/articles/bnp-paribas-third-quarter-2026-profit-revenue-costs BusinessPress en 2026-10-29T08:40:55.312Z BNP Paribas profit rises 13.5% as revenue outpaces costs https://businesspress.ng/articles/deutsche-bank-third-quarter-2026-profit-costs BusinessPress en 2026-10-29T08:39:58.542Z Deutsche Bank quarterly profit reaches €1.9bn as costs stay flat https://businesspress.ng/articles/ubs-third-quarter-2026-profit-integration-savings BusinessPress en 2026-10-29T08:36:35.006Z UBS posts $2.7bn quarterly profit and raises integration savings target https://businesspress.ng/articles/us-october-23-2026-petroleum-inventories BusinessPress en 2026-10-29T08:32:27.880Z US crude stocks fall 1.9m barrels as gasoline inventories rise https://businesspress.ng/articles/australia-september-quarter-2026-trade-prices BusinessPress en 2026-10-29T08:31:21.171Z Gas lifts Australian export prices as import costs ease https://businesspress.ng/articles/us-september-2026-goods-trade-deficit BusinessPress en 2026-10-29T08:29:56.440Z US goods deficit widens to $134.9bn despite stronger exports https://businesspress.ng/articles/us-first-quarter-2026-business-employment-dynamics BusinessPress en 2026-10-29T08:28:10.666Z US net job gains slow sharply as business expansion weakens https://businesspress.ng/articles/australia-september-inflation-2026-4-3-percent BusinessPress en 2026-10-29T08:24:47.943Z Australian inflation rises to 4.3% as goods and services pressures strengthen https://businesspress.ng/articles/bank-of-canada-october-2026-rate-increase BusinessPress en 2026-10-29T08:07:15.184Z Bank of Canada raises rate to 2.5% as energy costs threaten wider inflation https://businesspress.ng/articles/fed-october-2026-rate-hold-hawkish-dissent BusinessPress en 2026-10-29T08:06:13.308Z Fed holds rates at 3.75%–4% as two policymakers seek an increase https://businesspress.ng/articles/dangote-cement-nine-month-net-cash-profit-2026 BusinessPress en 2026-10-29T08:05:22.076Z Dangote Cement moves to net cash as nine-month profit rises 31% https://businesspress.ng/articles/cap-nine-month-profit-tax-operating-margin-2026 BusinessPress en 2026-10-29T08:04:17.648Z CAP pretax profit rises 21% as tax limits net earnings growth https://businesspress.ng/articles/zichis-nine-month-revenue-expansion-funding-2026 BusinessPress en 2026-10-29T08:03:12.685Z Zichis revenue jumps 163% as expansion reshapes its funding needs https://businesspress.ng/articles/chams-nine-month-profit-finance-income-operating-decline-2026 BusinessPress en 2026-10-29T08:02:22.515Z Chams net profit rises as finance income offsets operating decline https://businesspress.ng/articles/sterling-nine-month-profit-restated-eps-2026 BusinessPress en 2026-10-29T07:53:30.766Z Sterling profit rises 21% but restated earnings per share decline https://businesspress.ng/articles/equinix-third-quarter-revenue-capacity-outlook-2026 BusinessPress en 2026-10-29T07:45:37.952Z Equinix raises outlook as revenue grows 11% and capacity plans expand https://businesspress.ng/articles/fedex-third-quarter-outlook-investment-loss-2026 BusinessPress en 2026-10-29T07:44:50.555Z FedEx lifts outlook as parcel gains offset investment-related earnings hit https://businesspress.ng/articles/microsoft-fy2027-first-quarter-cloud-devices-2026 BusinessPress en 2026-10-29T07:44:05.201Z Microsoft revenue rises 19% as cloud growth offsets weaker devices https://businesspress.ng/articles/fidson-nine-month-profit-finance-currency-costs-2026 BusinessPress en 2026-10-29T07:43:07.669Z Fidson profit rises 47% as financing and currency costs ease https://businesspress.ng/articles/nem-nine-month-profit-operating-cash-outflow-2026 BusinessPress en 2026-10-29T07:42:18.063Z NEM profit rises 31% as operating cash flow turns negative https://businesspress.ng/articles/naira-holds-n1347-per-dollar-official-market-after-fed-hold BusinessPress en 2026-10-28T23:48:00.000Z Naira firms to N1,347 per dollar in the official market as the Fed's rate hold steady global conditions