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Dangote Refinery raises its petrol gantry price to N1,300 per litre from N1,215 on November 3, with local pump prices rising to about N1,360 as crude costs bite.

CBN data show official-market FX utilisation climbing to $18.3bn in Q2 from $16.2bn in Q1, with invisibles at $13.2bn dwarfing goods at $5.1bn.

US October payrolls surge to 165,000 against forecasts of 65,000, helping Wall Street rebound after an AI rout erased $3 trillion this week.
First HoldCo posts N744.45 billion profit after tax for nine months of 2026, up 65.11 per cent, while a 10.40 per cent NPL ratio keeps asset quality under scrutiny.

External reserves rise just $295m in October to $55.22bn — the smallest monthly build this year — as oil shortfalls and debt service absorb the year accretion.

The DMO raises FGN Savings Bond rates to 13.25% and 14.25% for the two- and three-year November offers closing Friday, locking retail savings at real-positive yields.

Slowest Russian winter sowing since 2013, Ukraine moisture deficits, a 9% palm oil deficit and El Nino converge on African food importers with a 2027 squeeze.

Digital Africa makes its first Ethiopian commitment with funding for ChipChip, a social-buying app aggregating smallholder farm orders into bulk purchases.

Nigeria produced 1.678 million barrels per day in August against a 1.84 million budget assumption, putting the fiscal windfall math under pressure.

Cloudflare jumps 20% after Q3 revenue and adjusted earnings beat expectations and it raised its sales outlook, upending the AI-capex panic narrative.

IFC makes its first investment in Kifiya Financial Technology at AFIS in Luanda, scaling AI risk-decisioning that has enabled $1bn-plus in credit for 1.1 million MSMEs and farmers.

Ghanaian agritech LbH raises DRK Foundation backing to expand farmer credit data infrastructure after facilitating $5.4m in loans to 13,000 farmers.
Gold drops as much as $66 an intraday session as the surprise US jobs report lifts the dollar and cools Fed rate-cut bets, reversing its week-long haven bid.

Nigeria Customs collected N1.42trn in September and October as Q3 exports through Lilypond hit $752.8m, signalling stronger trade-based fiscal receipts.

NISO blames declining grid generation on gas supply constraints and low hydro water levels as the dry season pushes demand higher.

The US AI stock rout transmits to African tech through venture budgets, corporate spending and risk premia, but also opens doors.

Nigerian startup Baagrilink is testing an AI agronomist with soil testing and a produce marketplace ahead of its launch.

IFC launched an agritech financing programme injecting equity into 15 African startups and linking them to 200 banks via guarantees.

Commerzbank net profit of 859 million euros slightly beat estimates, while full-year guidance stayed below consensus.

ArcelorMittal EBITDA of $2.02bn beat consensus, but $852m impairments and a $293m Ukraine charge weighed on the steel group.

The Dangote refinery domestic IPO attracted about N6.4 trillion in orders, redefining the scale of Nigerian equity issuance.

October US layoff announcements fell to their lowest since 2023 ahead of Friday payrolls, strengthening the Fed December rate debate.