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Uber Technologies released a complex fourth-quarter financial report that left Wall Street investors visibly shaken. The ride-hailing giant recorded a robust twenty percent jump in total quarterly revenue performance. However, this growth failed to mask a significant decline in the company’s net income levels. Markets responded immediately by pushing share prices downward during early trading…
Access Bank Plc has appointed Mrs. Ifeyinwa Osime as its new Board Chairman. She succeeds Paul Usoro, SAN, who retired after his statutory tenure ended recently. The financial powerhouse announced this leadership transition in a corporate filing on Tuesday. Furthermore, this move strengthens the bank’s pursuit of becoming a respected global institution. Osime joined the…
In a major policy reversal, Google has begun rolling out a long-requested feature that allows Gmail users to change their primary email address without sacrificing their existing account, data, or history. This move ends a nearly two-decade restriction that permanently locked users into their original sign-up choice. The update was first spotted on Google’s…
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has pushed back strongly against claims that soaring domestic airfares are driven by multiple government taxes, insisting that airlines do not pay the levies being cited and that recent fare spikes are the result of market forces rather than regulatory burdens. In a statement posted on X on Sunday,…
The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) has officially announced the opening dates for its flagship 2026 Annual Grant program, reinforcing its decade-long commitment to catalyzing African entrepreneurship. Applications for the highly competitive program will be accepted from January 1 to March 1, 2026. Widely recognized as one of the continent’s most comprehensive entrepreneurship support initiatives,…
Nigeria pumped more crude oil in the first half of 2025, but the money did not follow. Despite a modest recovery in production, the Federal Government earned ₦16.2 trillion less than projected from oil between January and June, once again exposing the fragility of an economy still heavily tied to a volatile commodity. According to…
As Christmas draws near, Lagos markets are beginning to glow with festive colours—but behind the tinsel and bright displays lies a more measured mood. Traders across major commercial hubs say this year’s yuletide season is unfolding with uneven momentum, shaped by rising costs, cautious consumer behaviour and shifting spending priorities. At the Balogun Business Association…
Nigeria’s trade balance with the United States swung sharply into deficit in the first nine months of 2025, as exports fell by nearly N941 billion and imports more than doubled, according to foreign trade data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The figures reveal a dramatic reversal from the same period in 2024,…
Gold prices soared to a historic high on Monday, driven by growing market confidence that the U.S. Federal Reserve will extend its rate-cutting cycle into the coming year. In early trading, the spot price of gold reached an all-time peak of $4,383.76 per ounce, surpassing its previous record of $4,381.52 set in October. The…
A regional assembly in Japan on Monday backed the restart of the world’s largest nuclear power station—a landmark decision that brings the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa facility a step closer to generating electricity for the first time since the 2011 Fukushima disaster. The Niigata prefectural assembly approved a supplementary resolution endorsing Governor Hideyo Hanazumi’s earlier decision to…
