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Last updated: September 28, 2026 Summary: Inflation Is Falling, but Prices Are Not Falling With It Nigeria’s headline inflation rate has dropped sharply in a year, from 23.14% in August 2025 to 15.39% in August 2026. That is real relief, but it can be misread. A lower inflation rate means prices are rising more slowly, … Read more
Last updated: September 28, 2026 Summary: Bigger Values, Fewer Transactions, and a Clear Set of Leaders Nigeria’s payments system is moving more money than ever, but the way it moves is changing quickly. The main findings from the latest official data: The second part of this analysis covers who is winning in more detail, the … Read more
Last updated: September 28, 2026 Summary: A Comeback Built on a Few Big Deals Nigeria’s tech ecosystem has recovered from a weak 2025, but the recovery is uneven and heavily driven by a small number of large transactions. The headline findings: The second part of this analysis covers the top sectors, investor behaviour, the risks … Read more
Last updated: September 28, 2026 Summary: Where the Growth and the Money Are Going Nigeria’s economy grew 4.43% year-on-year in real terms in the second quarter of 2026, its fastest quarterly pace in five years, and investors have noticed. The NGX All-Share Index was up 62.01% for the year at the close on September 25. … Read more
Last updated: September 28, 2026 Summary: The Naira Enters Q4 2026 From a Position of Strength The naira goes into the final quarter of 2026 in better shape than at any point in the past two years, and most forecasters now expect it to hold or strengthen slightly rather than slide. The main findings: Below, … Read more
Last updated: September 28, 2026 Summary: What the Data Says Going Into Q4 2026 Nigeria enters the final quarter of 2026 with the most favourable macroeconomic picture in several years, though not yet a fully comfortable one. Three developments define the outlook: For businesses and investors, the practical message is that price pressure is easing, … Read more
New York is moving to put teeth behind one of the country’s toughest state-level AI laws, and Governor Kathy Hochul says the state may eventually go even further, exploring the possibility of an emergency “kill switch” capable of shutting down an AI system if it poses a genuinely catastrophic risk. Hochul made the announcement Monday … Read more
Most people carry a quiet story about who they are, shaped by where they started, what happened to them, and what they were told they could or couldn’t become. That story feels less like a choice and more like a fact, fixed and unchangeable. Academy Award-winning actress Viola Davis, who has spoken openly about growing … Read more
Russia has unveiled a new modular defense structure designed to shield its oil refineries and other critical energy infrastructure from the wave of Ukrainian drone strikes that has battered the country’s fuel production capacity for more than a year. The system, called Web, was developed by RT-Project Technologies, a subsidiary of Russia’s state-owned defense conglomerate … Read more
A software glitch in Apple’s newly released iOS 27 is spreading across social media as an accidental prank, leaving iPhone screens frozen and unresponsive after nothing more than two quick swipes. The bug surfaced within days of iOS 27’s September 14 public release and has since been confirmed across multiple devices, including the iPhone 17 … Read more