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Samsung Launches Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra in Nigeria With 30% Cover Discount

Samsung's latest foldable phones are now on sale in Nigeria, with a limited-time 30% discount on Covers running through 18 September 2026.

8 Sept · 3 min read

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Naira firms past N1,302/$ as CBN reserves swell to $54bn

8 Sept

02

Boeing sees 1,165 jets and $140B market for Africa by 2045

6 Sept

03

Dangote Refinery's N2.15trn IPO Gets SEC Green Light

6 Sept

04

Ghana's $20B gold boom reshapes Africa's refining politics

5 Sept

05

Glencore's $9B Congo deal meets a $1.4B lawsuit threat

2 Sept

06

Eskom doubles profit to $1.9bn but a $6.9bn municipal debt hole looms

1 Sept

07

African airlines grow capacity fastest but cargo weakest in July

1 Sept

08

Ethiopia's Birr and Ghana's Cedi Lead Africa's Currency Slide in August 2026

31 Aug

09

Nigeria Wins Moody's Upgrade and FTSE Return in One Week

31 Aug

10

Niger's military junta faces coup attempt from within its own ranks

31 Aug

11

The Architect Behind Eko Atlantic's Financial Blueprint Speaks

31 Aug

12

FTSE Russell Restores Nigeria to Frontier Market Status from Sept 21

27 Aug

13

Ghana bans unrefined artisanal gold exports from September 1

26 Aug

14

Dangote Launches Real-Time Driver Control Room After Fatal Truck Crashes

25 Aug

15

US Deepens Military Ties With Botswana After Joint Space-Age Drill

24 Aug

16

Dangote Refinery's Free Delivery Now Covers 10 Locations Across Nigeria

24 Aug

17

China Deploys J-16 Jets to Egypt in First-Ever Africa Exercise

24 Aug

18

UBA and Prestige Assurance Refresh Boards With New Non-Executive Directors

24 Aug

19

Nigeria's Tinubu Reforms Raised N20.4trn — But How Was It Spent?

22 Aug

20

Asa Asika on The Plug, Davido, and Who Owns Afrobeats

22 Aug

21

GTCO and Zenith Bank Both Win NGX Extensions on H1 2026 Results

22 Aug

22

Nigeria Inflation Falls to 15.43% in July 2026: Which States Cost Most and Least

19 Aug

23

US Coast Guard Ends 12-Year Security Ban on Nigerian Vessels

19 Aug

24

Nigeria's food inflation hits 20.31% in July, a 10-month high

19 Aug

25

CBN's 20% OMO Yields Pull N4.93trn From Investors, Threatening Stocks

17 Aug

26

NGX pulls last-minute brake on new equity pricing rules

17 Aug

27

Sonatrach Drills Niger's 260M-Barrel Kafra Field

15 Aug

28

Nigeria Stays on US Religious Freedom Blacklist After August Talks

15 Aug

29

NGX Pitches Dual Listings to Chinese Firms as Foreign Investors Hold Just 12% of Market

14 Aug

30

Nigeria's Regulators and Labour Want Dangote Fuel Sold Across Africa

13 Aug

31

Osun Governor Adeleke Sues EFCC for N2bn Over Account Freeze

13 Aug

32

Nigeria's CBN opens crypto sandbox as $92bn market seeks regulation

13 Aug

33

UBA and Mikano Motors Launch 'Drive Your Dream' Auto Loan Scheme

11 Aug

34

AVA Capital's 33% Surge Leads NGX Gainers as African Currencies Split

11 Aug

35

Dangote Took 52.6M Barrels as Nigeria's Domestic Crude Supply Hit 97.4%

11 Aug

36

Dangote's Kenya Refinery Drops to $16B, Eyes October Groundbreaking

11 Aug

37

Nigeria's public debt hits N159.35trn as domestic borrowing climbs

8 Aug

38

Dangote Refinery Holds Europe's Top Jet Fuel Spot for Second Month

8 Aug

39

Nigerian Startup Funding Crashes 96% in July 2026

8 Aug

40

Buffett Cuts Gates Foundation From $6B Gift After 20 Years

7 Aug

41

Seychelles and Mauritius Lead Africa's 2026 Passport Rankings

7 Aug

42

HPCL Buys 2M Barrels of Nigerian Crude for Rajasthan Refinery

5 Aug

43

Nigeria's Decade of Wealth Erosion: What Money Markets Really Returned

5 Aug

44

OPay's Trust Gambit: What Nigeria's Fintech Giant Must Prove

3 Aug

45

Nigeria's $2.3T Economy Hides in Plain Sight — Here's the Map

3 Aug

46

Nigerian consumer firms split sharply in H1 2026 earnings

1 Aug

47

Dangote Refinery: From $20B Gamble to Global Fuel Force

1 Aug

48

Middle East conflict reshapes African business from retail to runways

30 Jul

49

Africa Prudential Reports Strong H1 2026 at Investor Call

29 Jul

50

Africa's Macro Snapshot: Fuel, Debt, and Rates in July 2026

28 Jul

51

Nigeria's Payment Fraud Losses Halved, But AI Risks Are Rising

25 Jul

52

Washington bets $500M on Africa's minerals, not aid

25 Jul

53

17 African Fintechs Make CNBC/Statista's 2026 Global Top 500 List

25 Jul

54

Google's Selfie Video Verification: What It Means for Africa

24 Jul

55

Nigerian equities rebound N1.58trn in single session

24 Jul

56

US 'AI Kill Switch' Bill: What It Means for African Tech

24 Jul

57

Dangote Refinery Closes $2.5bn Private Placement, a Record for Africa

24 Jul

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