Joy Onuorah, THEWILL

Before You Trade This Week, 10 Market Moves to Know

Friday’s recovery offered Nigerian shareholders some relief, but it did not erase the week’s losses.

UNICEF Offers Up To $100,000 To Startups Building Tech For Women’s Health

Nigerian startups building technology for women’s health can apply for up to US$100,000 in equity-free funding through UNICEF’s Femtech Ventures programme, with applications open until November 4.

ARTEX Developer Pulls AI Security Tool After Links To Bank Hacks

The developer announced the decision on Thursday, October 8. Reuters reported the withdrawal on Friday and confirmed that the project’s GitHub page had been taken down.

Amazon’s AI Expansion Runs Into Neighbourhood Revolt In India

The dispute concerns a planned 54-acre facility in Thane. Residents want it relocated, citing concerns about noise, electricity and water. Their protests predate Friday’s report, including a demonstration on September 8.

Oil Retreats To $103 As Trump Rules Out Iran Attack Before US Elections

Brent crude futures dropped 92 cents, or 0.9%, to $103.36 a barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate fell 75 cents, or 0.8%, to $90.74 by 7.32 am WAT, according to Reuters. These were intraday prices.

Nigeria’s Unfinished Projects Head Into 2027 After Pledge To End Budget Overlaps

Finance Minister and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, outlined the plan on Thursday, October 8, at the World Bank’s Nigeria Development Update launch in Abuja.

Sesterce Plans €10bn AI Computing Campus At Former Finnish Paper Mill

French technology company, Sesterce, has announced plans to transform a former Finnish paper mill into a massive artificial intelligence computing campus, proposing an investment of more than €10 billion.

One Big Bet vs Eight Portfolios: Calculus Behind Dangote’s Valuation Explosion

To make sense of how Dangote’s net worth crossed $50 billion, you have to look at how private infrastructure gets valued. For years, wealth trackers struggled to put an exact price tag on his unlisted 650,000-barrel-per-day petroleum refinery in Lagos.

TikTok Taken to Court Over Access Disruption in Four Northern States

The Foundation for Digital Justice and Sustainable Development filed the action at the Federal High Court on October 5, alleging that TikTok restricted access in Kano, Kaduna, Kebbi and Sokoto. It wants the court to order the company to restore service and declare the alleged restrictions a violation of users’ rights.

CyPHER Opens Applications, Offers Free Business Support To 40 Abuja Women

The programme targets 40 women entrepreneurs in beauty and cosmetics, catering, consumer products and fashion. Its official website listed applications as open when checked on October 7.

About Me

Joy Onuorah is a business journalist and brand communications specialist covering financial markets, artificial intelligence, digital economy, and the ideas reshaping business across Africa and the global market. Beyond her reporting for TheWill, Joy uses brand strategy, storytelling, copywriting, and high-value SEO to help brands build lasting market authority.
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