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Senior Finance Journalist

Articles by Tobi Opeyemi Amure

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News

MTN’s Dioum targets nearly 250 million untapped MoMo users

Serigne Dioum wants to convert MTN’s 317 million telecom subscribers into active MoMo financial services users through lending, merchant payments, and ecosystem partnerships.

Tobi Opeyemi AmureSep 4, 2026
Nigeria pulls 60% of its foreign tech money from the US
News

Nigeria pulls 60% of its foreign tech money from the US

A single number from the new U.S. consul general in Lagos reveals just how much American tech money powers Nigeria’s startup machine.

Tobi Opeyemi AmureSep 3, 2026
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News

Yellow Card’s new backers reveal where payments go next

Yellow Card just closed a $40 million round, but the investor names on the cap table tell a bigger story about where global payments are heading.

Tobi Opeyemi AmureAug 31, 2026
Caricature photo of Dr. Bosun Tijani, Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy speaking
News

Tijani reveals $750M plan to reshape Nigeria’s cloud

Tijani’s new cloud policy puts the federal government’s buying power on the table to attract private investors to build local digital infrastructure.

Tobi Opeyemi AmureAug 19, 2026
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News

Geregu Power taps three-decade veteran as acting CEO

Geregu Power names a new acting chief executive just days after a bond default and collapsing revenue rattled investors on the Nigerian Exchange.

Tobi Opeyemi AmureAug 17, 2026
Caricature image of Seplat energy refinery
News

Seplat sets ₦1,360 rate for Q2 dividend payout

Seplat Energy has locked in the naira conversion rate for its record quarterly dividend, and the number carries real weight for every NGX shareholder expecting a deposit on August 28.

Tobi Opeyemi AmureAug 13, 2026
Mtn exterior building
News

MTN Nigeria slides below ₦800 while its rivals climb

MTN Nigeria dropped to ₦799 on the NGX as Airtel Africa surged nearly 10% to a record close, splitting the telecom sector in a single session.

Tobi Opeyemi AmureAug 7, 2026
The Office of the Tax Ombud building
News

Tax Ombud details plan to rebuild taxpayer trust

Nigeria’s first Tax Ombud rolls out a digital complaint system and international partnerships to repair citizens’ fractured confidence in the country’s revenue agencies.

Tobi Opeyemi AmureJul 24, 2026
Airtel building
News

Airtel Nigeria’s revenue soars 50% as naira rallies

Airtel posted a blockbuster Nigerian quarter, but a closer look at the numbers reveals a tug-of-war between organic growth and a currency windfall.

Tobi Opeyemi AmureJul 23, 2026
NCR building
News

NCR Nigeria crashes 10% after rally from penny stock lows

NCR Nigeria’s nearly 8,000% rally from its all-time low hit a sharp reversal, and the volume behind the crash raises uncomfortable questions.

Tobi Opeyemi AmureJul 8, 2026
Dangote Cement wins nod for London listing at 17th AGM
News

Dangote Cement wins nod for London listing at 17th AGM

Dangote Cement cleared a critical shareholder hurdle for a London Stock Exchange listing while delivering its biggest dividend payout ever.

Tobi Opeyemi AmureJul 3, 2026
Universal Insurance building
News

Universal Insurance stumbles into ₦2.2bn Q1 loss

Universal Insurance posted a ₦2.2 billion loss in Q1 2026 after oil and gas claims erupted, wiping out a 40% jump in gross premiums and flipping a profitable quarter into a painful miss.

Tobi Opeyemi AmureJul 1, 2026
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News

Skyway Aviation hits 52-week high then crashes 10%

Skyway Aviation shares touched a record peak before reversing sharply, raising questions about the stock’s valuation after a 152% rally.

Tobi Opeyemi AmureJun 30, 2026
New Nigeria Revenue Service NRS
Taxes

FIRS vs NRS — what the new Nigeria Revenue Service means for taxpayers

The old FIRS name is gone, replaced by a bigger mandate, a new digital portal, and expanded enforcement powers under the Nigeria Revenue Service.

Tobi Opeyemi AmureJun 27, 2026
Nigeria & UAE flags
News

Nigeria taps $1.5bn from $5bn UAE deal IMF flagged

Nigeria pulled $1.5 billion from a $5 billion derivatives deal with the UAE’s largest lender, ignoring warnings from the IMF, Fitch, and Moody’s about the risks involved.

Tobi Opeyemi AmureJun 27, 2026
An image illustrating Nigeria Tax Act 2025 explained
Personal Finance

Nigeria Tax Act 2025 explained: every change that takes effect in 2026

Every major change in the Nigeria Tax Act 2025 explained, from income tax relief for low earners to new compliance rules reshaping obligations across the board.

Tobi Opeyemi AmureJun 23, 2026
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News

Flutterwave puts Nigeria at the centre of a $3.2B bet

Ripple’s equity investment positions Nigeria’s largest fintech at the center of a stablecoin-powered cross-border payment corridor across Africa.

Tobi Opeyemi AmureJun 19, 2026
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News

Elon Musk’s $60B Cursor deal puts Nigerian devs on notice

The SpaceX-Cursor merger raises hard questions about AI tool access for the hundreds of Nigerian developers who built workflows around the code editor.

Tobi Opeyemi AmureJun 19, 2026
UK & Nigeria flags
News

UK stakes £10m on Nigeria’s non-oil future

Nigeria has spent decades promising to reduce its dependence on oil revenue, and nearly every administration has pledged diversification.

Tobi Opeyemi AmureJun 13, 2026
First HoldCo building
Financial News/Updates

First HoldCo moves 100,000 shares without budging

Something unusual happened to First HoldCo Plc on the Nigerian Exchange on June 10, 2026, and it had nothing to do with a crash or a rally.

Tobi Opeyemi AmureJun 11, 2026