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Forex Trading Daily Digest – February 20, 2026

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Here’s your Forex & Global Economics daily digest 📊. Stay ahead of FX markets, macro trends, and African economic news.

  1. 🇳🇬 Alleged N230m Forex Scam: Businessman remanded over AI-Cloned Peter Obi Image – Nairametrics
  2. 🇳🇬 FMDQ Exchange executed N676.7 trillion turnover in 2025 – Nairametrics
  3. 🇳🇬 Unity, Providus banks merger clears major hurdles, integration underway
  4. 🇳🇬 Swiss private banking giant enters Africa as millionaire population set to surge 65%
  5. 🇳🇬 Africa’s water and sanitation access gap is constraining economic growth – African Business
  6. 🇳🇬 The business of water takes centre stage in Africa’s development debate – African Business
  7. 🇳🇬 ‘All we did was in vain’ — Mike Igini regrets 10 years at INEC – TheCable
  8. 🇳🇬 Tips for small business loan application – TheCable
  9. Global Market Headlines | Breaking Stock Market News – Reuters
  10. Dollar headed for best week in four months as geopolitics loom over markets – Reuters
  11. Kwasi Kwarteng is focused, ‘orange pilled’ and ready to start bitcoinmaxxing
  12. Zambia calls for domestic debt to be part of major indices
  13. A Blue Owl-Linked Structured Note Is Now Worth Just 47 Cents – Bloomberg.com
  14. Stocks Fall, Oil Climbs with Geopolitics in Focus: Markets Wrap – Bloomberg.com
  15. The EU is thrashing out a more muscular set of economic policies
  16. Ethnic minorities are driving America’s startup boom
  17. Future of Government: A Call to Action – World Bank
  18. Mauritius Leans into Climate Resilience and Inclusive Growth to Unleash Job Creation at Scale – World Bank
  19. A Global Vision for Indian AI – International Monetary Fund | IMF
  20. Republic of Mozambique: 2025 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Mozambique – International Monetary Fund | IMF
  21. Water Supply & Sanitation – African Development Bank Group
  22. EOI – CSP-MTR-Operations and Development Economist Consultant (Local) – COMZ – African Development Bank Group
  23. USD/JPY: Policy focus tempers safe haven appeal – DBS
  24. EUR/USD: Downside risk to 1.160 on oil shock – ING
  25. Eurozone February flash services PMI 51.8 vs 51.9 expected
  26. Germany February flash manufacturing PMI 50.7 vs 49.5 expected
  27. 🇳🇬 CBN warns digital payments threaten FX stability at G-24 – Nairametrics
  28. 🇳🇬 Beyond fintech growth, CBN aims to shape global digital finance
  29. 🇳🇬 Africa stakes its claim in the global AI race – African Business
  30. 🇳🇬 Adeleke reduces Osun civil servants’ work hours for Ramadan, Lent – TheCable

That’s a wrap on forex and economics today 🌍. Which currency pair or macro trend are you watching?

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Stock Trading Daily Digest – February 20, 2026

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Today’s Stock Market update 📈. Catch the top movers across Nigerian, African, and global equities.

  1. 🇳🇬 Japaul Gold stock crosses 50% year-to-date gain at opening bell, on May project buzz – Nairametrics
  2. 🇳🇬 GTCO leads value as All-Share Index breaches 193,000, records 61,953 deals – Nairametrics
  3. 🇳🇬 MTNN stock hits all-time high as investors price in IHS deal
  4. 🇳🇬 Bulls Charge On As NGX Extends Winning Streak by 1.39%
  5. 🇳🇬 Federal Government Plans State Asset Sales: Implications for Investors & the Economy – Proshare
  6. 🇳🇬 Equities Market Extends Rally as Investors Gained N1.71trn, ASI Up 1.40%; BDC Rate Appreciates to N1,360/US$1 – Proshare
  7. Firm dollar puts gold on track for weekly loss – Business Day
  8. Oil set for first weekly gain in three amid brewing US-Iran tension – Business Day
  9. Sibanye restores dividend after precious-metals prices rally
  10. Anglo takes $2.3bn impairment on De Beers diamond unit
  11. Stocks dip and oil climbs as Trump turns up the heat on Iran – Reuters
  12. Meta cuts stock awards by 5% for most employees, FT reports – Reuters
  13. Nobody knows very much about where alpha comes from
  14. Kwasi Kwarteng is focused, ‘orange pilled’ and ready to start bitcoinmaxxing
  15. Stocks Fall, Oil Climbs with Geopolitics in Focus: Markets Wrap – Bloomberg.com
  16. Blue Owl Sold Private Loans to Pension Giants and Own Insurer – Bloomberg.com
  17. Three Silicon Valley engineers charged with stealing Google trade secrets and sending data to Iran
  18. ‘Canary in the coal mine’: Blue Owl liquidity curbs fuel fears about private credit bubble
  19. Charted: The Escalating Destruction of U.S. Wildfires
  20. Charted: The Growth of $100 by Asset Class (1965–2025)
  21. The optimal path for investors to achieve long-term outperformance – Financial Post
  22. Seafood billionaire John Risley’s firm faces huge debt, legal battles amid ownership shakeup – Financial Post
  23. This Farm and Construction Machinery Maker’s Stock Keeps Hitting Record Highs – Investopedia
  24. Why One Expert Thinks Palantir’s Slumping Stock Is an Opportunity for Investors – Investopedia
  25. Energy and Industrial Stocks Are the New Market Leaders. Here’s What to Know – Morningstar
  26. The U.S. economy has grown faster than anyone predicted. Here’s why. – Morningstar
  27. IRS eliminates Direct File. How can I file my taxes for free now?
  28. Venmo taxes: IRS rules for payment app transactions
  29. 🇳🇬 CBN warns digital payments threaten FX stability at G-24 – Nairametrics
  30. 🇳🇬 Naira strength sparks exit warnings as investors look to lock in FX gains

That’s it for today’s stock market roundup! Which market do you think will rally next? 🚀

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Online Business Daily Digest – February 20, 2026

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Here’s today’s Online Business, Tech & AI roundup 💻. From African startups to global artificial intelligence trends.

  1. 🇳🇬 Nigeria’s busiest airports to get MTN-backed free Wi-Fi
  2. 🇳🇬 From Egypt to Gabon: 33 African countries that have imposed social media bans
  3. 🇳🇬 Divest Launches V3, Expands Beyond Crypto-to-Cash to Build a Smarter Way to Move Money Across Africa
  4. 🇳🇬 9th Marketplace: One of the Best E-Commerce Apps in Nigeria, Transforming Online Shopping and E-Commerce in Africa
  5. 🇳🇬 Why new Unilever-Google partnership is dangerous for startups
  6. 🇳🇬 Level Up: How Chisom Felix turned 9 months of unpaid work into a global Web3 marketing career
  7. 🇳🇬 Zambian neobank Lupiya extends Series A round to $11.25m
  8. 🇳🇬 Egyptian e-commerce startup Breadfast raises $50m pre-Series C funding
  9. 🇳🇬 Africa stakes its claim in the global AI race – African Business
  10. 🇳🇬 Africa needs patient capital for the long term – African Business
  11. General Catalyst commits $5B to India over five years
  12. Ali Partovi’s Neo looks to upend the accelerator model with low-dilution terms
  13. H&R Block Coupons and Deals: $50 Off Tax Prep in 2026
  14. Jeffrey Epstein’s Ties to CBP Agents Sparked a DOJ Probe
  15. Microsoft has a new plan to prove what’s real and what’s AI online
  16. The Download: autonomous narco submarines, and virtue signaling chatbots
  17. Lawsuit: ChatGPT told student he was “meant for greatness”—then came psychosis
  18. NASA chief classifies Starliner flight as “Type A” mishap, says agency made mistakes
  19. Google Gemini 3.1 Pro first impressions: a ‘Deep Think Mini’ with adjustable reasoning on demand
  20. How attackers hit 700 organizations through CX platforms your SOC already approved
  21. Amazon’s cloud unit hit by at least two outages involving AI tools, FT says – Reuters
  22. Trump-themed ETF manager scoops up MAGA fund – Reuters
  23. Why Some Companies Grow Rapidly While Others Stall – Harvard Business Review
  24. How Brands Can Adapt When AI Agents Do the Shopping – Harvard Business Review
  25. AI in the workplace: A report for 2025 | McKinsey – McKinsey & Company
  26. Insights on People and Organizational Performance – McKinsey & Company
  27. This 60-Minute Founder Ritual Prevented Me From Burning Out
  28. I Quit My High-Powered Banking Job to Chase a Different Version of the American Dream — Now I’ve Helped 80,000+ Do the Same
  29. Is taste a ‘new core skill’? Techies debate — and quickly get memed
  30. A Japanese toilet maker and seasoning giant are unlikely winners of the AI boom

That’s all for tech and online business today 🚀. Which AI trend or startup caught your eye? Share below!

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Agriculture Daily Digest – February 20, 2026

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Your daily Agriculture & Agribusiness digest 🌱. From crops to livestock, here are today’s top updates across Africa.

  1. 🇳🇬 FG, Bank of Agriculture distribute 2,000 tractors to mechanised farmers
  2. 🇳🇬 Inflation: CPPE urges targeted support for Nigerian farmers
  3. 🇳🇬 FG to allocate N800bn to agro-processing, renewable energy sectors under industrial policy
  4. 🇳🇬 Valency International secures €70m to scale Nigeria’s agrocommodities value chain
  5. 🇳🇬 Why climate finance may decide local farmers’ fate – The Guardian Nigeria News
  6. 🇳🇬 Kaduna commissions roads linking 76 farming communities – The Guardian Nigeria News
  7. 🇳🇬 Punch newspapers – Breaking News, Nigerian News & Top Stories – Punch Newspapers
  8. 🇳🇬 Ekiti approves N2.51bn for roads, compensation, agriculture projects – Punch Newspapers
  9. 🇳🇬 Namibia: Namibia Warns Illegal FMD Vaccines, Livestock Smuggling Threaten Beef Exports and Disease-Free Status
  10. 🇳🇬 Zimbabwe: Govt Ready to Deploy Cloud Seeding As Farmers Fear Crop Losses
  11. 🇳🇬 Nigerian govt commits to adoption of biofortified crops
  12. 🇳🇬 Three years after launch, Nigeria’s N68.3m DPI tool yet to curb cattle rustling
  13. US farmers to sow more soybeans in 2026, less corn, USDA says – Reuters
  14. Global Market Headlines | Breaking Stock Market News – Reuters
  15. Repsol aims to triple Venezuelan oil output after securing US permit
  16. Metals traders will benefit from a fractured world
  17. Rome-Based UN Agencies Convene High-Level Panel on Scaling AI for Development at India AI Impact Summit 2026 – Food and Agriculture Organization
  18. AI for Impact Summit 2026 — Day 2: FAO takes a central role in scaling AI for public good – Food and Agriculture Organization
  19. Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e) – Argentina – World Bank Open Data
  20. LEARNING TOGETHER: WHY COUPLES VALUE RECEIVING THE SAME EXTENSION TRAINING – World Bank
  21. Strengthening farmers’ organizations through the FO4 programmes: Best practices from Latin America and the Caribbean – IFAD
  22. In Sudan, satellite technology monitors conditions for peace on transhumance routes – IFAD
  23. Trump Signs Order Protecting Glyphosate, Phosphorus Production – Successful Farming
  24. 3 Big Things Today, Feb. 19, 2026 – Successful Farming
  25. Trump’s Glyphosate Executive Order Frames Food Security As National Security – AgWeb
  26. Soybeans and Wheat Break to Fresh Highs on Technical Buying: Why Can’t Corn Follow? – AgWeb
  27. 🇳🇬 African Development Bank funds $200 million Nigeria’s climate-smart farming
  28. 🇳🇬 Manufacturing, agric sector face up to 60% in interest rates
  29. 🇳🇬 Lagos strengthens war on plastic pollution, backs community advocacy group – The Guardian Nigeria News
  30. 🇳🇬 Agro Summit Pushes for Food System Industrialisation – Punch Newspapers

That’s it for agriculture today 🚜. What sector excites you most — crops, livestock, or exports? 💬

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Real Estate Daily Digest – February 20, 2026

Welcome to today’s Real Estate roundup 🏠. Stay updated on property, housing, and infrastructure news across Africa.

  1. 🇳🇬 IATA, airlines demand 4.9% cut in Spanish airport charges after €1.3bn overpayment – Nairametrics
  2. 🇳🇬 INTERPOL-backed operation recovers $4.3m from cybercrime in Nigeria, Kenya, others – Nairametrics
  3. 🇳🇬 Lagos luxury properties triple in value on strong demand, devaluation
  4. 🇳🇬 FG’s planned Data Centre signals shift in approach to housing governance
  5. 🇳🇬 Lagos APC warns against ‘weaponising’ public sentiment over Electoral Act – The Guardian Nigeria News
  6. 🇳🇬 Don charges new students to embrace innovation – The Guardian Nigeria News
  7. 🇳🇬 Punch newspapers – Breaking News, Nigerian News & Top Stories – Punch Newspapers
  8. 🇳🇬 Beautiful Nubia accuses Ayefele, BBO of copyright infringement – Punch Newspapers
  9. Houses for sale in Durban Metro – Private Property
  10. Elardus Park: Property and houses for sale | Page 2 – Private Property
  11. Exclusive | White House Offers New Details on Its Push to Ban Housing Investors – The Wall Street Journal
  12. ‘How to Make a Killing’ Review: Glen Powell’s Homicidal Heir – The Wall Street Journal
  13. Thanks to Dior, silver pin cushions are back on point
  14. Are you brave enough to renovate a derelict historic home?
  15. Exclusive: A palace in Marrakesh: How Schwab moved $27.7 million in payments for Epstein days before his arrest – Reuters
  16. Alien files incoming: Trump orders government release of UFO records – Reuters
  17. Oscar-Nominated Couple Offer Wildly Creative Encino Estate for $16 Million
  18. The $124 Trillion Hand-Off and the 2026 Tax Shift Set To Redefine the Great Wealth Transfer
  19. December 2025 Housing Starts: Builders Leaned Further Towards Higher Density As Single-Family Construction Fell in 2025.
  20. Zillow Home Value and Home Sales Forecast (February 2026)
  21. Cash Flow vs Appreciation: How Real Estate Investors Make Money
  22. Real Estate in 2026: Why This Is a Transition Year, Not a Recovery
  23. 🇳🇬 Femab Properties faces Shell East Limited N96 million winding-up case April 29 – Nairametrics
  24. 🇳🇬 What growth in data centres means for real estate in Nigeria
  25. 🇳🇬 UNESCO, NBC, others reaffirm radio’s relevance in AI age – The Guardian Nigeria News
  26. 🇳🇬 Tinubu’s Executive Order: FG, states, LGs allocation may increase by N15tn – Punch Newspapers
  27. Leeuwenhof Estate: Property and houses to rent | Page 21 – Private Property
  28. India’s Reliance Industries to Invest $110 Billion in AI – The Wall Street Journal
  29. How can I settle a boundary row with my neighbour?
  30. Epstein estate agrees to $35 million settlement in victim class action – Reuters

That’s the latest in real estate 🌍. Planning your next investment? Let’s talk in the comments 👇

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Crypto Trading Daily Digest – February 19, 2026

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Welcome to today’s Crypto Trading roundup 🚀. Here are the top stories shaping African and global crypto markets.

  1. Why address poisoning works without stealing private keys
  2. Ethereum Foundation lists ‘quantum readiness,’ gas limits as 2026 priorities
  3. Ledn raises $188m with first bitcoin backed bond sale in asset backed market
  4. Bitcoin, ether, xrp ETFs bleed while Solana bucks outflow trend
  5. AI Disruption Could Cut Creator Earnings by Nearly 25% by 2028, UNESCO Warns
  6. Altcoin Selling Pressure Hits Five-Year High as Confidence Wanes
  7. Robinhood’s Layer 2 testnet sees four million transactions in first week, CEO Vlad Tenev says
  8. Ledn sells $188 million worth of bitcoin-backed bonds: Bloomberg
  9. What to expect at Trumps’ World Liberty Forum despite $2tn market meltdown and Democrat probes – dlnews.com
  10. Bitcoin miner gets letter from activist shareholder demanding faster AI pivot for stock price boost – dlnews.com
  11. OpenAI and Paradigm Launch EVMbench to Measure AI Smart Contract Security
  12. Hyperliquid Policy Center Launches to Advance Decentralized Finance Infrastructure in Washington
  13. Biggest African economies lead stablecoin demand growth, study shows – Reuters
  14. Congo state firm strikes deal to sell copper from Glencore mine, Bloomberg News reports – Reuters
  15. The Leading Ethereum L2 Chain by TVL is Moving to Build its Own Blockchain
  16. 2025 RECAP | Social Engineering Fueled Over 60% of Crypto Incidents in 2025
  17. 🇳🇬 eTranzact leads NRS e-invoicing conversation with stakeholders in Abuja – Nairametrics
  18. 🇳🇬 Wema, Fidelity, and two other giants join the N1 trillion club on NGX – Nairametrics
  19. Coinpedia – Fintech & Cryptocurrency News Media| Crypto Guide – Coinpedia
  20. The XRP Flywheel Effect: Why Price Discovery May Become Inevitable as Corridors Flip – Coinpedia
  21. Coinbase CEO Predicts Win-Win-Win Outcome in Market Structure Saga
  22. Crypto Market Review: Did Ethereum Just Prove $2,000 as Its New Bottom? Bitcoin’s Trading Range is Squeezing, XRP Risks a Long-Term Stagnation
  23. Best Crypto Projects in China for 2026 – datawallet.com
  24. Trump family courts Wall Street leaders at Mar-a-Lago crypto forum
  25. Bitcoin’s $40,000 put becomes second-largest options bet ahead of February expiry next week
  26. Fed Economists Praise Prediction Markets as States Step Up Enforcement
  27. TD Cowen: Despite CFTC intervention, states hold edge in prediction markets legal fight
  28. ETHZilla stock plummets as Peter Thiel exits Ethereum treasury bet, filings show – dlnews.com
  29. World Liberty Financial Debuts Onchain Real Estate Initiative in Maldives With Securitize
  30. India eases curbs on Chinese equipment imports for power, coal as projects delayed, sources say – Reuters

That’s it for today’s crypto highlights! Which trade setup caught your attention? Share in the comments below 💬

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Forex Trading Daily Digest – February 19, 2026

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Here’s your Forex & Global Economics daily digest 📊. Stay ahead of FX markets, macro trends, and African economic news.

  1. 🇳🇬 Dangote says FG naira demand may stall N1,100/$ rate – Nairametrics
  2. 🇳🇬 eTranzact leads NRS e-invoicing conversation with stakeholders in Abuja – Nairametrics
  3. 🇳🇬 Unity, Providus banks merger clears major hurdles, integration underway
  4. 🇳🇬 Swiss private banking giant enters Africa as millionaire population set to surge 65%
  5. 🇳🇬 Book review: How Africa Works by Joe Studwell – African Business
  6. 🇳🇬 Electric dreams: Africa’s energy sector faces pivotal choices – African Business
  7. 🇳🇬 Hakeem Baba-Ahmed: El-Rufai is a very difficult person to advise — he needs to stop digging – TheCable
  8. 🇳🇬 Sources: DSS takes el-Rufai into custody from EFCC – TheCable
  9. Dollar perks up as Fed appears in no rush to cut rates – Reuters
  10. ECB’s Cipollone says digital euro will protect European banks, card schemes – Reuters
  11. Brevan Howard’s crypto fund slumped 30% in 2025 amid bitcoin rout
  12. Investors expect ‘Warsh trade’ to weaken dollar, BofA survey shows
  13. Yen Drops Amid Broad Dollar Rally as Fed Confirms Rate Check – Bloomberg.com
  14. JPMorgan Sees Jump in Currency Hedging Adding to Dollar Pressure – Bloomberg.com
  15. Will investing in Russia really bring America a $12trn bonanza?
  16. Ethnic minorities are driving America’s startup boom
  17. International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes – International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
  18. World Bank Group Debars Consultoria Técnica Cia. Ltda. CONTEC – World Bank
  19. How China’s Economy Can Pivot to Consumption-led Growth – International Monetary Fund | IMF
  20. IMF Executive Board Concludes 2025 Article IV Consultation with China – International Monetary Fund | IMF
  21. AMI – Consultant individuel en Gestion financière (9 mois) – SNFI2_RDGN – African Development Bank Group
  22. 2026 Africa SABRE Awards: African Development Bank’s access-to-finance “AFAWA: Banking on Women” communications wins top global campaign honors – African Development Bank Group
  23. Gold clings to gains above $5,000 amid safe-haven flows and Fed rate cut bets
  24. USD: Fed minutes reinforce cautious easing path – ING
  25. JBA chief says reasonable chance of BOJ rate hike to come in March or April
  26. Renewed US-Iran tensions lift gold prices as traders hedge into the weekend risk
  27. 🇳🇬 Wema, Fidelity, and two other giants join the N1 trillion club on NGX – Nairametrics
  28. 🇳🇬 Beyond fintech growth, CBN aims to shape global digital finance
  29. 🇳🇬 ‘I have my eyes on 2027’ — former CBN deputy governor Tunde Lemo joins Ogun governorship race – TheCable
  30. Asia shares buoyed by tech as Iran, rate uncertainty loom over markets – Reuters

That’s a wrap on forex and economics today 🌍. Which currency pair or macro trend are you watching?

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Stock Trading Daily Digest – February 19, 2026

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Today’s Stock Market update 📈. Catch the top movers across Nigerian, African, and global equities.

  1. 🇳🇬 Dangote says FG naira demand may stall N1,100/$ rate – Nairametrics
  2. 🇳🇬 Wema, Fidelity, and two other giants join the N1 trillion club on NGX – Nairametrics
  3. 🇳🇬 Stocks rebound with 0.56% gain as bulls reclaim market control
  4. 🇳🇬 FCMB Group nears 52-week high on massive N20.9bn cross deals
  5. Retail advance 3.7% in 2025, though monthly momentum stalls – Business Day
  6. PETER BRUCE: Tau’s scramble cannot mask SA’s accelerating deindustrialisation – Business Day
  7. Kumba delivers resilient results, declares R32 dividend
  8. New York Times stock hits all-time high after Buffett’s blessing
  9. Asia shares buoyed by tech as Iran, rate uncertainty loom over markets – Reuters
  10. Indian shares inch lower as broad losses led by financials overpower rise in IT – Reuters
  11. Private equity spies a way to cut the cost of Electronic Arts’ buyout
  12. Why UK small-caps might benefit from global shift by investors
  13. Asian Stocks to Climb as Tech Lifts US Equities: Markets Wrap – Bloomberg.com
  14. Foreigners Rebuff ‘Sell America’ and Buy a Net $1.6 Trillion in Assets – Bloomberg.com
  15. Mark Zuckerberg said he reached out to Apple CEO Tim Cook to discuss ‘wellbeing of teens and kids’
  16. Trump order pushes glyphosate production; Roundup chemical hated by MAHA
  17. Ranked: The Biggest Buyers and Sellers of U.S. Debt (2025)
  18. Mapped: The U.S. States Building the Most Homes in the Fire Line
  19. Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum Grows Uneasy as Her Investment Plan Stumbles – Financial Post
  20. Revenge of the junior miners: TSX Venture hot list reveals major rebound – Financial Post
  21. Here’s How Much Walmart Stock Is Expected to Move After Earnings Thursday – Investopedia
  22. Fed Minutes Show Division as Rate Cuts Remain on the Table – Investopedia
  23. Stanley Druckenmiller made a big bet on this country, and it’s already paid off – Morningstar
  24. Fed minutes reveal discussion of a possible rate hike if inflation doesn’t cool – Morningstar
  25. Mortgage lenders with the best rates this week, Feb. 17, 2026: Sub-6% offers nearly double
  26. BlackRock, Coinbase to keep 18% of Ethereum staking revenue in new ETF
  27. 🇳🇬 FCMB shares worth N35.8 billion trade on Customs Street as NGX rebounds 0.58% – Nairametrics
  28. Sibiya rejects claims he stalled kidnapping probe and aided syndicate – Business Day
  29. Gold steadies as focus turns to Fed rate plans in thin trading
  30. Wall Street ends higher, lifted by Nvidia and other AI stocks – Reuters

That’s it for today’s stock market roundup! Which market do you think will rally next? 🚀

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Online Business Daily Digest – February 19, 2026

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Here’s today’s Online Business, Tech & AI roundup 💻. From African startups to global artificial intelligence trends.

  1. 🇳🇬 MTN locks in 12-month pay protection for IHS staff ahead of takeover
  2. 🇳🇬 👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Daily – Gigalayer expands its domain
  3. 🇳🇬 Gabon suspends social media “until further notice”
  4. 🇳🇬 These South African innovators are building a platform that guarantees your ads will convert
  5. 🇳🇬 Talksign-1: A Nigerian is racing Google to build AI for deaf communication
  6. 🇳🇬 The $6.2 billion tug-of-war: Whose win is MTN’s IHS acquisition?
  7. 🇳🇬 Applications open for KPMG Female Founders in Africa competition
  8. 🇳🇬 How Kenya’s Ndovu Wealth is simplifying capital market investments across Africa
  9. 🇳🇬 Book review: How Africa Works by Joe Studwell – African Business
  10. 🇳🇬 Electric dreams: Africa’s energy sector faces pivotal choices – African Business
  11. OpenAI taps Tata for 100MW AI data center capacity in India, eyes 1GW
  12. OpenAI deepens India push with Pine Labs fintech partnership
  13. Mark Zuckerberg Tries to Play It Safe in Social Media Addiction Trial Testimony
  14. The Bose QuietComfort Ultra Gen 2 Headphones Are at Their Lowest Price in Months
  15. Google DeepMind wants to know if chatbots are just virtue signaling
  16. The Download: a blockchain enigma, and the algorithms governing our lives
  17. Verizon acknowledges “pain” of new unlock policy, suggests change is coming
  18. Chevy Bolt, BMW i3, or something else? At $10K, you have lots of EV options
  19. New agent framework matches human-engineered AI systems — and adds zero inference cost to deploy
  20. Alibaba’s Qwen 3.5 397B-A17 beats its larger trillion-parameter model — at a fraction of the cost
  21. Bill Gates pulls out of India AI summit; anger mounts over organisational lapses – Reuters
  22. Exclusive: US plans online portal to bypass content bans in Europe and elsewhere – Reuters
  23. Why Most Projects Fail—and How to Achieve Better Outcomes – Harvard Business Review
  24. When Every Company Can Use the Same AI Models, Context Becomes a Competitive Advantage – Harvard Business Review
  25. AI in the workplace – McKinsey – McKinsey & Company
  26. Georgia Institute of Technology – McKinsey & Company
  27. Coder’s Weekend AI Project Sparks a Bidding War – Entrepreneur
  28. OpenAI Retires GPT-4o and Users Are Mourning Its ‘Death’ – Entrepreneur
  29. Sarah McLachlan, 58, says she had to ‘eat a lot of humble pie’ to repair her relationship with her older daughter
  30. Drunken boxing and backflips: China put on a robot kung fu display that shows how fast its robotics industry is growing

That’s all for tech and online business today 🚀. Which AI trend or startup caught your eye? Share below!

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Agriculture Daily Digest – February 19, 2026

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Your daily Agriculture & Agribusiness digest 🌱. From crops to livestock, here are today’s top updates across Africa.

  1. 🇳🇬 FG, Bank of Agriculture distribute 2,000 tractors to mechanised farmers
  2. 🇳🇬 Inflation: CPPE urges targeted support for Nigerian farmers
  3. 🇳🇬 Valency International secures €70m to scale Nigeria’s agrocommodities value chain
  4. 🇳🇬 Manufacturing, agric sector face up to 60% in interest rates
  5. 🇳🇬 Why resistant bacteria spread in regions with minimal antibiotic consumption’ – The Guardian Nigeria News
  6. 🇳🇬 Afri-Caribbean Summit to open gateway to $40trn trade bloc – The Guardian Nigeria News
  7. 🇳🇬 Punch newspapers – Breaking News, Nigerian News & Top Stories – Punch Newspapers
  8. 🇳🇬 Ogun seeks collaboration with farmers to curb post-harvest losses – Punch Newspapers
  9. 🇳🇬 Somalia: Somalia’s Disaster Agency Warns of Worsening Drought
  10. 🇳🇬 South Africa: One Million Vaccine Doses En Route As Foot-and-Mouth Disease Fight Intensifies
  11. 🇳🇬 Nigerian govt commits to adoption of biofortified crops
  12. 🇳🇬 Three years after launch, Nigeria’s N68.3m DPI tool yet to curb cattle rustling
  13. As US agriculture flails, farmers see big corn acres as best bet to break even – Reuters
  14. New Mexico probes allegation of bodies buried near Epstein ranch – Reuters
  15. Texas pipeline operator prepares sale process as gas demand booms
  16. Global divisions over energy policy widening, IEA chief says
  17. FAO Country Profiles: Qatar – Food and Agriculture Organization
  18. News and events | e-Agriculture – Food and Agriculture Organization
  19. Guinea – WESTERN AND CENTRAL AFRICA- P164184- Guinea Commercial Agriculture Development Project – Procurement Plan (English) – World Bank
  20. Malawi Agricultural Raw Materials Export Product Share By Country – WITS (World Integrated Trade Solution)
  21. U.S. 2026–27 Corn Plantings Seen at 94.9 Million Acres, Soybeans 84.9 Million – Successful Farming
  22. Nearly 1,000 Acres of Iowa Farmland Sell in One Week – Successful Farming
  23. Confidence in USDA Reports Erodes as USDA Launches Internal Review – AgWeb
  24. Grains Rally With Soybeans Chasing China and Biofuels Headlines – AgWeb
  25. 🇳🇬 African Development Bank funds $200 million Nigeria’s climate-smart farming
  26. 🇳🇬 FG flags off Africa’s largest agricultural mechanisation programme, targets 1.2million farmers
  27. 🇳🇬 Nigeria reaffirms commitment to principled diplomacy at envoys’ summit – The Guardian Nigeria News
  28. 🇳🇬 Otu begins traceability programme for cocoa, coffee, oil palm – Punch Newspapers
  29. 🇳🇬 Ghana: 60 Percent of Ghana’s Tree Crops to Be Processed Locally
  30. 🇳🇬 Food Security: Ebonyi is powering Nigeria’s rice revolution

That’s it for agriculture today 🚜. What sector excites you most — crops, livestock, or exports? 💬

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