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FX Spot, Derivatives drive FX trade rebound to $2.63 billion

Nigeria’s foreign exchange market recorded a rebound in trading activity in the week ended September 25, 2026, with total turnover rising 11.02% to $2.627 billion as spot transactions recovered and…

  • Nigeria's foreign exchange market turnover rose 11.02% to $2.627 billion.
  • Spot transactions drove the rebound, accounting for 66 times Derivatives turnover.
  • Forward contracts recovered 46.42%, contributing 4.8% to the growth.

Finance & Markets

Ambition Up, Readiness Lagging: Metavasea Survey Finds Eastern Mediterranean Shipping Caught Between Strategy And Capacity

METAVASEA survey shows shipping companies raising their climate ambition faster than the sector is building the capacity to deliver it, while seafarers continue to name crew fatigue as their leading…

  • 69% of seafarers cite crew fatigue as top safety concern
  • Familiarity with IMO GHG Strategy rises to 56%
  • Digitalization embedded but not yet strategic in companies

Culture

America’s empty bedrooms are up for grabs

Todd Waller wasn’t expecting to spend the latter half of his 30s living with roommates. But in late 2022, following a breakup with his girlfriend, he needed to find a new place to live, quickly. A social worker based in the Atlanta metro, Waller started googling “efficiency apartments” and stumbled onto an ad for PadSplit, […]

AI

AI's man of the moment

Dario Amodei went from a MAGA smear campaign target, to a "Saturday Night Live" punching bag, to a private White House dinner with President Trump — all in the space of 72 hours this weekend.

Science

Five Questions for Students

1. Which of the given answers appeals to you the most, and why?2. Do you think humanity is alone in the universe? Why or why not?3. Why do scientists disagree? Shouldn’t they always agree?

Health & Medicine

South Africa: SA's Cancer Story - From the Intensity of the Rugby Field to a Golden Arrow Bus Ride Home On Which One Does Not Cry

[spotlight] Two women, two breast cancer journeys. In the first article of a new Daily Maverick and Spotlight special series on cancer in South Africa, Biénne Huisman speaks with rugby referee Aimee…

  • Rugby referee Aimee Barrett-Theron diagnosed with breast cancer at stage two
  • Barrett-Theron undergoes aggressive chemotherapy six hours every three weeks
  • Joyce Witbooi helps women navigate South Africa's public health system for cancer care

Science

Viral Protein Helps Self-Amplifying RNA Overcome Cellular Defenses

Adding a viral protein, NoV B2, helped self-amplifying RNA overcome cellular defenses and produce more target protein without diminishing immune stimulation, potentially enabling future vaccines to use lower doses.

  • Researchers add viral protein NoV B2 to saRNA vaccines
  • NoV B2 reduces cells' restriction of saRNA, boosting protein production
  • Breakthrough addresses key challenge for saRNA in gene therapies
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