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ad astra per aspera.

[T @orriga0]

Queen Rhaenyra out here sounding like Benjamin Netanyahu.

[T @orriga0]

Fraud.

[westerosies @westerosies]

#HouseOfTheDragon showrunner Ryan Condal teases Season 4:

“Season 4 is going to be even bigger. We have new characters and new dragons and new locations, all to come, that I think are gonna make it a very worthy final season.”

(https://t.co/J6xVeAAy3h)

[Pop Base @PopBase]

Happy 30th birthday to the 3x WNBA Champion and 4x MVP, the talented A'ja Wilson.

[T @orriga0]

Yo @Arsenal better drop my Bruno G announcement video today.

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

🚨🔴⚪️ BREAKING: Bruno Guimarães to Arsenal, HERE WE GO! 🇧🇷

Agreement in place with Newcastle after long talks and personal terms in place with Bruno since July. Fee worth £75m.

New midfielder for Mikel Arteta. 🔜

[T @orriga0]

Jumpman 🐐

[Erling Haaland @Erling]

No caption needed

[T @orriga0]

Criston Cole's death was a satisfying watch.

[T @orriga0]

Wow

[David Ornstein @David_Ornstein]

🚨 EXCL: Arsenal exploring move to sign Vinicius Junior from Real Madrid. #AFC interest early stage + clubs not yet in talks but idea approved at all levels. Much rests on contract process as no breakthrough yet & #RMFC do not want free exit @TheAthleticFC https://t.co/qYdS5vlfE6

[NG Business Hub @NGBusinessHub]

EU Slaps Google with $1 Billion DMA Fine

*European Commission hits Google with €890M (~$1B) penalties — first under landmark Digital Markets Act.

*Split decisions on search favoritism & app store steering restrictions.

*Total EU Big Tech fines on Google now over €10B.

[NG Business Hub @NGBusinessHub]

Femi Otedola Drops N77.6 Billion on First HoldCo Shares

*Billionaire ramps up stake via Calvados Global Services.
*Part of multi-move to solidify control amid recapitalisation.
*Stock up ~120% YTD.

[T @orriga0]

HOTD night

[NG Business Hub @NGBusinessHub]

Decide AI Rolls Out Enterprise Push via CafeOne Deal

*Nigerian AI startup launches "Decide for Work" — first major deployment with CafeOne co-working network.
access for members. Targeting offices, unis & pro communities with AI for data/analysis.
Next up: more org rollouts

[NG Business Hub @NGBusinessHub]

Dangote Refinery Bags $2.5 BILLION Private Placement

*Ahead of planned IPO, Africa's mega-refinery raises fresh capital via placement — strong demand signals investor hunger for a piece of the beast.

*Positioning for expansion as it ramps up output.
https://t.co/tE5pqtZ2BS

[NG Business Hub @NGBusinessHub]

Brent Crude -$88 Today

*Oil rallying hard on persistent Middle East supply risks, Hormuz tensions & renewed US-Iran flare-ups.
Volatile as hell.

[NG Business Hub @NGBusinessHub]

NREIT Guns for N30.4 Billion in Series 6 Raise

Nigeria’s largest REIT launches offer for 289.63M units @ N105 to fund new income-generating real estate assets.
*Current cap: >N180B
*Post-raise: >N210B
*Part of N400B issuance programme.

https://t.co/0JpboRvnjT

[NG Business Hub @NGBusinessHub]

Nigeria’s FX Reserves Miracle: Net Jumps from $3B to $40B
*CBN Gov Cardoso claims reforms delivered massive turnaround — net FX reserves now ~$40 billion (from $3B+ low), gross at $52B."
*Hard-earned stability" incoming, says the man at the helm.
https://t.co/VgtZmyoiJX

[NG Business Hub @NGBusinessHub]

CBN Drops Digital Big Brother on BDCs

Central Bank rolls out FX BDC Purchase Tracker-real-time surveillance from purchase request to final use of dollars.
*Weekly limit $150k monitored
*No more multiple bank shopping or diversion
*Unused FX back to market in 24hrs or forfeit

[NG Business Hub @NGBusinessHub]

Uber’s $14.8B Delivery Hero Grab Puts Glovo Nigeria in Play
*Uber to acquire German giant, gaining control of Glovo — one of Nigeria’s top delivery platforms.
*Deal expands Uber food footprint to ~100 markets
*Potential: more tech, faster AI deliveries, fiercer competition

[NG Business Hub @NGBusinessHub]

FAAC Shares N2.55 Trillion as June Revenue Soars 32.6% to N4.5 Trillion

*Gross federation revenue hits N4.5T, after deductions: N2.55T distributed.
*FG: N923B
*States: N838B
*LGs: N591B
*Oil states derivation: N198B

More money sloshing around, but where's the tangible impact?

[NG Business Hub @NGBusinessHub]

*CBN Governor Olayemi Cardoso projects diaspora inflows to surge ~67% to $1B monthly from current >$600M as FX reserves lifeline.
Another pillar of the "reforms" narrative — betting big on money from Nigerians abroad to patch the economy.
https://t.co/dDxyCC9g5c