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Pension Fund Performance Review: FCMB Pensions Limited Leads with 5.68% Return in…
Nigeria’s pension industry maintained its steady performance in July 2025, delivering positive returns across all…
Digital Banking Breaches Spike 56% in Nigeria as CBN Warns of Tough Sanctions
Nigeria’s banking sector is facing a growing cybersecurity crisis, with cyber theft risks surging 56% in the first…
Nigerian Bank Customers Protest Excessive Charges, Urge CBN and NDIC to Intervene
Bank customers across Nigeria are voicing strong dissatisfaction over what they describe as excessive and frequent…
Nigeria’s Foreign Investment Jumps 67% to $5.6bn in Q1 2025
Nigeria experienced a significant boost in foreign capital inflows in the first quarter (Q1) of 2025, with total…
Nigerian Stock Market Hits Record High as NGX Gains 5.07%, Adds ₦4.32 Trillion in…
The Nigerian Exchange (NGX) continued its remarkable bullish run, marking its tenth consecutive week of gains. The…
FG’s Forex Windfall Plummets 73% in H1 2025 Amid Exchange Rate Realignment
Nigeria’s federal government saw a sharp 73% decline in foreign exchange (FX) gains during the first half of 2025,…
Banks Flood CBN with N79.8 Trillion in Deposits Amid Surging Liquidity and Tight…
Banks’ deposits with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) skyrocketed by 783.7% year-on-year to N79.8 trillion in the…
NGX Wraps Up Bullish July with N12.62tn Surge, All-Time Highs Set Ahead of…
The Nigerian Exchange (NGX) ended July 2025 on a powerful bullish streak, with market capitalization surging by a…
Bank of Ghana Slashes Interest Rate to 25% as Inflation Drops, Sparking Price…
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has significantly cut its benchmark interest rate by 300 basis points, reducing it from…
Nigeria Eurobond Yields Hit 3-Year Low as Investor Confidence Surges on Economic…
Nigeria’s Eurobond yields are nearing their lowest levels in three years, a development driven by strong investor…
Federal Reserve Holds Steady on Rates as Internal Divisions and Political Pressure…
The Federal Reserve is expected to maintain current interest rates following its meeting this week, echoing the…
European Stocks Climb as US-EU Trade Deal Calms Markets, but Euro Slips
European markets opened the week on a positive note after a long-awaited trade deal between the United States and…
Naira Bonds Lead Emerging Markets Rally as Tinubu’s Reforms Boost Investor…
Since President Bola Tinubu took office in May 2023, Nigeria’s financial reforms have sparked a remarkable rally…
Bank of Ghana’s MPC Convenes to Set Economic Tone Amid Signs of Stability
The Bank of Ghana’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) kicked off its 125th regular meeting today, July 28, to assess…
Cashless Surge: Nigerians Push E-Payments to N317.2 Trillion in Q1 2025
Nigeria’s adoption of digital finance continues to surge as electronic payment transactions rose by 24%…
SEC Embraces Quantum and Blockchain to Transform Nigeria’s Capital Market
The Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Emomotimi Agama, has reaffirmed the…
Nigeria’s Economy Rebounds: Edun Hails Rebasing and Q1 2025 GDP Growth as…
Nigeria’s Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, has praised the rebased…
NGX Ends Flat Despite N67bn Market Cap Gain as Trading Volume Slumps
The Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) wrapped up Wednesday’s trading session on a muted note, recording a modest…
African Sovereign Wealth Funds Rise as Pillars of Infrastructure and Economic…
Sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) across Africa are emerging as powerful tools for capital mobilisation, strategic…
Trump-Japan Trade Pact Slashes Auto Tariffs, Unlocks $550 Billion Investment Boost
U.S. President Donald Trump has announced a landmark trade deal with Japan that slashes tariffs on Japanese auto…
Debt-to-GDP ratio drops to 39.4% after GDP rebasing
Nigeria’s public debt-to-GDP ratio has dropped to 39.4% in Q1 2025, following the rebasing of the country’s Gross…
Market Boom Masks 40% Stock Crash: Six Nigerian Firms Buck N20 Trillion Rally
Despite a historic N20.1 trillion rally in Nigeria’s equities market in 2025, six publicly listed companies have…
Nigerian Mutual Funds Surge by ₦1.99 Trillion in H1 2025, Driven by Money Market…
In the first half of 2025, Nigeria’s mutual fund industry experienced impressive growth, recording a net inflow of…
CBN Recapitalisation Sparks N500bn Surge in Bank Stocks on NGX
Investor activity in Nigeria’s stock market soared last week, especially within the banking sector, following the…
FGN Savings Bonds Attract N4.27bn in July Amid Lower Interest Rates
The Debt Management Office (DMO) has successfully raised N4.27 billion through the Federal Government of Nigeria…
Fitch Expects BoG to Hold Policy Rate at 28% Amid Easing Inflation, Eyes Potential…
Fitch Solutions anticipates that the Bank of Ghana (BoG) will maintain its benchmark policy rate at 28% during an…
Nigerian Stock Market Hits N127tr Capitalisation as Reforms, Investor Confidence…
The Nigerian capital market achieved a significant milestone in the first half of 2025, with total market…
Naira Hits 4-Month High at N1,518/$ as CBN Interventions and Oil Output Boost…
The Nigerian naira rallied to its strongest level since March, closing at N1,518 per dollar on the official…
Nigerian Stock Market Opens Week Bullish, Hits N80 Trillion Market Cap
The Nigerian equities market kicked off the new trading week on a strong positive note, with the overall market…
Tariff Pressures Rattle Markets as U.S. Inflation Data Clouds Fed Rate Outlook
U.S. consumer price data released on Tuesday showed signs that tariff-related inflation is starting to take hold,…