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Debt Management Office Lists $1.25 Billion Eurobond On NGX, FMDQ
The Debt Management Office (DMO) has announced plans to list the 8.375%, $1.25 billion; March 2029 Eurobond on the…
Neimeth To Commence N3.67Billion Right Issue In August 2022
Neimeth International Pharmaceuticals Plc has concluded arrangements to commence its N3.67 billion right issue; to…
China Tightens Rules On $1.3 Trln Credit Card Business
China unveiled tighter rules to better regulate its $1.3 trillion credit card industry; further urging lenders to…
Concerns As 121 Firms Delisted From Nigeria’s Stock Exchange In 20 Years
According to data got from the Exchange; they has delisted 121 quoted companies from the official list of Nigerian…
FG Approves N22.45bn For Petroleum, Environment Ministries- Nigeria.
The Federal Government, approved of N22.45bn for projects in the Ministries of Petroleum Resources and…
Merck In Advanced Talks To Buy Seagen In Nearly $40-Billion Deal – WSJ
Drugmaker Merck & Co is in advanced talks to buy cancer-focused biotech company Seagen Inc in a deal; that…
Brent Falls Below $100 For The First Time Since April 2022.
The price of the global benchmark has fallen to a level not traded in 12 weeks. As a result of volatile trade at…
Credit Suisse Names New Head Of Swiss Private Banking.
Credit Suisse (CSGN.S) said it was naming Roger Suter its new head of private banking in Switzerland. Succeeding…
Sri Lanka c.Bank Raises Rates, Targets Inflation Despite Contraction In Economy
Sri Lanka's central bank raised key interest rates to the highest in two decades to bring down record inflation;…
Solid Minerals Imports Rise By 74% In 12 Months
Recently, the value of solid minerals imports rose by 74.39% from N23.56bn in the first quarter of 2021 to…
Oil Prices Bounce Back From Tuesday Tumble As Supply Concerns Return
Oil prices rose as much as nearly 3% before paring some gains as investors piled back into the market after a…
TrustBanc Raises N5.85bn From Series 7 And 8 Commercial Papers; Issue Achieves…
TrustBanc Holdings Limited (TrustBanc), the parent company of three regulated financial services companies. They…
FG To Generate N23 Billion In 30 Years From Concession Of Onitsha Port
The Federal Government has signed a deal for the concession of the Onitsha port with the Universal Elysium…
Bullish Nigerian Exchange Gains N5.64 Trillion In HY’2022
Equity trading on the floor of the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) recorded a gain of N5.639 trillion during the…
Naira Falls Further At The Official Market As Forex Turnover Declines.
Thursday, 30th June 2022: The exchange rate between the naira and the US dollar closed at N425.05/$1 at the…
Mortgage Refinance Demand Plunges 60 Percent, As Rates Hit Their Highest Level…
Mortgage rates took another jump higher last week, taking their toll on current borrowers who might have wanted to…
FAAC Allocation Declines By 30%, States’ Finances May Worsen
Revenue allocation to federal, state and local governments has declined from a peak of N970.57bn in July 2021 to…
Rising Inflation, Others Worsening Naira Volatility
The President, Association of Bureaux De Change Operators of Nigeria, Alhaji Aminu Gwadabe, has said that rising…
Stocks Rise, Dollar Struggles On Fed Bets
World shares rose on and it pinned the dollar near five-week lows on hopes of an eventual slowdown in U.S.…
N50Trn Debt Stock: Again IMF Promises More Funds For Nigeria
Speaking at the National Economic Dialogue on ‘Critical Challenges Confronting the Nigerian Economy’ organized by…
Proposed Tariff Hike May Raise Telcos’ Voice Revenue To N1.55tn–NCC report
Telecommunications companies’ voice revenue could jump by at least N442.57bn to N1.55tn in a year. If the price…
Asian Stocks Lose Bounce From Shorter China quarantine, Slip On Inflation Fears
Stocks fell across Asia on Wednesday morning, extending overnight losses on Wall Street amid concerns over…
Britons Seek Cheaper Grocery Options As Inflation Bites – NielsenIQ
Britons are shifting to cheaper food alternatives in their supermarket shopping as they try to navigate a…
Column: Hedge Funds Turn Tail As Commodities Crumble On Recession Rumble: McGeever
Buy and hold, maximum long. That has basically been the strategy for commodity hedge funds for the last couple of…
Boost For Luxury London Property Prices As Russians Locked In.
The war in Ukraine is making it hard for even unsanctioned Russians to sell exclusive residential property in…
Investors In MTN Public Offer Gain N35 Billion In 6 Months
Investors in MTN’s Public Offer for Sale conducted in December 2021 have gained an estimated N35 billion; since…
FG spends N1.243tn Monthly As Fuel Subsidy Hits N600/Litre – Operators
The amount spent as subsidy by the Federal Government on every litre of Premium Motor Spirit; popularly called…
Hedge Fund Citadel To Move Headquarters To Miami From Chicago
Citadel, the $51 billion hedge fund founded by billionaire investor Ken Griffin, is moving its global headquarters…
Debt Servicing Doubles, Hits N896bn In Three Months– Report
Nigeria’s debt servicing bill has increased by 109% to N896.56bn, findings. As a result, the country has also…
DisCos Revenue Surges By 47% To Hit N757bn – Report
Revenue collection by the 11 distribution companies increased by 47% to N757bn in 2021. The Association of…