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Bitcoin, dollar assets top investments to watch
As Nigerians evaluate investment options for 2025, experts highlight key opportunities in dollar savings, Nigerian…
Japanese Investors Sell Foreign Assets for Third Consecutive Month in December
Japanese investors continued to offload foreign assets for the third month in a row in December, responding to…
FX Appetite Drives 79.4% Surge in Mutual Funds to N3.8 Trillion
The growing appetite for foreign currency investments, especially dollar-denominated assets, has propelled…
Investors Return Rise by N1.13trn as Stock Market Surge Further
In the second week of trading in 2025, Nigerian stock market investors experienced a significant surge, in market…
CBN unveils diaspora-friendly accounts to boost investments
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has introduced two new accounts designed to attract investments from Nigerians…
Apple Urges Shareholders to Reject Call for DEI Programme Rollback
Apple’s board has urged investors to reject a proposal aimed at dismantling its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion…
Experts project 3.5% economic growth for Nigeria in 2025
Experts forecast Nigeria's economy to grow by 3.5% year-on-year in 2025, a slight improvement from the estimated…
NGX hauls N12.2trn from bonds, listings in 2024
The Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) achieved a remarkable milestone in 2024, recording N12.17 trillion from…
GTCO’s N400.5bn Public Offer Falls Short by 48%
Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (GTCO) has revealed that its N400.5 billion public offer was undersubscribed by…
FG to strengthen capital market for wealth creation
The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to bolstering Nigeria's capital market as a key driver of…
Nigeria secured $7.6bn investments at Africa forum – Adesina
Nigeria has attracted $7.6 billion in investment commitments at the Africa Investment Forum 2024, held in Rabat,…
Guinea Insurance Targets N1.75bn Gross Premium Written in Q1 2025
Guinea Insurance has projected a gross premium written (GPW) of N1.75 billion for the first quarter of 2025,…
Investors Pick Kenya Over Nigeria As Startup Funding Falls To $2.2bn
In 2024, Kenya emerged as the top destination for startup funding in Africa, surpassing Nigeria for the second…
Bonds under pressure as stocks tumble amid UK gilt worries and US policy…
Global financial markets faced turbulence as bond yields soared and stocks fell, driven by concerns over rising…
Dollar Stable Amid Rising Yields and Hawkish Fed Minutes
The US dollar held steady on Thursday, supported by climbing Treasury yields and the Federal Reserve's hawkish…
European Stocks Dip as UK Retailers and Economic Data Take Center Stage
European stock markets edged lower on Thursday, weighed down by mixed economic data and corporate earnings.…
Asia FX weakens as hawkish Fed boosts dollar; yen rises on BOJ rate hike bets
Asian currencies faced pressure on Thursday as a stronger dollar gained momentum following hawkish Federal Reserve…
Micro Pension Plan Struggles to Gain Traction Despite Policy Efforts
Five years after its launch in 2019, Nigeria’s Micro Pension Plan (MPP) remains underwhelming in its adoption,…
MTN Nigeria and Transcorp Lead as Nigerian Stock Market Gains N507bn
Investors on the Nigerian Exchange witnessed a significant gain of N507 billion on Wednesday, with market…
Foreign inflows soar by 63.7% to $3.82bn in 9 months
Nigeria has witnessed a robust 63.7% growth in foreign inflows through international money transfer operators…
NGX lists Nigerian Breweries’ 20.7bn ordinary shares
Nigerian Breweries Plc has officially listed 20.7 billion newly allotted ordinary shares on the Nigerian Exchange…
Mutual Funds Surge to N3.75trn as Start-up Investments Plunge
Nigerian investors have significantly increased their interest in Mutual Funds, with the total Net Asset Value…
Foreign Investors’ Participation in Nigerian Stock Market Declines
Foreign investors' participation in the Nigerian stock market has waned, with outflows surpassing inflows by 12.2%…
Expert forecasts 63% growth in the service sector’s GDP contribution in 2025
Dr. Alban Igwe, a logistics expert and former Vice President of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and…
NGX launches equity-based commodity index, hints on rebalancing
The Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) has launched a new Equity-Based Commodity Index aimed at tracking the…
Banks’ Credit to Private Sector Hits N76 Trillion as CBN Tightens Loan-to-Deposit…
In November 2024, credit to the private sector in Nigeria surged by 27.3% year-on-year, reaching N75.96 trillion,…
Pension Sector Thrives Amid 2024 Economic Challenges
The Nigerian pension sector demonstrated resilience in 2024, accumulating assets worth N21.9 trillion and…
Rental income still low at 5% – Stakeholders
Rental income in Nigeria remains low, averaging between 3% and 5%, according to Olufemi Seyi, CEO of Casafina…
Microsoft plans to invest $80b in data centres
Microsoft has announced plans to allocate approximately $80 billion in fiscal 2025 to expand its data center…
Stocks Edge Higher Amid Political and Economic Uncertainty
Global stock markets showed mixed signals on Monday as investors faced a week filled with critical economic data…