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BUA Cement Stock Surges 51% in 2026 as Investors Bet on Strong Growth
BUA Cement Plc’s shares have kicked off 2026 on a high note, climbing to N270 from N178.50 at the end of 2025, a…
Nigerian Stocks Surge: NGX All-Share Index Hits Record 198,407 Points
The Nigerian Exchange (NGX) closed the week ended March 13, 2026, on a high note, with the All-Share Index (ASI)…
MWC26 Barcelona Highlights AI and 5G Innovations for Nigerian Telecoms
Leaders from Nigeria’s telecom sector joined global regulators, operators, and technology innovators at the 2026…
Nigerian Breweries Invests 29% in Ogun rPET Recycling Facility to Boost…
Nigerian Breweries Plc has taken a significant step toward sustainability by acquiring a 29% stake in a new…
Nigeria Moves to Boost Stock Market Liquidity by Unlocking Tightly Held Shares
Nigerian regulators are stepping up efforts to boost liquidity in the country’s equity market by reviewing rules…
Nigeria’s Inflation Expected to Slow in February as Food Supply Improves –…
Analysts at Financial Derivatives Company (FDC) have projected a further slowdown in Nigeria’s inflation in…
Cash Outside Banks Drops by N198bn as Nigeria’s Money Supply Dips in January 2026
Nigeria saw a significant reduction in cash held outside the banking system in January 2026, with N197.68bn…
Nigerian Stocks Near Bubble Territory: Investors Urged to Exercise Caution
Nigerian stocks are riding a wave of unprecedented momentum, with equities up roughly 27.5% year-to-date following…
Nigerian Stock Market Sees N164bn Traded in Five Days Amid 10% Decline
Investors on the Nigerian stock market traded a total of 3.32 billion shares worth N164.84 billion over five days,…
PwC Urges Banks, Telcos to Strengthen Collaboration to Combat Rising AI Fraud
Banks and telecommunications companies must work more closely together to combat the growing threat of artificial…
Mixed Auction Results Weigh on Nigeria’s Fixed-Income Market as Investors Remain…
Nigeria’s fixed-income market faced a difficult week as mixed auction results and cautious investor sentiment…
China, US, and Key Global Players Dominate Nigeria’s N17.25 Trillion Import Market…
Nigeria’s import trade in the fourth quarter of 2025 remained heavily concentrated, underlining the country’s…
Tinubu’s Economic Reforms Push Nigeria’s Poverty Rate to 63% – Report
Economic reforms under President Bola Tinubu have pushed Nigeria’s poverty rate to a staggering 63%, according to a…
Oil Prices Soar Above $100 Amid Middle East Crisis, Millions Displaced in Iran
Oil prices have rebounded above $100 per barrel as the U.S.-Israel war on Iran enters its second week, fueling…
Top Money Market Mutual Funds in Nigeria by YTD Yields – February 2026
Nigeria’s mutual fund industry continues its steady growth as investors seek structured investment options that…
NGX Group, CSCS, WIMBIZ Champion Women’s Empowerment Through Capital Markets
Nigerian Exchange Group Plc (NGX Group), in partnership with Central Securities Clearing System Plc (CSCS) and…
Petrol Price Hikes in Nigeria Hit Poor Families Hardest, Says Agora Think-Tank
Rising petrol prices and electricity tariffs in Nigeria are disproportionately affecting the country’s poorest, a…
Petroleum Subsidies and FX Distortions Cost Nigeria 6% of GDP – CBN Reveals…
Nigeria’s economy narrowly avoided a collapse as years of mismanaged petroleum subsidies and foreign exchange…
FG Cuts Domestic Debt Service by 38% in January 2026, Signaling Stronger Fiscal…
The Federal Government (FG) of Nigeria has significantly reduced its domestic debt service payments, spending…
Nigeria’s Treasury Bills Auction Hits N2.78 Trillion Subscriptions, Oversubscribes…
Nigeria’s latest Treasury Bills (T-Bills) Primary Market Auction, conducted by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on…
SEC Includes GoldBod in Ghana’s Virtual Asset Regulatory Sandbox to Pilot…
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of Ghana has clarified the inclusion of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod)…
CBN-Led Bank Recapitalisation Boosts Nigeria’s Path to a $1 Trillion Economy
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is nearing the completion of a landmark bank recapitalisation exercise set to…
Nigeria’s Economy Resilient Amid US-Iran Tensions, Says CBN Governor
Nigeria’s economy is poised to withstand potential shocks from escalating tensions in the Middle East, according to…
Transcorp Hotels and BUA Cement Boost Nigerian All-Share Index by N600 Billion
The Nigerian stock market returned to bullish territory on March 12, 2026, with the All-Share Index (ASI) gaining…
Nigeria Banks Deposit N7 Trillion in CBN Amid Persistent Liquidity Surplus
Nigeria’s deposit money banks (DMBs) have parked nearly N7 trillion in excess cash at the Central Bank of Nigeria’s…
NERC Orders N20.33bn Meter Refunds as DisCos Face Mounting Liquidity Pressure
Electricity distribution companies across Nigeria are facing renewed financial strain after the Nigerian…
Nigerian Stock Market Rebounds with N649bn Gain as Investor Confidence Returns
The Nigerian equities market rebounded on Thursday, adding N649bn to investors’ wealth after reversing losses…
Nigerian Breweries Acquires 29% Stake in Ogun Plastic Recycling Project to Boost…
Nigerian Breweries Plc has acquired a 29% stake in a recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate (rPET) production facility…
Nigeria’s Crude Oil Production Drops to 1.31 Million BPD, Falling Short of OPEC…
Nigeria’s crude oil production fell sharply to 1.31 million barrels per day (bpd) in February 2026, according to…
FG to Connect All Nigerian Schools to Reliable Internet to Boost Digital Learning
The Federal Government has unveiled a major initiative to connect all schools across Nigeria to reliable internet,…