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Soybean Trades Decline as Harvest Season Approaches

September 15, 2021
By Ashemiriogwa Emmanuel The total contracts traded on Nigerian soybean in the commodity market declined by 86 per cent week-on-week, according to data harvested from Afex Nigeria. In the data, the volume of contracts traded on the legume commodity dropped to 297 at the close of last week from 2,225 recorded at the preceding week. Within the period under review,
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How Wills, Trust and Health Insurance Can Save Lives

September 15, 2021
By Gbolahan Oluyemi In the past years, there has been a sharp rise in diagnosis for major diseases. The development led to an increase in the need for organ transplants by patients suffering from these diseases. The dwindling medical equipment in public health institutions, systematic migration of health professionals and incessant strike action by public health care workers also worsened
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NGX Group Looks to Attract Diversified Investors

September 15, 2021
By Aduragbemi Omiyale The Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Group Plc said it looks forward to attracting diversified investors ahead of its listing on the NGX Limited in the coming months. Last week, the organisation held its 60th Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Abuja. It was the first yearly meeting the company was having after it was demutualised from the Nigerian Stock
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Lagos Partners FMDQ to Float N25bn Green Bond

September 15, 2021
By Ashemiriogwa Emmanuel The Lagos State government is planning to float a N25 billion green bond programme to be listed on the FMDQ Securities Exchange. On Tuesday, the state governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-olu, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the FMDQ Group and Financial Sector Deepening (FSD) Africa for the proposed transaction, which is aimed at financing sustainable projects
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Inflation in Nigeria Slows to 17.01% in August

September 15, 2021
By Ashemiriogwa Emmanuel The consumer price index (CPI), which measures the level of inflation rate in the country, moderated to 17.01 per cent (year-on-year) in August 2021. Data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Wednesday in its CPI report for August 2021 revealed that inflation in the period under review was 0.37 per cent lower than the

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Nigerian OTC securities exchange

OTC Exchange Rises 1.17% Amid High Trading Volume

May 18, 2024
By Adedapo Adesanya The NASD Over-the-Counter (OTC) Securities Exchange recorded a 1.2 per cent appreciation on Friday, May 17 amid a large trading activity that saw three price gainers and four price losers. The market capitalisation of the OTC exchange jumped by N19.85 billion during the trading day to N1.720 trillion from N1.700 trillion and the NASD Unlisted Security Index

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Ecobank MD/CEO Assures Customers Quality Service Delivery

By Dipo Olowookere Customers of Ecobank Nigeria have been assured of enjoying excellent services especially in the era of the new Managing Director/CEO of the lender, Mr Patrick Akinwuntan. Speaking at the flagging off the 2018 Customer Service Week at the Ikorodu
October 3, 2018
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Treasury Bills Market Trades Mixed Ahead of PMA

By Dipo Olowookere The treasury bills market was traded on Tuesday with mixed sentiments, with some buying interests witnessed earlier in the day, on the short end, due to the relatively buoyant level of system liquidity, analysts at Zedcrest Research said. Stating
October 3, 2018

Trading Day After Independence Day Holiday Closes Red

By Dipo Olowookere Activities fully resumed on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Tuesday after the public holiday observed on Monday to commemorate the nation’s independence day celebration. At the close of transactions yesterday, the local bourse was pointing
October 3, 2018

NWC Declares Lagos APC Governorship Primary Illegal

By Dipo Olowookere The governorship primary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State held on Tuesday, October 2, 2018 across the state has been declared illegal. The exercise was declared illegal by the National Working Committee (NWC) of the ruling
October 2, 2018

European Shares Slip Amidst Brexit Worries

By Investors Hub European stocks have fallen on Tuesday, as the initial euphoria over the re-negotiated NAFTA deal faded and U.S. President Donald Trump stepped up his trade war with Beijing by saying it was “too early” to negotiate with China. Brexit
October 2, 2018

Lingering Trade Concerns May Weigh on Wall Street

By Investors Hub The major U.S. index futures are pointing to a lower opening on Tuesday, with stocks likely to move back to the downside after ending the previous session mostly higher. Lingering trade concerns may weigh on the markets even after
October 2, 2018

CBN Manufacturing Index Growth Rate Slows in September

By Modupe Gbadeyanka The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has released its Manufacturing Purchasing Manager’s Index (PMI) for the month of September. According to the data released by the apex bank, the manufacturing PMI stood at 56.2 index points, indicating expansion in
October 2, 2018