Category: Capital Market/Banking

WFE Proposes Enhancements To Financial Stability Board’s Cyber Lexicon
August 21, 2018 No Responses

WFE Proposes Enhancements To Financial Stability Board’s Cyber Lexicon

The World Federation of Exchanges (WFE), has published its response to the Financial Stability Board’s (FSB) Cyber Lexicon Consultation.   The FSB’s document – a draft glossary of common terms related to cyber security and cyber resilience – is intended to “support...
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NNPC To List 40% Shares
August 18, 2018 No Responses

NNPC To List 40% Shares

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) is to list 40 per cent of its shares on the floor of Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) when the Petroleum Industry Governance Bill (PIGB) gets Presidential Assent.  Speaking in Lagos at the 2018 annual conferenc...
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Naira Gains 40k Against Dollar At Parallel Market
August 18, 2018 No Responses

Naira Gains 40k Against Dollar At Parallel Market

The Naira gained 40k against the dollar at the end of Friday trading, exchanging at N359.6 stronger than N360 traded on Thursday. The Pound Sterling and the Euro closed at N469 and N413 respectively. At the Bureau De Change (BDC)...
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Nigeria Lifts Forex Market With $210m
August 15, 2018 No Responses

Nigeria Lifts Forex Market With $210m

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has sustained its intervention in the inter-bank foreign exchange market by injecting yet another sum of $210,000,000 into various sums of the market on Tuesday, August 14, 2018.  At Tuesday’s trading, the Bank offered...
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SEC Nigeria Implore Investors On Multiple Subscription December Deadline
August 11, 2018 No Responses

SEC Nigeria Implore Investors On Multiple Subscription December Deadline

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has enjoined investors in the capital market who bought shares with different names to regularise their accounts in order to get the benefit of their investments.     Meanwhile, the Capital Market Committee (CMC)...
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Investors Stake N2.7B On UBA, Wema Bank, Zenith In Five Days
August 11, 2018 No Responses

Investors Stake N2.7B On UBA, Wema Bank, Zenith In Five Days

For the week ended August 10, 2018, investors on the floor of Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) staked not less than N2.7Billion on 260.554 million shares of United Bank for Africa Plc, Wema Bank Plc and Zenith International Bank Plc in...
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Nigeria Boosts Forex Market With $210m
August 8, 2018 No Responses

Nigeria Boosts Forex Market With $210m

Citing need to boost forex availability and meet customers’ requests in various segments of the market, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Tuesday injected $210 million into the inter-bank Foreign Exchange (forex) Market.  At the forex trading, the CBN...
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SEC Holds Second CMC Meeting 2018
August 6, 2018 No Responses

SEC Holds Second CMC Meeting 2018

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Heritage Bank Wins 2018 Agric Bank Award, Explains Support For MSMEs
August 1, 2018 No Responses

Heritage Bank Wins 2018 Agric Bank Award, Explains Support For MSMEs

Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com –    Heritage Bank Plc has emerged winner of Agriculture Bank of the year 2018.  At a colorful ceremony  held at the Sheraton Hotels and Towers, Abuja on Tuesday Night, members of the committee of Nigeria Agricultur...
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Transcorp Hotels Declares N8.1b Turnover, N1.38b Profit In Six Months
July 31, 2018 No Responses

Transcorp Hotels Declares N8.1b Turnover, N1.38b Profit In Six Months

For the period ended June 30th, 2018, Transcorp Hotels Plc has announced turnover of N8.01billion.   The Group also ended the period with profit after Tax of N1.38billion, representing 83% year-on-year growth over N760million in Half Year  2017.  A stateme...
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Diamond Bank Records N2.2B Profit After Tax In Six Months
July 31, 2018 No Responses

Diamond Bank Records N2.2B Profit After Tax In Six Months

Diamond Bank has released its second quarter unaudited financial report for the period ended June 30, 2018 to the management and stockbrokers of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), emphasising its strong focus on the Nigerian market, especially the retail busi...
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Naira Weakens Against Dollar At Parallel Market
July 31, 2018 No Responses

Naira Weakens Against Dollar At Parallel Market

The Naira on Monday weakened marginally against the dollar at the parallel market, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The Nigerian currency exchanged at N358.3, weaker than N358 traded on Friday, while the Pound Sterling and the Euro closed...
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Pension Fund Assets Hit N8.14trillion
July 30, 2018 No Responses

Pension Fund Assets Hit N8.14trillion

As at end of May, 2018,  total pension fund assets stood at N8.14 trillion,  the National Pension Commission (PenCom) has revealed.   According to PenCom spokesman, Peter Aghahowa,  the assets rose from N7.52 trillion in December 2017, adding that: ”The....
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Ecobank Flags Off “Xpress Account Giveaway Promo”
July 26, 2018 No Responses

Ecobank Flags Off “Xpress Account Giveaway Promo”

Ecobank Nigeria has flagged off ‘Xpress Account Giveaway promotion offering mouthwatering cash back to customers as reward for onboarding and using its Xpress account and instant gifts for transacting at any of Ecobank Xpress Point across Nigeria. The promo ...
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