Category: Capital Market/Banking

Stock Market Closes Week With N52b Decline
January 28, 2023 No Responses

Stock Market Closes Week With N52b Decline

The Nigerian Exchange (NGX) closed negative due to buy-interests and sell-offs in large and small capitalised stocks.   Also, the market capitalisation dropped by N52 billion to close at N28.681 trillion as against N28.733 trillion posted at the previous trading.  The...
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Ecobank Ellevate Partners Ananse Africa, MasterCard Foundation, Train Fashion Entrepreneurs
January 28, 2023 No Responses

Ecobank Ellevate Partners Ananse Africa, MasterCard Foundation, Train Fashion Entrepreneurs

Ecobank Ellevate has partnered Ananse Africa and MasterCard Foundation to train fashion entrepreneurs and creatives in Nigeria.   A statement sent to City Business News explained that Ecobank Ellevate is a proprietary service offering designed for bu...
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AfDB Commits $10bn To Drive  Food Security In Africa 
January 27, 2023 No Responses

AfDB Commits $10bn To Drive  Food Security In Africa 

The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group is to commit $10 billion over the next five years to make Africa food secure.  The president of the bank, Dr Akinwumi Adesina made the commitment at the Dakar Africa Food Summit in Diamniadio,...
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CBN Unveils Africa-Led Domestic Card Scheme
January 27, 2023 No Responses

CBN Unveils Africa-Led Domestic Card Scheme

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele on Thursday, unveiled an African Central Bank led National Domestic Card Scheme (AfriGO) to address local peculiarities.  At the event, which was monitored virtually, Emefiele said the new...
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Union Bank Save & Win Palli Promo Grand finale Holds Jan 27  
January 25, 2023 No Responses

Union Bank Save & Win Palli Promo Grand finale Holds Jan 27  

Following a six-month successful run, the second edition of Union Bank’s Save & Win Palli Promo is finally coming to an exciting conclusion.A statement sent to City Business News explained that the grand finale event, which is set to hold...
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CBN Raises Interest Rate To 17.5%
January 24, 2023 No Responses

CBN Raises Interest Rate To 17.5%

Against projections by some experts, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has increased the monetary policy rate by 100 basis points to 17.5 per cent. This is contained in a communiqué issued at the end...
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Emefiele: Stamp Duty Revenue Is N370b  Not N89trillion   
January 24, 2023 No Responses

Emefiele: Stamp Duty Revenue Is N370b  Not N89trillion   

The total revenue collected as stamp duty in six years between  2016 and 2022 is N370,686 billion, the Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, disclosed on Tuesday.   A House of Representatives member, Alhaji Muhammed Kazaure, ...
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Stockbrokers Project Nigeria’s Economic Growth In 2023
January 24, 2023 No Responses

Stockbrokers Project Nigeria’s Economic Growth In 2023

Stockbrokers have assured the investing public that the economy has strong potential to bounce back this year.   They said this at an event organised by Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers (CIS) on “The Nigerian Economic Review of 2022 and Outlook ...
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Stock Market Closes Week On Negative Note
January 21, 2023 No Responses

Stock Market Closes Week On Negative Note

The local bourse ended the last trading of the week on a negative note as the performance indices declined by 0.06 per cent.  Specifically, the market capitalisation dropped by N18 billion or 0.06 per cent to close at N28.646 trillion as...
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CBN To Sanction Banks Dispensing Old Notes Through ATMs 
January 20, 2023 No Responses

CBN To Sanction Banks Dispensing Old Notes Through ATMs 

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), on Thursday threatened to sanction banks in Cross River dispensing old naira notes through their Automated Teller Machines, (ATMs).  The warning came from Ms Glory Iniunam, Branch Controller of CBN in Cross River, during...
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CBN To Banks: Collect Redesigned Notes Or Face Sanction 
January 19, 2023 No Responses

CBN To Banks: Collect Redesigned Notes Or Face Sanction 

The Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, has called on commercial banks to approach the apex bank branches across the country to pick up the new naira notes.  Emefiele made the call when the apex bank took its sensitisation tour on...
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Investors Lose N90b In Bearish Trading 
January 17, 2023 No Responses

Investors Lose N90b In Bearish Trading 

Trading activities on the floor of the Nigerian Exchange Ltd. (NGX) closed on a negative note on Monday as market capitalisation was down by N90 billion or 0.31 per cent to close at N28.512 trillion from N28.602 trillion at the...
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Bermuda Stock Exchange To Host WFE Annual Meeting In 2023  
January 13, 2023 No Responses

Bermuda Stock Exchange To Host WFE Annual Meeting In 2023  

The World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) has announced Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) as host of the industry’s General Assembly & Annual Meeting in 2023.   A statement sent to City Business News explained that the meeting, now in its 62...
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CBN Sensitises Marketers, Guarantees Availability Of New Notes
January 11, 2023 No Responses

CBN Sensitises Marketers, Guarantees Availability Of New Notes

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has assured marketers and traders that it has made the redesigned naira notes (1000, 500, 200) available for them via Automated Teller Machines (ATMs). The Branch Controller, CBN, Lagos State, Mr Koyor Baribokola, gave...
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