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December 10, 2025 No Responses

Cardoso Inaugurates New ACGSF Board

The Central Bank Governor (CBN) Governor, Mr. Olayemi Cardoso, has inaugurated the new Board of the Agricultural Credit Guarantee Scheme Fund (ACGSF), reaffirming the Bank’s commitment to strengthening Nigeria’s agricultural sector.He highlighted the Scheme’s vital role in de-risking agricultural lending...

December 8, 2025 No Responses

AfDB Hosts World Bank’s Anne Bjerde In Abidjan

The President of the African Development Bank Group, Dr. Sidi Ould Tah, on Monday received the World Bank Group’s Managing Director of Operations, Anne Bjerde, and her high-level delegation at the Bank’s headquarters in Abidjan.The strategic meeting centre...

December 7, 2025 No Responses

SEC, NGX Group Hail ISA 2025 As Catalyst For Stronger Capital Market

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX Group) have affirmed that the newly enacted Investments and Securities Act (ISA) 2025, signed into law by President Bola Tinubu, will play a pivotal role in driving Nigeria’s.....

December 6, 2025 No Responses

FirstBank Elephant Girls Arrive In Cairo For Africa League Finals

The FirstBank Elephant Girls have arrived in Cairo with one mission — to make history as they compete in the Women’s Basketball League Africa Finals. The team touched down in the Egyptian capital focused, energised, and fully prepared to take...

December 5, 2025 No Responses

NGX Inducts 115 Dealing Clerks

Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) has inducted 115 newly qualified Authorised Dealing Clerks, marking one of its largest cohorts in recent years and underscoring the Exchange’s efforts to strengthen professionalism across the capital market.The inductees, draw...

December 4, 2025 No Responses

CBN Hosts 35th IILM Governing Board Meeting

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), led by Governor Olayemi Cardoso, hosted the 35th Governing Board Meeting of the International Islamic Liquidity Management Corporation (IILM) for the first time in Nigeria at the CBN Headquarters, Abuja.The meeting aligns wit...

December 4, 2025 No Responses

NGX Expands Market Offerings With Commercial Paper Listings

The Nigerian Exchange (NGX) has broadened its suite of capital market products with the formal introduction of Commercial Paper (CP) listings, marking a significant milestone in efforts to deepen the nation’s financial markets and enhance access to short-ter...

November 26, 2025 No Responses

Elumelu: Now Is Africa’s Moment for Action

Africa must shift from dialogue to decisive action if it intends to unlock its full potential, Chairman of Heirs Holdings and United Bank for Africa (UBA), Tony Elumelu, declared at the African Association of Accountants General (AAAG) Annual Conference in...

November 21, 2025 No Responses

Lafarge Africa Unveils Independence Memorial Obelisk At TBS

Lafarge Africa Plc has announced the successful unveiling of the newly rehabilitated Independence Memorial Obelisk at the historic Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS), Lagos—an iconic national landmark symbolising Nigeria’s freedom and heritage.The rehabilitation p...

November 18, 2025 No Responses

Lagos N200b Bond Oversubscribed By 55 Per Cent

Lagos State has set a new benchmark in Nigeria’s capital market with the successful completion of the bookbuild for its landmark bond issuance, which received an overwhelming response from investors.The state offered a ₦200 billion Conventional Bond and a ...

November 18, 2025 No Responses

Unity Bank MD Tasks Youths On Savings Culture

The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Unity Bank Plc, Mr. Ebenezer Kolawole, has renewed the Bank’s call for young Nigerians to embrace a savings culture, urging them to see savings as a lifelong discipline for creating stability and financial res...

November 12, 2025 No Responses

Nigeria’s Equities Market Rebounds On Fiscal Policy Optimism

The Nigerian equities market staged a sharp rebound on Wednesday, November 12, 2025, as investors responded positively to reassurances from the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, regarding the government’s position o...

November 11, 2025 No Responses

Finance Minister Assures Market Confidence As NGX Lists MREIF

Nigerian Exchange (NGX) on Tuesday hosted the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, at the Closing Gong Ceremony to commemorate the listing of the Ministry of Finance Incorporated (MOFI) Real Estate Investment Fund (MREI...

November 9, 2025 No Responses

PalmPay, Wema Bank Complete Nigeria’s First Live Transaction On National Payment Stack

Nigeria’s digital payment landscape reached a groundbreaking milestone on Friday, November 7, 2025, as the first live transaction was successfully completed on the National Payment Stack (NPS) at exactly 11:56 a.m.City Business News reports that the historic...