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October 27, 2025 No Responses

CSCS, IBM, TCS Partner On Market Infrastructure Upgrade

The Central Securities Clearing System Plc (CSCS) has announced major milestone in its digital transformation drive with the successful upgrade of its core technology platform, executed in partnership with global technology leaders IBM and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS).The upgrade represents...

October 17, 2025 No Responses

Stock Market Investors Exchange 432.4m Shares Worth N16.9b

THE stock market traded 432.4 million shares valued at N16.9 billion in 23,665 transactions on Thursday.This is in contrast to 389.1 million shares valued at N12.5 billion recorded on Wednesday across 23,017 deals.This revealed a 36 per cent increased in...

September 3, 2025 No Responses

CSCS Hosts Webinar On Nigeria’s Transition To T+2 Settlement Cycle

Central Securities Clearing System Plc, (CSCS) has concluded plans to host a significant webinar titled “Advancing Market Efficiency through T+2 Settlement” as part of industry-wide engagement ahead of Nigeria’s transition to the T+2 Settlement cycle.The...

June 11, 2025 No Responses

SEC To Firms: Honour Unclaimed Dividend Requests

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has directed all public companies and Registrars to stop treating unclaimed dividends older than 12 years as “statute-barred”, especially those from before the enactment of the Finance Act 2020.The directive rea...

May 25, 2025 No Responses

Listed Firms Declare N1.1trillion Dividend In 2024

The Securities and Exchange Comission (SEC) has said that listed companies declared dividends totaling N1.1trillion to shareholders in 2024.The Director-General of SEC, Dr Emomotimi Agama, disclosed this at the first quarter Capital Market Committee (CMC) meet...

May 10, 2025 No Responses

NASCON Shareholders Okay N2 Per Share Dividend

The Management of NASCON Allied Industries Plc, has attributed significant growth in the dividend payout by 100 per cent to N2 per share and the company’s impressive run during the year, ending December 31, 2024, to the successful expansion of...

April 28, 2025 No Responses

GTCO Shareholders Okay N8.03 Per Share Dividend

For the financial year ended December 31, 2024, Shareholders of Guaranty Trust Holding Company (GTCO) Plc have approved the payment of a total dividend of N8.03 per share.This decision was taken at the company’s fourth annual general meeting, held virtua...

April 16, 2025 No Responses

FG, States, LGs Shared ₦1.5trillion

For the Month of March 2025, the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared ₦1.578 trillion among the Federal Government, states and local governments. A communique made available by the Director, Press and Public Relations, Office of the Acco...

April 15, 2025 No Responses

CSCS Proposes N1.76 Dividend For 2024

Central Securities Clearing System (CSCS) Plc has released its audited consolidated and separate financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2024, delivering double-digit growth in revenue and profitability.Total revenue increased by 37% to N26.1 bill...

March 27, 2025 No Responses

NNPCL Set For Initial Public Offer

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) is at the final stage of getting listed in the capital market, in keeping with the provisions of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) 2021.This was disclosed by the Company’s Chief Finance and...

March 16, 2025 No Responses

SEC Cancels Mainland Trust Registration, Suspends Centurion Registrars

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced the Cancellation of the Registration of Mainland Trust Limited and the suspension of Centurion Registrars.The Commission in separate circulars issued at the weekend said the sanctions were imposed foll...

March 6, 2025 No Responses

United Capital Investors Get N2.40K Total Dividend For 2024

For the year 2024, United Capital Plc (UCAP) attained Profit After Tax (PAT) of N24.10billion, compared to N11.42 billion recorded in 2023, representing 111.03 per cent increase.Building on a decade of consistent dividend payments, United Capital achieved a si...

March 3, 2025 No Responses

Uzoka-Anite Canvasses More Women Participation In Capital Market

As the world marks International Women’s Day, Nigerian women have been encouraged to explore investment opportunities in the capital market as a pathway to wealth creation.The Minister of State for Finance, Dr. Doris Uzoka-Anite, made this call during the of...

March 1, 2025 No Responses

United Capital Infrastructure Fund Disburses N1.98b Dividends

Photo Caption: L-R:Sunny Anene, Deputy Group CEO, United Capital Group;Peter Ashade, Group CEO, United Capital Group;Dr. Odiri Oginni, MD/CEO, United Capital Asset Management;Uchenna Mkparu, Chief Investment Officer/Infrastructure Fund Manager, United Capital ...