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November 23, 2018 No Responses

Again, MPC Retains Lending Rate At 14%

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) for the 14th consecutive time, retained the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) at 14 per cent. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele made this known at a news conference on Thursday, in...

November 15, 2018 No Responses

Nigeria Raises $2.86b Eurobonds

The Federal Government on Wednesday said it had raised 2.86 billion dollars three-series international bond under its Global Medium Term Note Programme. Mr Paul Abechi, Special Adviser to the Minister of Finance on Media and Communications disclosed this in ...

November 14, 2018 No Responses

CBN Boosts Forex Market With $210m

In its latest round of intervention, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Tuesday, November 13, 2018, injected the sum of $210 million in the inter-bank foreign exchange market. Figures obtained from the CBN indicate that the authorized dealers in...

November 13, 2018 No Responses

SEC Reiterates Commitment To Boost Capital Market Curriculum

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has restated its commitment to further educate and enlighten investors in the Nigerian capital market to enhance their ability to make informed investment decisions. The Acting Director General of SEC, Mary Ud...

November 6, 2018 No Responses

Naira Appreciates Against Dollar

The Naira on Monday gained 10 kobo to exchange at N363.64 to the dollar at the investors’ window, stronger than N363.74 posted on Friday. Market turnover at the investors’ window stood at 231.24 million dollars, higher than 226.35 million dollars...

November 3, 2018 No Responses

CBN Injects $337.16m, 56.17m CNY Into Retail Secondary Market Intervention Sales

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Friday said it injected 337.16 million dollars in the retail Secondary Market Intervention Sales (SMIS) in its first intervention in the inter-bank foreign market for November. A statement issued in Abuja by Isaac...

November 1, 2018 No Responses

How To Transform Societies, Change Lives Through Capital Markets, By Arunma Oteh

At the recent 58th Annual General Meeting of World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) in Athens, Arunma Oteh, Vice President of the World Bank took part in a fireside chat with Nandini Sukumar, CEO, WFE where Arunma spoke about how “exchanges...

October 22, 2018 No Responses

PFAs Invest N1.49t In Treasury Bills

Not less than N1.49 trillion have been invested by Pension Fund Administrators (PFAs) in Treasury Bills. According to the monthly National Pension Commission (PenCom) report released at the weekend in Abuja by its spokesman, Peter Aghahowa, the PFAs invested...

October 20, 2018 No Responses

Nigeria Injects $337m, CNY53m Into Inter-Bank Forex Market

In another round of intervention, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), on Friday, October 19, 2018 injected over $337 million in the inter- Bank forex market. The CBN intervened in the Retail Secondary Market Sales (SMIS) to the tune of...

October 9, 2018 No Responses

Nigeria Commits N1.7 Trillion To Capital Investment

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says the Federal Government has spent N1.7 trillion in capital investment in two budget years. Osinbajo disclosed this while addressing participants at the 9th Presidential Quarterly Business Forum held at the State House Banquet H...

October 4, 2018 No Responses

WFE Admits Nairobi Securities Exchange, Five Others

At the 58th General Assembly in Athens on Wednesday, the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) admitted six new members taking the total number of full members to 70. With six members joining since the last General Assembly in...

October 4, 2018 No Responses

FMDQ: We Are Committed To Developing Fixed Income Market

FMDQ OTC Securities Exchange has reiterated its commitment to the development of fixed income securities market in the country. Associate Executive Director, FMDQ, Tumi Sekoni made this remark while receiving Capital Market Development Award given to the ex...

September 19, 2018 No Responses

Again, CBN Lifts FOREX Market With $210m

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has again intervened in the inter-bank Foreign Exchange Market to the tune of $210 million. According to the figures obtained from the CBN on Tuesday, September 18, 2018, the Bank offered $100million to authorized...

August 30, 2018 No Responses

Naira Gains Marginally Against Dollar At Parallel Market

The Naira on Wednesday gained 30 kobo to exchange at N359 to the dollar at the parallel market in Lagos, against N359.30 on Tuesday. The Pound Sterling and the Euro closed at N464 and N414, respectively. At the Bureau De...