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January 23, 2018 No Responses

CBN boosts foreign exchange market with $210m

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has boosted the inter-bank foreign exchange market with $210 million to meet customers’ requests in various segments of the market. The Bank’s acting Director, Corporate Communications, Mr Isaac Okorafor, in a statement on Monday...

January 19, 2018 No Responses

WFE unveils best practice guidelines for cyber security compliance

The World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) on Thursday published a set of best practice guidelines for market infrastructures designed to engender a staff culture of cyber security compliance. The paper takes a behavioural approach to the issue, as evidence.....

January 16, 2018 No Responses

CBN injects $210m into foriegn exchange market

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has injected another 210 million dollars into the inter-bank Foreign Exchange Market to meet customers’ requests in various segments. Giving a breakdown of the intervention, the bank’s acting Director, Corporate Communic...

January 13, 2018 No Responses

NSE trading index drops by 0.33 per cent

Activities on the Nigerian Stock Exchange All-Share Index on Friday bowed to profit taking halting the six-day price rally with the All-Share Index dropping by 0.33 per cent. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the index lost 142.64...

January 12, 2018 No Responses

BPE: Comatose state of Nigerdock worrisome, negates essence of privatization

Director General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Mr. Alex A. Okoh has assured the Board and management of the Nigerdock Nigeria Plc that the Bureau is committed to the full realization of the potentials of the integrated engineering...

January 12, 2018 No Responses

7UP shareholders approve Affelka’s acquisition of 26.8 per cent stake

Seven-Up Bottling Company Plc shareholders on Thursday approved the Scheme of Arrangement for the acquisition of 26.8 per cent shares by Affelka South Africa. The shareholders gave the approval at the Court-Ordered meeting convened at the instance of the Fed...

January 10, 2018 No Responses

World Bank: Nigeria’s economy to grow by 2.5% in 2018

The World Bank forecasts that economic growth in Nigeria would edge up to at least 2.5 per cent in 2018, as the country benefits from improved commodity prices, investments and trade. According to the World Bank’s January 2018 Global Economic...

January 4, 2018 No Responses

‘Oando’s forensic audit to commence this month’

There is no going back on the forensic audit of Oando Plc, the Acting Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Mr. Abdul Zubair, has said. Speaking at a press briefing in Abuja on Tuesday, Zubair said the...

December 29, 2017 No Responses

NSE emerges one of the top five best performing exchange in 2017

The value of public companies on global stock markets grew by $12.4 trillion in 2017, according to S&P Dow Jones Indices, which included dividends in its calculation. According to CNN, a number of markets even outperformed the U.S. Here’s...

December 27, 2017 No Responses

SEC partners IST to curb capital market Infractions

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has expressed readiness to partner with relevant bodies in its quest to ensure zero tolerance on infractions in Nigeria’s capital market. Acting Director General of SEC, Dr. Abdul Zubair stated this when the...

December 16, 2017 No Responses

NSE Photo News

L – R shows Oscar N. Onyema, OON, Chief Executive Officer, The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) presenting a replica of the gong to Annabelle Degroot, Managing Director, International Breweries Plc during the Closing Gong Ceremony at the Exchange in Lagos.

December 15, 2017 No Responses

NSE Photo News

L-R: Bola Adeeko, Head, Corporate Services Division, The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE); Aderemi A. Adetayo, Chief Executive Officer, Moving Media; Oscar N. Onyema, OON, Chief Executive Officer, NSE, His Excellency, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, Executive Governor...

December 14, 2017 No Responses

Dangote Cement emerges NSE most compliant listed company for 2017

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has announced recipients of the 2017 edition of its CEO Awards. The winners were unveiled at the awards ceremony on Wednesday, December 13, 2017, at the Stock Exchange House, Lagos. Dangote Cement Plc was...

December 13, 2017 No Responses

CBN injects $210m into currency market

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said on Tuesday it had injected 210 million dollars into the interbank foreign exchange market, extending efforts to boost liquidity and alleviate dollar shortages. In a statement, the bank said it had released 100...