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December 5, 2016 No Responses

CBN faults alleged unilateral dollar allocation

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Sunday denied reports that it allocates dollars unilaterally. CBN Director in charge of Corporate Communications, Mr. Isaac Okoroafor, explained that the CBN had set up an inter-bank foreign exchange market, where anyone who...

November 30, 2016 No Responses

ASEA re-elects Onyema, NSE CEO as President

The African Securities Exchanges Association (ASEA) held its 20th Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Sunday 27, November where the election of officers took place. At the meeting, Mr. Oscar N. Onyema, OON Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Nigerian Stock...

November 29, 2016 No Responses

World Federation of Exchanges explain Commission’s crisis management proposal

The World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) on Monday notes the European Commission’s proposal for regulation regarding the recovery and resolution of CCPs, and welcomes the importance placed on consistency with international standards. According to WFE, the pro...

November 28, 2016 No Responses

Demutualisation of share certificate attains 98.9 per cent success, says Gwarzo, SEC DG

The demutualisation of share certificates in Nigerian capital market has attained 98.9 per cent success, Director General, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Mounir Gwarzo has said. Briefing Journalists on the outcome of the just concluded Capital Marke...

November 23, 2016 No Responses

Stakeholders seek legal backing for 2006 Ports concessioning

Apparently worried by the legal challenges trailing its operations, Seaport Terminal Operators in Nigeria on Tuesday appealed to the National Assembly to pass into law the Ports and Harbour Bill as part of measures to give legal backing to ports...

November 23, 2016 No Responses

NSE Photo News

L – R ( A ) shows Serge LeVert-Chiasson, Senior Partner, Sarona Asset Management; Danladi Verheijen, Managing Director, Verod Capital Management; Oscar N. Onyema, OON, Chief Executive Officer, The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE); Wale Adeosun, Chief Investment...

November 21, 2016 No Responses

SEC signs capital market studies MoU with NERDC

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is set to achieve another milestone by infusing Capital Market Studies (CMS) into schools curriculum with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Cou...

November 18, 2016 No Responses

Elumelu to African Youth: Your time for leadership is now

African business leader and philanthropist, Mr. Tony O. Elumelu has stated that the time for leadership amongst Nigerian and African Youth is now. Elumelu, who addressed the students of the Lagos State University, faculty members and officials of the Lagos St...

November 18, 2016 No Responses

NSE Photo News

L – R shows Favour Femi-Oyewole, Chief Information Security Officer, The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE); Rex Mafiana, Chief Executive Officer, FPG Technologies and Solutions Limited; Ade Bajomo, Executive Director, Market Operations and Technology, NSE; Jin...

November 17, 2016 No Responses

African Securities Exchanges partner CISI on professionalism, common certification in capital markets

The African Securities Exchanges Association (ASEA) and the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to provide an effective framework to develop a common certification programme across the 26 A...

November 12, 2016 No Responses

NSE Photo News

L – R Abimbola Ogunbanjo, First Vice President, The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE); Oscar N. Onyema, OON, Chief Executive Officer, NSE; Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, GCON, Vice President, Federal Republic of Nigeria; Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, CON, President, NSE an...

November 11, 2016 No Responses

Ghana ex-first lady, Nana Rawlings gets go-ahead to run for presidency

By Thomas Naadi – Ghana’s electoral commission has announced the list of seven presidential candidates to contest the December 7, 2016 polls. Three of the eight disqualified candidates who resubmitted their forms have been included on the list. ...

November 9, 2016 No Responses

NSE Photo News

L – R shows Efiok E. Efiok, Head, Investment Management Department, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC); Oscar N. Onyema, OON, Chief Executive Officer, The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE); Hajara Adeola, Managing Director, Lotus Capital Limited; Garet...

November 3, 2016 No Responses

How to grow liquidity in emerging market exchanges, by Arunma Oteh, others

The World Federation of Exchanges (WFE), which represents more than 200 market infrastructure providers on Wednesday in Cartagena, Colombia held a roundtable to discuss how best to grow liquidity in emerging market exchanges. The session which form part ...