Stock Market Archives — Page 36 of 38

July 21, 2016 No Responses

Presco shareholders get N1billion dividend today

By Moses Ebosele – Proposal by the board of Presco Plc to pay a dividend of 100kobo per share, amounting to N1billion for the year ended December 31, 2015 has been approved by shareholders. Addressing shareholders yesterday during the company’s...

July 21, 2016 No Responses

Lafarge records N28billion loss in Q2

By Moses Ebosele – For the second quarter ended June 2016, Lafarge Africa Plc has recorded a pre-tax loss of N28billion. In its report to the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) yesterday, the company attributed the loss to dwindling foreign...

July 19, 2016 No Responses

Anxiety as inflation hits 16.5 per cent

By Moses Ebosele – Economic challenges confronting Nigeria assumes more disturbing dimensions as the Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased to its highest point of 16.5 per cent since 2005. The report released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS...

July 18, 2016 No Responses

Investors stake N3.8b on three banks in one week

By Moses Ebosele – For the week ended July 15, 2016, transactions in FBN Holdings Plc, Guaranty Trust Bank Plc and Access Bank Plc accounted for 353.999 million shares worth N3.867 billion in 4,188 deals. At the end of...

July 18, 2016 No Responses

NCC remits N70b into federation account

Between December 2015 and March 2016, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), remitted N70 billion into the federation account. The amount according to a statement issued by the commission is in addition to the N30 billion paid by MTN Nigeria Communica...

July 18, 2016 No Responses

Aisha Buhari, Osinbajo, Awolowo, Elumelu, seek support for women entrepreneur

Leading African businessman and philanthropist, Tony O. Elumelu CON joined recently joined the First Lady of Nigeria, Mrs. Aisha Buhari, wife of the Vice President, Mrs. Dolapo Osinbajo, Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) Chief Executive Officer, Segun A...

July 18, 2016 No Responses

Skye Bank shares maintains slidding profile

By Moses Ebosele The shares of Skye Bank Plc has continued its free fall on the floor of Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE). At the end of trading for the week ended Friday July 15, 2016, the Bank shares...

July 18, 2016 No Responses

SEC boss pledges to raise market participation

AS part of measures to deepen Nigerian capital market, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has expressed its determination to raise the participation of retail investors. Speaking during a visit to the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) in ...

July 15, 2016 No Responses

Nigerian Breweries records 11.24 % drop in profit

For the first half of 2016, Nigerian Breweries Plc has declared profit after tax of N19.06billion, a drop of 11.24 per cent when compared to N21.47 billion recorded within same period in 2015. However, the unaudited and provisional results released...

July 15, 2016 No Responses

Fitch affirms UBA’s viability rating as Agusto upgrades rating to “Aa”

*Stock now best performing on the exchange. Foremost global rating agency, Fitch International has affirmed United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc’s viability rating at “B”. Meanwhile, the pan-African banking group has continued to sustain its benchmark asse...

July 14, 2016 No Responses

FirstBank targets 10million new customers in three years

AS part of its financial inclusion initiative, First Bank of Nigeria Limited has unveiled plan to grow its customer base by over 10 million new customers in the next three years. Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of First...

July 13, 2016 No Responses

FBN Capital partners Oxford Business Group on research

By Moses Ebosele – FBN Capital has signed a research Memoradum of Understanding (MoU) with Oxford Business Group (OBG). Under the aggrement, a report by OBG will examine the Central Bank of Nigeria’s monetary policy, review the country’s recently-r...

July 13, 2016 No Responses

Diamond Bank unveils Mobile POS

By Moshood Aliyu – To increase safety and reliability in payment, Diamond Bank Plc in collaboration with Microsoft has introduced Diamond Mobile POS (MPOS). Speaking on the partnership between Diamond and Microsoft on Tuesday in Lagos, Diamond Bank...

July 13, 2016 No Responses

ASEA partners AfDB on capital market development

By Moses Ebosele – The African Securities Exchanges Association (ASEA) and African Development Bank (AfDB) have signed a Memoradum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at developing capital markets within the continent. Prominent among those who attended the c...