The Association of Corporate and Marketing Communication Professionals of Banks (ACAMB) has welcomed the latest guidelines of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on the banking sector recapitalization and assured the public of the capacity of the banks to meet the required targets within the two-year timeline set by the apex bank. The President of […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced a significant inflow of over $1.5 billion foreign investments into the Nigerian economy, describing the surge in inflows to the effectiveness of its monetary policy strategies. The apex bank’s Acting Director of Corporate Communications Department, Mrs Hakama Sidi Ali, in a statement on Thursday, attributed the increasing […]
The Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) on Thursday announced its audited results for the 2023 financial year, which reflected a huge surge in its net assets’ value to N2.22 trillion from the N1.02 trillion it recorded in 2022 financial year, representing 119% increase year-on-year. The financial performance, which reflected improvements in its performance across all […]
In furtherance of its sustained policy reforms in the nation’s financial system, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Thursday announced new minimum capital requirements for Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) based on their size licence categories. A statement issued by the Acting Director, Corporate Communications Department of the apex bank, Mrs Hakama Sidi-Ali, the latest […]
A leading Africa-focused telecommunications company, Telecel Group, has acquired two West African units from MTN Group Limited preparatory to the latter’s upcoming initial public offering (IPO) within the next three years. According to available information on the deal, the acquired assets of MTN, Africa’s largest wireless company include its debt and equity in Guinea-Bissau and […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) successfully conducted an auction of Nigerian Treasury Bills (NTBs) on March 27, totalling N1.64 trillion in sales. The auction result report published by the apex bank indicated that the higher stop rates offered attracted investor interest, indicating an increasing confidence in the nation’s economic instruments. During this latest auction, […]
Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), the leading infrastructure solutions provider in Africa, has announced the successful close of its largest ever debt facility, a US$1.16 billion syndicated loan, attracting new lenders from the Middle East, Europe and Asia, in its efforts to bridge Africa’s yawning infrastructure gap. A news report from the African Press Organization (APO) […]
The Federal Government has revved its current drive to improve production capacity of local companies on electricity meters with the meeting with indigenous manufacturers, assuring them of its readiness to give them support to double their production capacities. The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, who spoke on the government’s readiness to enhance the nation’s meter […]
Researchers at Bankcorp Securities Limited, a leading investment research and consulting services providing company, have projected that trading on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) this week will be flattish, with a predominant bearish sentiment characterizing the sessions. The experts, in the firm’s ‘Weekly Stock Recommendation: Mar 25 to Mar 29, 2024’ circulated to our correspondent on […]
Following recent undersea cable cuts that challenged connectivities in many countries in the West African region, Nigeria has canvassed the need for a coordinated and multilateral approach by the regional authorities to protect shared telecommunications infrastructure, and diversify connectivity to ensure uninterruptible connections. The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu […]