The 2020 Mastercard Index of Women Entrepreneurs (MIWE) has once again ranked Uganda (39.6%), Botswana (38.5%) and Ghana (36.5%) as the world’s three leading economies having...
African Development Bank (AfDB) said it would support the Great Green Wall initiative with 6.5 billion dollars over the next five years. President of the AfDB,...
The domestic equities market opened the first week of the year on a bearish note as the All-Share index was down 0.4 per cent w/w to...
Lagos State Year 2021 expenditure plan named ” Budget of Rekindled Hope” has been put at N1.164 trillion. A breakdown of the budget shows that the...
Ecobank Nigeria has launched a radio programme – “Ecobank Business Hour” targeted at empowering small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the country. Emeka Agada, Head, SME,...
At the close of trade, the domestic equities market sustained the previous day’s gain, rising 31bps to settle at 40,490.85 points. The positive performance was driven by buying...
Neimeth Pharmaceutical emerged the best performing stock in 2020 appreciating by 259.68 per cent. The stock which opened at the start of the year at 62...
World Bank Group President David Malpass has projected that the global economy is expected to expand 4 per cent in 2021, assuming an initial COVID-19 vaccine...
At the close of trade, the domestic equities market posted a negative performance as the benchmark index declined 183bps to close at 40,396.14 points. The bearish...
Legal expert says bank can take action against peddlers The Bank Customers Association of Nigeria (BCAN) late Sunday detested in unequivocal terms the attempt by some...
FCI along with Afreximbank has appointed Mr. Nassourou Aminou as the new Regional Manager for Africa. The recruitment of the Africa Chapter Regional Manager is a...
In commemoration of Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, Access Bank’s ‘W’ Initiative, a flagship women empowerment program, organised a breast cancer awareness campaign for eight...
BUA Cement PLC, said that it has successfully concluded its N115billion Series 1 Fixed Rate Senior Unsecured Bond Issue (the “Bond or Issue”) under its maiden...
First City Monument Bank (FCMB) recorded significant losses at the first trading session of 2020. At about 10.55 am, the tier-2 Banking stock was trading at...
By Joseph Edgar Let me first out myself. I am a former Employee of FCMB. I worked there for a bit in the securities trading arm,...