By Taiye Olayemi Shareholders of Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (GTCO) have commended the institution for declaring a record N12.76 dividend for the 2025 financial year. GTCO declared an interim dividend of N1 per share for June 2025 and a final dividend of N11.76, bringing total payout to N12.76. AtContinue Reading
By Diana Omueza The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) says it is intensifying efforts for wider African market access for fisheries and aquaculture products under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Mr Christopher Mensah-Yawson, Acting Principal Programme Officer for Trade Facilitation and Development at the ECOWAS Commission,Continue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue Hussaini Magaji, Registrar-General of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), has inaugurated a national working group on beneficial ownership to drive transparency. Magaji while inaugurating the committee in Abuja, described the group as the ”engine of reforms for economic growth” in Nigeria’s corporate sector. Beneficial ownership means theContinue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi Dr Umaru Kwairanga, Chairman of the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX Group), says the first trading day following the extension of market hours was smooth, with no operational hitches recorded. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the change in trading hours commenced on Monday, April 27.Continue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi The Nigerian stock market has revived its bullish streak on Tuesday after a one-day downturn, as investors gained N3.205 trillion. The upward trend was primarily fuelled by strong investor demand in consumer, energy and industrial stocks. Industrial and Medical Gases, FTN Cocoa Processors, WAPCO, Austinlaz, and Presco,Continue Reading
By Muhammad Nur Tijani The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr Jumoke Oduwole, has reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to leveraging the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to expand value-added exports and deepen intra-African trade. The minister made this known at AfCFTA P3 Sub-National Engagement for the North-West Geopolitical ZoneContinue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi The Nigerian stock market halted its bullish rally on Monday after 14 consecutive sessions of gains, resulting in a loss of N1.365 trillion. The downturn was driven by profit-taking in stocks such as FirstHoldCo, Trans-Nationwide Express, United Bank for Africa, Access Corporation, Fidelity Bank, and 35 others.Continue Reading
Gas By Okeoghene Akubuike The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says the average price of 5kg of cooking gas increased from N6,799.18 recorded in February 2026 to N7,655.73 in March 2026. The NBS said this in its Cooking Gas Price Watch for March released on Tuesday in Abuja. The reportContinue Reading
Payment By Joan Nwagwu The Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) says the two-month outstanding wage awards due to federal civil servants will be paid in April and May. Mr Shehu Mohammed, National President of ASCSN, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)Continue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi The equities market extended its bullish run, delivering a N15.53 trillion gain over 14 consecutive trading sessions, driven by strong investor demand and improved liquidity. Market capitalisation on the Nigerian Exchange Ltd. rose from N129.81 trillion on April 7 to N145.33 trillion at the close of tradingContinue Reading
