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Currencies & Forex

Nigeria’s $5bn swap trades certainty for cheaper money

Nigeria's $5bn swap with First Abu Dhabi Bank trades fixed-cost certainty for flexible dollar liquidity — here's how the deal actually works.

6 min read

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African Equities

Attijariwafa Bank to acquire majority stake in Société Générale Ghana

Attijariwafa Bank has agreed to take a 55.22% majority stake in Société Générale Ghana, while SSNIT increases its holding, marking Société Générale’s exit from the subsidiary.

4 min read

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Macro & Economy

Fasthire leads AI adoption conversation at NSE PH technical evening

Fasthire Services led a discussion on AI adoption at the NSE Port Harcourt Technical Evening, urging engineers to master the tools or risk being left behind.

5 min read

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Macro & Economy

Revitalising Nigeria’s insurance sector: A call for action

6 min read

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African Equities

UAC Nigeria exits Livestock Feeds in N19.5 billion deal with Sunbeth

UAC Nigeria has agreed to sell its 73.29% stake in Livestock Feeds to Sunbeth for N19.5 billion — here's what's behind the exit and what comes next.

5 min read

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African Equities

Sidama Bank becomes seventh company to list on Ethiopia’s securities exchange

Sidama Bank has listed on Ethiopia’s Securities Exchange as the seventh company, bringing the former microfinance lender onto the regulated Main Market under the ticker SIDAX.

7 min read

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Macro & Economy

DisCos fail to collect N45.26 billion from electricity customers in July

Nigeria's NRS and NUPRC earned a combined N123.54bn in collection fees from June's N3.40tn FAAC distribution — here's the full breakdown.

5 min read

A government finance official reviews revenue distribution documents at a desk, with a subtle rising bar chart overlaid to represent monthly federal revenue growth.
Macro & Economy

NRS, NUPRC earn N123.54 billion in collection fees from June FAAC revenue

Nigeria's NRS and NUPRC earned a combined N123.54bn in collection fees from June's N3.40tn FAAC distribution — here's the full breakdown.

5 min read

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African Equities

Nigerian equity market closes flat at N163.66 trillion as Zichis Agro, R.T. Briscoe rally

The NGX closed nearly flat at N163.66 trillion on Sept. 25, even as Zichis Agro and R.T. Briscoe led gainers in a third straight winning week for Nigerian stocks.

6 min read

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Exchange indeces

TotalEnergies falls 10% as NGX Oil and Gas Index retreats from record high

TotalEnergies Nigeria fell 10% on Sept. 25, pulling the NGX Oil and Gas Index down a day after its record high — here's what's behind the divergence.

5 min read

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Macro & Economy

From Banking to Beauty: How Tomi Akintade introduced Nano Brows in Nigeria

Tomi Akintade left a banking career to found YBB Beauty and introduce Nano Brows to Nigeria — here's her journey and what it says about Nigeria's beauty sector.

5 min read

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Investment Signals

Growth Can Hide a Broken Business: Why revenue is not enough

Revenue growth alone doesn't mean a business is healthy — here's why margins, cash flow and unit economics matter just as much, with lessons from Jumia.

6 min read