Author: Julius Alagbe

Julius Alagbe is a senior financial journalist and Editor at MarketForces Africa with nearly two decades of experience in finance, accounting, and economics reporting.He is one of Nigeria's most prolific financial market reporters, covering capital markets, monetary policy, corporate earnings, banking, telecoms, and macroeconomic developments across Africa.Julius has built a strong footprint reporting on Nigeria's leading corporates and financial services sector, including coverage of the Nigerian Exchange Group, Central Bank of Nigeria monetary operations, MTN Nigeria, GTCO, and major investment banking transactions.He regularly monitors the CBN’s open market operations, interbank FX markets, and equity market movements, providing readers with real-time intelligence on Nigeria’s financial landscape.His reporting draws on direct access to institutional research from firms including Moody’s Ratings, CardinalStone Securities, Fitch, and other leading African investment houses.Julius brings analytical depth and editorial rigour to every story, making complex financial data accessible to professionals, investors, and policymakers across Africa.Julius Alagbe is based in Lagos, Nigeria.

NCC Confiscates Pirated Books Worth N50m in Lagos

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NCC Confiscates Pirated Books Worth N50m in Lagos The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC has confiscated suspected pirated books worth N50 million in Yaba area of Lagos state. Mr Charles Amudipe, the Deputy Director of Operations/Head of Operations of the commission in Lagos office, who led the team, said that the NCC carried out an anti-piracy action in Yaba Book Market, Lagos. “During the said anti-piracy operation, five bookshops and three warehouses (parking stores, where suspected pirated books were stored around Yaba market were visited. “Materials suspected to be pirated were seized and owners of those bookshops were arrested, ” he…

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FG, Shelter Afrique to Deliver 5,000 Housing Units

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FG, Shelter Afrique to Deliver 5,000 Housing Units The Federal Government (FG) has entered into partnership with Shelter Afrique Development (ShafDB) to deliver 5000 housing units as part of effort to provide housing for Nigerians. The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa, made this known while briefing on the achievements of the ministry within one year in office. “Under the partnership, the Pan-African housing institution will support the Renewed Hope Program with advisory services and financing of competent developers. “We are looking at about 5,000 housing units in the pilot scheme. “This will be the first time the…

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Bitcoin Rally Nudges Crypto Market Cap to $2.14 Trillion

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Bitcoin Rally Nudges Crypto Market Cap to $2.14 Trillion The latest bitcoin rally has spurred the cryptocurrency market to grow by about 1.7% in the last 24 hours, according to data from the crypto exchange. At press time, the global crypto market cap had reached $2.14 trillion, representing a 1.66% increase over the last day. The market report showed that most major digital assets were higher on Wednesday, with bitcoin (BTC-USD) crossing the $61,000 level. The CoinDesk Market Index, which tracks 134 digital assets, rose 2.6% in the past 24 hours. The Nasdaq 100 gained 0.3%, the S&P 500 added…

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