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Sterling Bank Plc has appointed Manish Singhal as a non-executive director, Nigeria’s tier-II lender
Total cashless transactions conducted in Nigeria increased significantly amidst an effort to drive a cashless economy
The corrective tone in bonds and rising United States Fed terminal rate expectations abated overnight Wednesday and US dollar
Amidst scarcity of the new naira notes, trading activities on the floor of the Nigerian Exchange turned red …
The Federal Inland Revenue Service has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Lagos Internal Revenue Service
With get-me-inside shares demand requests to stockbrokers, Geregu Power Plc gained 37% in a week
The Sub-Saharan Africa markets currencies outlook for 2023 is projected to worsen, though the United States
S&P Ratings affirmed Nigeria’s credit rating at “B-/B” but turned negative on its outlook, citing increasing risks
The average yield on Nigerian Treasury bills (NTB) in the secondary market rises marginally, up a basis points to 1.6%
Exchange rates worsened across the foreign exchange market as Nigerians shift attention to scarcity of the naira