- Naira Touches N1,395 to US Dollar as FX Order Book Surges
- Nigeria’s Gas Reserves Rise 3% to 215.29 Trillion Cubic Feet
- Oil Prices Edge Higher, Brent Rises 5% Week-on-Week to $115
- FirstHoldco Soars on Earnings Beat, Otedola, RC Hold 50% of All Shares
- XRP Upside Rises to 35% as Ledger Upgrade Delayed to Nov.
- UK’s Dividend Tax is Fatally Flawed, Budget Could Drag Investors Back to the 1970s
- Dangote, FirstHoldCo Halt NGX Downtrend, Investors Gain N1.47trn
- CBN Grants JPMorgan Licence to Operate Merchant Bank in Nigeria
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.
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