- NEAR Protocol Dips 10% Over Alleged Stolen Patented Technology
- XRP Seeks Catalyst to Halt Downtrend, Breaks Below $1.30
- Bitcoin Drops to $80.5k on Spot ETFS Outflows, AI Stocks Rout
- 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.
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CBN Moves to Converge FX Rates to Raise Average Price Level. The Central Bank of Nigeria moves to achieve convergence in the foreign exchange market will raise headline inflation, FSDH has said.
Union Bank to Support Communities with Portable Water. Union Bank of Nigeria (UBN), said on Friday that it would provide potable water to six different communities in the six geo-political zones in the country as part of its support and Corporate Social Responsibility to Nigerians.
Official FX Rate Devaluation Raised Nigeria’s Debt to ₦28.6trn. The National Bureau of Statistics stated that total public debt portfolio of the Federal and State Governments as of March 31 stood at ₦28.63 trillion from ₦27.4 trillion in December, 2019.
Nigeria’s Coronavirus Caseload Increases to 30,748. Nigeria has recorded 499 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the country’s coronavirus case load to 30,748.
Vetiva says Unilever Nigeria Road to Redemption has Many Bumps. Vetiva Capital analyst, Chinma Ukadike downgrades Unilever Nigeria Plc to sell, having noted many bumpy roads to redemption for the consumer goods company.
Equities market: No justification for April, May Rally – WSTC. Analysts have said that equities segment of the Nigerian Stock Exchange has slipped into correction mode after initial rally.
Expected credit loss amid aftermath of the coronavirus outbreak. At transition date in 2018, Deloitte Nigeria in one of its reports faulted application of the International Financial Reporting Standard 9 by the Nigerian Banks.
Finance Minister Presents Draft 2021/23 MTEF to Economic Council. Zainab Ahmed, the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, on Thursday presented the draft 2021 to 2023 Medium Term Expenditure Framework(MTEF) as well as the Fiscal Strategy Paper to the National Economic Council(NEC).
Money Market Funding Pressure Eased on OMO Repayment. At the money market, funding pressures eased slightly today, as open market operations (OMO) repayments of ₦92.5 billion hit the system.
FMDQ Exchange Admits Axxela’s ₦11.50bn Series 1 Funding Bond. The FMDQ Holdings has admitted the Axxela Funding 1 PLC ₦11.50 billion Series 1 Bond under its ₦50 billion Bond Programme platform.