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Analysis
FirstHoldCo Plc 45.575 billion outstanding shares market value slipped about 13% below its 52-week high on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX), its trading data from the local bourse revealed.
FirstHoldCo Plc lost more than 5% of its market value on Tuesday in other pre-earnings selloffs
UBA Group Plc.’s shares attracted N2.045 billion in transaction value on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) on Monday
First HoldCo Plc delivered a deeply mixed but strategically revealing audited FY2025 performance, reflecting the harsh realities of Nigeria’s elevated interest rate regime, regulatory tightening, asset repricing pressures, and post-FX reform adjustments within the banking industry.
Equities investment analysts at CardinalStone Securities Limited, one of the top brokers with the highest transaction record in the Nigerian Exchange, have raised Unilever Nigeria’s 12-month target price to a hold recommendation.
Access Holdings Plc has clarified that its inability to pay dividends for the 2025 financial year was due to regulatory and prudential compliance requirements rather than weak earnings or liquidity challenges.
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Access Holdings Plc’s decision to reduce equity stakes in some of its foreign subsidiaries following the Central Bank of Nigeria directive limiting offshore investments to 10% of shareholders’ funds represents more than a routine regulatory adjustment; it is a defining moment for capital discipline within Nigeria’s banking sector.
MTN Nigeria Plc slumped by about 9% on the Nigerian Exchange amid a surge in transaction volume driven by sell-side actors. The share price declined, dragging MTN Nigeria’s market value back from the 52-week high reached after its Q1 2026 earnings.
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