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Nigerian Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO) Plc has reinforced investor confidence with a bold shareholder reward strategy following the release of its 2025 audited report, underscoring the company’s accelerating earnings momentum and resilient balance sheet expansion despite Nigeria’s challenging macroeconomic environment.
Dangote Cement Plc has overtaken BUAFoods and MTN Nigeria as the most valuable listed company on the Nigerian Exchange, with its market cap hitting N18.358 trillion at the close of trading on Friday.
MTN Nigeria Plc lost about N2.4 trillion in market value due to significant selloffs on the local bourse amid a threat of licence revocation against South African companies.
Citibank Nigeria Limited, Stanbic Nominees and Zenith Pensions Limited controlled about 40% of GTBank’s non-operating holding company, GTCO, as of the end of the financial year 2025.
The market value of Tier-2 financial services company Wema Bank Plc fell by about 8.5% over the last seven trading sessions, tracking below its 52-week high due to deteriorated investor sentiment.
Dangote Cement Plc hit a 52-week high on the Nigerian stock market, with investors posting a 12.16% gain over the last five trading sessions.
Fitch Ratings has affirmed Zenith Bank Plc’s Viability Rating (VR) at ‘b’, Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at ‘B’ and National Long-Term Rating at ‘AA(nga)’. Fitch’s outlook on the Long-Term IDR and the National Long-Term Rating is stable.
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.