The 30th General Assembly of the African Organisation for Standardisation (ARSO) would converge on Abuja to

MeCure Industries Plc’s has opened its ₦6.5 billion series 12 commercial paper for subscription for interested investors at 23.3627% coupon rate, FSDH told investors via email. The working capital raised under the company’s ₦20 billion commercial paper is scheduled to close on Wednesday, June 19, 2024, according to transaction details.

The Nigerian-British Chamber of Commerce (NBCC) has stated the need for Nigerian and British

Fitch Ratings has confirmed Wema Bank PLC’s Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) of ‘B-‘ and its Viability Rating (VR) of ‘b-‘. Fitch has also confirmed Wema’s National Long-Term Rating as ‘BBB’ (nga) with a stable outlook.

Ahead of inflation data for the month of May, the benchmark yield on Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) bonds remained unchanged in the secondary market due to thin, pocket trading activities. on naira assets.

The apex bank priced Nigerian Treasury bills’ spot rates lower Thursday at the just-concluded primary market auction held ahead of inflation data. The recent spot rate pricing indicates that the monetary authority is leading efforts to reduce balance-sheet funding costs.

Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (GTCO) has filed a preliminary “red herring” prospectus with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to raise a proposed offering of N500 billion gross proceed.

The Nigerian naira lost against the US dollar across forex markets on Thursday due to speculative demand for foreign currency. The apex bank has slowed down FX sales to boost the supply side, causing naira pricing to get messy ahead of inflation data.

In the equities market, investors that were trading highs and lows on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) gained more than N114 billion on Thursday due to bargain hunting in banking, amd industrial names, among others.

NEM Insurance Plc has forecasted that its profit would reach about N9.4 billion in the third quarter of 2024, according to its regulatory filing on the Nigerian Exchange.