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VFD Group to Raise N30bn, Divests interest in Abbey Mortgage VFD Group has revealed a plan to raise N30 billion…

Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc reported more than 99% year on year decline in profitability in 2024, details from its audited financial statement showed. The consumer goods company’s net profit came at N3.45 billion from N29.5 billion in the comparable year in 2023, according to food producer’s audited report for the year.

The foreign currency scarcity problem caused the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to intervene in the forex market five times in response to negative exchange rate movements. Overall, the apex bank injected $33 million to boost FX liquidity in the market.

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) announced on Friday its plan to re-issue N1.56 trillion in treasury bills during the third quarter of 2024, matching the amount set to mature between June and August this year.

Nigerian Exchange Climbs by N995bn over 5-Day Rallies The Nigerian Exchange rose as equity investors gained approximately N995 billion in…

Nigeria’s foreign exchange crisis has gotten so bad that even the monetary authority’s currency injections have not been able to reverse the value of the naira. It was a fight to survival in the foreign exchange market where sustained demand for imports forced the Nigerian naira to descend for a kiss with the dragon, which caused the local currency to bleed.

The Director-General, Nasarawa State Geographical Information Services (NAGIS), Mr Sonny Agassi, said the agency generated N536 million as revenue between January and April 2024.

Buying interest in Oando Plc, Nestle Nigeria, banking names, and other supporting stocks is pushing the market capitalisation of the Nigerian bourse upward. The latest rally in the stock market has been boosted by dividend payment expectations and overall positive expectations in the Lagos bourse.

Access Bank controls 17% of Nigerian banking assets in 2023, details from latest ratings note by Fitch showed. In its latest credit rating update, Fitch Ratings said it has affirmed Access Bank Plc’s Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at ‘B-‘ with a positive outlook.

In Nigeria, a young tech-savvy and upwardly mobile population is teeming, and exploring derivable benefits of digital technologies. They are propelled by rapidly expanding internet access and steady broadband penetration, currently about 43 per cent.