April 2026

Stock rally affirms NB leadership, says MD The leadership of Nigerian Breweries Plc has tied the recent triple-digit surge in its share price to a successfully executed business recovery plan, asserting that the company has emerged from its most turbulent... Read More →

NGX market cap surges by N1.66tn The Nigerian equities market sustained its bullish momentum as investors continued to accumulate fundamentally strong stocks, pushing key performance indicators higher at the close of trading. The market capitalisation opened the session at N134.772tn... Read More →

Prevent global financial contagion, IMF warns policymakers The International Monetary Fund has issued a stern directive to global financial authorities to take decisive action to “prevent global financial contagion”, as the ongoing war in the Middle East creates a volatile... Read More →

Investors shift to short-dated T-bills Nigeria’s debt market is witnessing a tactical migration as investors increasingly bypass long-term bonds in favour of the short-term security offered by Treasury bills. Driven by a persistent yield curve inversion and a liquidity deficit... Read More →

CSCS launches joint account feature for collaborative investing The Central Securities Clearing System Plc has announced the launch of a new suite of investor-centric services. At the forefront of this rollout is a groundbreaking Joint Account feature, designed to streamline... Read More →

SEC orders asset-freeze of 13 alleged terrorism-financiers across capital market Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has ordered an immediate asset freeze of the 13 alleged terrorism-linked entities across the capital market. This follows the blacklisting of 10 individuals and three entities on the Nigeria Sanctions List by the Nigeria Sanctions Committee. This... Read More →

Q1 2026: CBN Raises N4.86tn via NTBs as 91-Day Rate Hits 15.95% The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in the first quarter of 2026 raised an estimated N4.86 trillion through the Nigerian Treasury Bills (NTB) as investors hedge against double-digit... Read More →

FMDQ approves N22.68bn CP for Daraju expansion FMDQ Securities Exchange Limited has officially approved the quotation of Daraju Industries Limited’s N4.92bn Series 1 and N17.76bn Series 2 Commercial Paper under its N50.00bn issuance programme. The move marks a significant milestone... Read More →

CBN tightens oversight as digital finance expands The Central Bank of Nigeria is tightening oversight of digital finance platforms, aiming to balance rapid innovation with stronger safeguards to protect stability and boost confidence, JIDE AJIA writes The Central Bank of Nigeria is... Read More →

NGX rally drives Nigeria’s frontier market re-entry International index provider FTSE Russell has officially restored Nigeria’s status to ‘Frontier Market’, a significant upgrade that reflects the sweeping infrastructure improvements and liquidity gains within the Nigerian Exchange. The decision, according to... Read More →