Market Updates

CBN seeks long-term capital to drive reforms The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr Olayemi Cardoso, has said Nigeria’s financial sector reforms depend largely on sustained access to long-term capital from development finance institutions. Cardoso stated this on Wednesday in Abuja while hosting a delegation from British International... Read More →

FG’s N501 billion power sector bond records 100% subscription The Federal Government has recorded a full subscription for its N501 billion inaugural power sector bond issued under the Presidential Power Sector Debt Reduction Programme (PPSDRP), signalling strong investor confidence in ongoing electricity market reforms. The development was disclosed in a... Read More →

Naira appreciates to N1,400/$ as US dollar weakens The Nigerian Naira continued to gain ground against the US dollar during the midweek trading session. In the official market, the naira maintained the appreciation trend seen since the start of the week. The local currency hit monthly highs in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM), where the exchange... Read More →

Mutual Benefit Assurance Invests $64m in Oil Producing Assets Mutual Benefit Assurance Plc said besides its core insurance operations, it has diversified into the energy sector having invested a whooping $64 million (N96 billion) in a producing oil asset as a hedge against economic volatility.  This was revealed by the company’s... Read More →

LIRS: 98% of Workers’ll Pay Less or Zero Tax Under New Regime The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS), has said that under Nigeria’s new tax regime, only 1.6 per cent of Lagos taxpayers will face higher tax bills, while about 98 per cent of workers will either pay less or nothing at all.... Read More →

Naira slips across FX markets on supply constraints The naira closed the week on a weaker note across both official and parallel market segments, with analysts pointing to supply constraints and demand pressures in the foreign exchange market. At the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market, the local currency shed recent... Read More →