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Ecobank Group exits Mozambique, completes sale of subsidiary to Malawian lender

Nigeria, Sept. 27 -- Pan-African banking group Ecobank Transnational Incorporated has exited Mozambique after completing the sale of its stake in Ecobank Mozambique S.A to FDH Bank Plc, according to a... Read More


Otedola increases stake in First HoldCo with N2 billion new share purchase

Nigeria, Sept. 26 -- The chair of First HoldCo Plc, Femi Otedola, has increased his holding in the financial services group through recent direct and indirect share acquisitions, according to regulato... Read More


$718 million Debt: Court blocks AMCON, First Bank from confiscating General Hydrocarbon's assets

Nigeria, Sept. 25 -- The Federal High Court in Lagos has issued an order barring any actions against General Hydrocarbons or its assets over a debt incurred by Atlantic Energy Drilling Concept Nigeria... Read More


French media giant Canal+ completes acquisition of MultiChoice

Nigeria, Sept. 22 -- French media giant Canal+ has completed a buyout of South Africa's MultiChoice Group, the parent company of pay TV operators DSTV and GOTV. CEO Maxime Saada announced a new board... Read More


GTCO, Mutual Benefits, Transcorp top stock pick this week

Nigeria, Sept. 15 -- Despite an absence of key drivers, Nigerian stocks advanced by 1.1 per cent last week, indicating the extent of the resilience the market has built for itself so far this year. Th... Read More


Nigeria publishes new tax reform laws in official gazette

Nigeria, Sept. 10 -- Nigeria's tax reform laws, which were enacted in June, have been published in the official gazette, Taiwo Oyedele, the chair of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax... Read More


Zenith, AIICO, Fidson top stock pick this week

Nigeria, Sept. 8 -- Nigerian stocks depreciated by 0.9 per cent last week on account of sell-offs in industrial goods and bank stocks, leaving the year-to-date return of the bourse at 35 per cent. An... Read More


PZ Cussons Nigeria swings back to annual profit after cutting foreign exchange loss

Nigeria, Sept. 5 -- PZ Cussons Nigeria has reported a return to annual profit after cutting back an enormous foreign exchange loss that hit bottom line in 2023 by 95.1 per cent. After-tax profit for ... Read More


CAP, Fidson, UBA top stock pick this week

Nigeria, Sept. 1 -- Nigerian stocks depreciated by 0.5 per cent last week on the back of profit-taking activities, especially in bank and insurance stocks. Trade volume also declined by as much as 33 ... Read More


GTCO hits N500 billion recapitalisation target after rights issue

Nigeria, Aug. 29 -- Nigeria's biggest lender by market value Guaranty Trust Holding Company (GTCO) raised the outstanding cash its banking unit needs to meet the N500 billion minimum regulatory capita... Read More