The Board of Directors of Nigerian Breweries Plc has announced the appointment of Juliet Anammah as the substantive chairman. Her appointment becomes effective January 1, 2025. She succeeds Sijbe “Siep” Hiemstra, who has been acting as the board chairman in an interim capacity since the start of the year. […]
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Capital Market
Access Holdings To Acquire 100% of South African Bidvest Limited
Access Holdings Plc has announced that its banking. subsidiary, Access Bank Plc, has entered into a binding agreement with South African-based Bidvest Group Limited for the acquisition of a 100 per cent equity stake in Bidvest Bank Limited. This was contained in the Group’s notice to the Nigerian Exchange Limited […]
Seplat Energy Completes $800m Acquisition of MPNU
Seplat Energy Plc, Nigerian energy company listed on both the Nigerian Exchange Limited and the London Stock Exchange has announced that it has completed its acquisition of Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited (MPNU) from ExxonMobil. This was contained in a notice to the Nigerian Exchange Limited. The transaction is […]
FG Issues Six Sukuk Bonds Worth N1.1trn To Finance 124 Road Projects – SEC
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has said that the Federal Government of Nigeria has issued six Sovereign Sukuk worth N1.1trn ($657.6m), to finance 124 Federal road projects covering over 5,820 kilometers across the six geopolitical zones of the country. Director General of the SEC, Dr. Emomotimi Agama who […]
FMDQ harps on technology for commercial paper applications
FMDQ Exchange says it has adopted technology in the process of Commercial Paper (CP) application, stressing that the value of market currently stands at an estimated N3 trillion. The Divisional Head, Market Architecture, FMDQ Securities Exchange Limited, Mr Oluwaseun Afolabi, disclosed this at the 2024 Capital Market Correspondents Association of […]
UBA shareholders back N239.4bn rights issue
The shareholders of United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc have expressed optimism that the bank’s N239.4 billion rights will be fully subscribed following their interest to buy more shares in the pan-Africa banking group. UBA has opened acceptance list for a N239.4 billion rights issue, offering 6.84 billion ordinary shares […]
Market Regulation: Senate Passes ISB 2024
In a major boost to the operations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Nigerian capital market, the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has passed the Investments and Securities Bill 2024. The Investments and Securities Bill, meant to repeal the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Act, was passed on the […]
Coronation Insurance Reports ₦2.2 Billion Profit, Charts Digital and Sustainable Future
Coronation Insurance Plc celebrated a remarkable financial turnaround at its 66th Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Lagos, announcing a profit before tax of ₦2.2 billion for the financial year ending 31st December 2023. This milestone represents a significant recovery from the ₦1.8 billion loss recorded in 2022, a testament to […]
Holcim Exits Nigerian Market After 65 Years, Sells Lafarge Africa to Huaxin Cement for $1bn
Cement maker Holcim has announced the $1 billion sale of its 83.8% stake in Lafarge Africa to China’s Huaxin Cement. After roughly 65 years of operations in Nigeria, Swiss cement and other building materials’ maker, Holcim, on Sunday announced that it was set to leave the country. The […]
Fintech: No Investor Will Lose Their Funds, SEC Assures
The Securities and Exchange Commission has restated its commitment to investors’ protection, especially with the increasing use of Fintech. Speaking at the one day capacity training for financial journalists in Abuja, the Director General of the SEC, Dr. Emomotimi Agama, said the Commission will enforce regulations in the fintech ecosystem […]