NGX Records First Commercial Paper Listing with Dangote Cement’s ₦119.87bn Issuance

    Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) has recorded its first Commercial Paper (CP) listing with the admission of Dangote Cement Plc’s Series 1 and Series 2 Commercial Papers under its ₦500 billion Commercial Paper Issuance Programme.   The two series, with a combined value of ₦119.87 billion, were admitted to […]

Otedola’s Naira Forecast Achievable With Policy Discipline, Higher Oil Output — Experts

    Financial and energy experts have said billionaire investor Femi Otedola’s projection that the naira could appreciate to below N1,000 per dollar is achievable, but only if Nigeria sustains higher crude oil production and enforces disciplined fiscal and monetary policies.   The analysts, reacting to Otedola’s optimism following the […]

Weak Competition Keeps Nigeria’s Cement Prices High Despite Surplus Capacity – Report ………..Warns High Cement Prices Are Undermining Housing, Infrastructure Delivery

Weak competition and a highly concentrated market structure are the primary drivers of persistently high cement prices in Nigeria, despite the country’s surplus production capacity, according to a new report by Agora Policy, a Nigerian policy think tank. In its latest policy insight titled “Market Power and Failure of Competition […]

PENGASSAN Warns of Possible Escalation if Dangote Fails to Honour Agreements …Says Will Use “Every Instrument” to Defend Members

    The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has warned that it will not hesitate to escalate actions if Dangote Refinery fails to honour commitments reached with the Federal Government in resolving recent disputes over the termination of workers.   The union, which suspended its […]

PENGASSAN Strike: Economist Warns of Investor Concerns, Urges Attention to Low-Income Oil Workers

  An economist, Kelvin Emmanuel, has criticised the ongoing strike by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), warning that the industrial dispute with the Dangote Refinery could undermine investor confidence in Nigeria. He also called on labour unions to shift greater focus toward the plight […]

Afreximbank, LCCI Partner to Empower Nigerian SMEs Through AfCFTA Opportunities

African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) have strengthened partnership to boost the participation of Nigerian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in intra-African trade, underscoring the country’s drive to harness the benefits of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The partnership, which supported […]

Nigeria Risks Growth Setback as FDI Slumps Despite Capital Inflows — LCC

  The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has cautioned that Nigeria’s modest progress in easing inflation and attracting capital inflows could be undermined by surging business costs and a steep decline in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), warning that the economy risks losing growth momentum if structural challenges persist. […]

Nigeria Taps $100m Saudi Nigeria Taps $100m Saudi Livestock Market Through Niger State Through Niger State

  Nigeria has secured a major breakthrough in its non-oil export drive as Niger State Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago announced a $100m livestock offtake agreement with the Saudi Export and Import Bank to supply meat and related products to the Middle East.   Bago, who made the disclosure at the […]