capital market

Investors close week with N49bn profit

Investors in the Nigerian equities market went home with N49 billion at the end of trading on Friday. This followed an increase in the share price of CHAMS, ETI, and INTENEGINS, amongst others on the trading floor. After five hours…

What happened to multinationals in Nigeria?

By Ifeoluwa Adebayo Nigeria, Africa’s economic giant has been facing a lot of troubling exodus as six multinationals exited in 10 months. These multinationals are Kimberly-Clark, Procter & Gamble (P&G), GlaxoSmithKline Consumer (GSK) Nigeria, Equinor, Sanofi, and Bolt Food. Within…

Senate confirms Agama as SEC DG

The Senate Committee on Capital Markets has confirmed Emomotimi Agama as the Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The committee approved the appointment of Frana Chukwuogor as SEC’s Executive Commissioner of Legal and Enforcement, Bola Ajomale as Executive Commissioner…

Stock market extends rally by 0.53%

For the second time this week, Nigeria’s equities market increased on Tuesday by 0.53 percent as investors bought shares of Dangote Sugar Refinery, Nascon, PZ Cussons and Transcorp. The Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) All-Share Index (ASI) and equities market capitalisation…