(Special Report) Is Emefiele’s CBN thinking outside or inside the box?
This may be shocking to many, but the truth is that a larger section of public finance experts are still baffled on why the Central bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele was retained and given another term of…
Ecobank drills over 140 female business owners on digital marketing skills
Leading continental retail financial giant, Ecobank Nigeria recently trained over 140 female business owners on digital marketing skills in its state-of-the-art academy as part of its initiative to continuously encourage female entrepreneurs in the country. In a statement, the bank…
Access Bank targets N15bn Green Bond rare Cross-Listing on NSE-LuxSE deal
Industry followers’ and news outfits had been saturated in the last few days following Access Bank’s proposed listing of its N15Bn Green Bond on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE). Otherwise, there has created some excitement in the fixed income market….
Investors’ interest in MTNN drives Nigeria’s All-Share Index higher on Tuesday
Trading closed Tuesday at the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) with the bulls dominated the domestic equities market for the first time since last Thursday, with investors’ interest in MTN Nigeria (MTNN) +4.35%) driving the All-Share Index higher…
Investors’ attracted by effectiveness of revenue-to-debt service ratio—StanChart
Chief Economist, Africa and Middle East for Standard Chartered Bank Group, Razia Khan has given insights on what draws credible foreign investors to any economy. She said the key concerns of many investors remains the apparent disproportionate relationship between Nigeria’s…
(Special Report) Wigwe, Access Bank and leadership in banking sector
By Ray Umukoro Access Bank is currently among the top five banks in Nigeria and was in 2015 ranked as one of the top 500 banks in the world by The Banker Magazine. But it was not always so. Analysts…
Africa deceiving self if infrastructure deficit meets AfCFTA takeoff— Ramaphosa
Chair of African Union (AU) and President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa, has raised an issue of urgent continental importance, saying the free trade dream under the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) may suffer early defeat…
Eko Atlantic City earns IFC EDGE certification, closes in on green city status
The emerging Africa’s all-round skyscrapers waterfront, the Eko Atlantic City (EAC) has moved inches close to becoming a world green city following the securing of its first International Finance Corporation’s EDGE (IFC EDGE) certification on Alpha1, the EAC’s flagship office…
Just in: UBA, USAID seal Prosper Africa two-way investment deal in Tunisia
Fresh strategic two-way trade and investment goal deal has been sealed between United Bank for Africa (UBA) and U.S Agency for International Development (USAID) through the Prosper Africa initiative to increase two-way trade and investment between the United States and…
(Special Report) Why can’t Nigeria manage tollgate concessions transparently?
The recent hijack or takeover of the collection of tolls at the access gate of Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos by Aviation workers’ unions on Monday has raised an issue of urgent national importance as the country continues to…
