Banks’ borrowing drops 89% to N126bn
Banks’ borrowing from the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) Standing Lending Facility, SLF, declined by 89 percent to N126 billion in August 2026 from N1.19 trillion in July 2026, reflecting higher liquidity in the banking system. The CBN has two short term lending windows for banks: the Standing Lending Facility (SLF) and Repo […]
The Nigerian securities industry and the 2015 national elections
There has been over the past few months a steady decline in the share prices of companies quoted on the Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE. This decline has been attributed to a number of factors. In the first place, it has been suggested that the politicians were selling their shares so as to meet their expenditure for the 2015 elections.
‘I don’t want to lose money’ (2)
It is possible to invest and not lose money. Examples abound of people who invested and did not lose money; hence the fear of losing money is not a justifiable reason for not investing.
Africapitalism: Solution to African’s growth challenges – Adimmadu
A Veteran Economist and Senior lecturer at the Federal University of Technology, Owerri Professor Emeka Adimmadu, has said that Africapitalism is the solution to Africa’s growth challenges.
Minister sets up committee to review concession agreement
Minister of Transport, Idris Umar, has constituted a committee to review the concession agreement between the Federal Government and private operators of the nation’s port terminals.
Top 10 performing stocks
On the top 10 performing stocks last week were the shares of Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc, P.Z Cusson Plc, Ikeja Hotels Plc, Okomu Oil Palm Co. Plc, Costain (West Africa) Plc, and Presco Plc. Others were Chemical and Allied Products, CAP Plc, Ecobank Transnational Incorporated, ETI Plc, NPF Microfinance Bank Plc and UACN Property Development […]
