…Seeks further MPR cut, special financing window    The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) have continued to bemoan the high interest rates in the country, noting that the situation has place the nation’s manufacturing sector at a competitive disadvantage against other countries of the world. Director General of MAN, Segun Ajayi-Kadir, noted this while expressing optimism […]

By Yinka Kolawole There was a marginal decline in expansion of the manufacturing sector in September driven largely by weakness in key sub-sectors of the ecosystem occasioned by binding constraints. This was revealed in the NESG-Stanbic IBTC Business Confidence Monitor (BCM) Index for the Manufacturing sector in September 2025, which signaled that the sector recorded a slowdown […]

…Warns against Ponzi schemes   By Emma Ujah & Favour Isaac   The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) currently provides full insurance cover for 98.98 percent of total customer deposits in Deposit Money Banks. The Managing Director of the Corporation,  Mr. Thompson Sunday, revealed this at the NDIC Special Day at the ongoing 20th Abuja International Trade Fair, […]

The Nigerian Exchange Ltd. (NGX) All-Share Index and Market Capitalisation appreciated by 1.02 per cent and 1.31 per cent to close the week at 143,584.04 and N91.135 trillion respectively.

Market participants said the official market’s firmness reflects improved FX liquidity and continued foreign-exchange inflows in recent weeks.