First Bank named Nigeria’s strongest brand in 2026 by Brand Finance
First Bank, West Africa’s premier financial institution and financial inclusion service provider, has been recognised as the strongest brand in Nigeria in the “Nigeria 25 2026” ranking by Brand Finance, a leading independent brand valuation and strategy consultancy. The Bank achieved an AAA+ rating, the highest possible distinction, underscoring its unmatched brand strength and leadership […]
Financial experts say NSE can hit $1trn capitalisation by 2016
Some financial experts on Thursday said that the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) could hit one trillion dollars capitalisation by 2016 if all multinationals in Nigeria were listed on the Exchange.
CBN sells N277.9bn worth of treasury bills
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) sold treasury bills worth N227.91 billion last week. The Financial Market Dealers Association (FMDA) disclosed this on its Website on Friday. FMDA said that five categories of treasury bills were sold at the last biweekly auctions.
Exploiting advertising regulation as tool for marketing warfare
In marketing,professionals agree that marketing battle is synonymous with competition, but bearing in mind market cluster and consumer decision instability. Marketing described as a game of the smart, should be exercised with caution so that industry players will not callously engage in marketing war to achieve their objective.
Who should be the next CBN Governor?
It is an almost trivial assertion to state that political imperatives and economic necessities often contradict each other. Central banks reside at the intersection of politics and economics and are therefore potential arenas of conflict between the preferences of politicians and what is considered prudent macroeconomic policy by appointed technocrats.
Investors confidence in Nigerian economy surge
Investors’ interest and confidence in the Nigerian economy is surging, Minister of State for Finance, Dr. Yerima Lawan Ngama has disclosed. Citing 14 million hits and download of data from the website of the Nigerian Federal Office of Statistics, FOS, as a pointer, the minister observed too, that the percentage of non-filers in Nigeria of companies income tax regime declined from 54 per cent to 46 per cent last year.
