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Why First HoldCo shares jumped big after a 92% profit crash

At first glance, First HoldCo’s latest results looked ugly. Nigeria’s biggest banking group by...

How much teams make at AFCON 2025 – and what Nigeria takes home

The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations enters its final weekend with the third-place playoff...

Is the Nigerian stock market open at Christmas? Here’s NGX schedule

As the year draws to a close, investors on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) are...

U.S. Travel Ban on Nigeria Explained: What Trump’s order really means

Nigeria is not under a total U.S. travel ban, but the country now faces...

Understanding Nigeria’s Coastal Crisis – What Pluboard’s investigation reveals

For months, Pluboard has investigated the deepening insecurity and climate pressures confronting Nigeria’s coastal...

Looming tax on Nigerian stocks rattles investors. Govt tries to clarify again

The federal government’s tax reform committee has published more details of a new capital...

Why Infrastructure Funds are the next big thing for Nigerian investors

In recent months, some of Nigeria’s biggest investment firms – Chapel Hill Denham, Coronation,...

Understanding the FoB levy Nigerian govt suspended

Earlier this week, the Federal Ministry of Finance directed the immediate suspension of the...

What’s driving the naira’s rally – and will it last?

The naira broke through a key psychological barrier on Monday, climbing below ₦1,500 to...

NIIRA 2025 Explained: What’s new in Nigeria’s insurance law Tinubu signed?

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday signed into law the Nigerian Insurance Industry Reform...

First Bank (First HoldCo) gets a new top buyer. Here’s who’s behind the deal

A dramatic shift in the ownership structure of Nigeria’s oldest bank, First Bank, is...

Analysis | Why is Nigeria’s stock market booming while the economy isn’t?

Nigeria’s stock market is defying the country’s economic struggles. In the face of inflation,...

CBN’s Dividend Pause Policy: What banks are saying in plain language

Last Friday, Nigeria’s central bank dropped a bombshell on the banking sector: no more...

Nigeria joins BRICS as a “partner country”. Here’s what that means

Nigeria has officially become the ninth “partner country” of BRICS, the influential group of...

Explainer: What does U.S. approval of Bitcoin ETF mean for Nigeria?

Global financial industry has been buzzing after the U.S. financial regulator officially endorsed bitcoin...

Explainer: What’s COP28? Here’s what you need to know

As the world grapples with the urgent need for climate action, the 28th Conference...

Science says Nigeria faces more lightning risks. These tips can save lives

Lightning strikes and deaths used to be relatively uncommon and not a major concern...

Tinubu starts his first power plant. Here’s what to know about the project

Nigeria is building a new power plant, this time in the federal capital Abuja. President...

£20 charge…All to know about Flutterwave’s tool for paying foreign school fees in naira

Nigerian payment company Flutterwave has launched Tuition, a new payment product to allow African...

Nigeria’s Eurobonds up after Emefiele’s removal. Here’s what it means

Nigeria’s dollar bonds rose on Monday after Friday’s suspension of Central Bank of Nigeria...