Buy-interests in Dangote Cement Plc shares today led to a gain of N241.98 billion in market value as positive sentiments around the share of the cement maker triggered a 5.45% growth in share price at the close of trading activities on the Nigerian stock market. At the close of the market today, data revealed that […]
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Zenith, Gtbank Lead List of Nigeria’s Most Valuable Banks in January
The list of Nigerian most valuable bank for the first month of 2022 has been revealed with Guaranty Trust Bank and Zenith bank keeping their positions The value of the banks were calculated using how much was added to their total share price as at Friday, December 31, 2021 Nigerian banking sector stocks continue to […]
Airtel Africa Plc Market Cap Eclipses 14 Publicly Traded Banks in Nigeria As Telcos Become Operating Systems
According to Nairametrics analysis, Airtel Africa Plc has a market cap that is bigger than all the 14 banks listed in the Nigerian Stock Exchange. Airtel Africa has a market cap of N4.78 trillion while the 14 banks combine for N3.77 trillion. This trajectory will continue because telecoms is the operating system of the knowledge […]
Africa: Airtel Africa, Ecobank, Fidelity Top Stocks to Watch This Week
NCR NIGERIA is also on the list. Shares are seeing an increasingly optimistic start to the year, leaning on the buoyancy around broadly impressive corporate results, to drive gains. The Nigerian stock market added 2.33 per cent in the just concluded week, with the NGX 30 Index, which tracks the top 30 stocks in terms […]
LAFARGE AFRICA : NOTICES OF BOARD MEETING (BM) – NOTICE
LAGOS: 2nd February 2022 LAFARGE AFRICA PLC NOTIFICATION OF BOARD MEETING AND CLOSED PERIOD TO CONSIDER 2021 AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS We hereby notify the Nigerian Exchange Limited and the investing public that a meeting of the Board of Directors of Lafarge Africa Plc ("the Company") has been scheduled to hold on Friday, 25th February 2022 […]
Most valuable manufacturing companies in Nigeria – January 2022
Dangote Cement, BUA Cement, BUA Foods, and Nestle Nigeria led the list of most valuable manufacturing companies in Nigeria, following impressive market performance in the month of January 2022. The likes of Dangote and BUA Cement maintained their spot as the most capitalized manufacturing firms while newcomer, BUA Foods displaced Nestle to seat in third […]
UAC Nigeria to Implement Pricing Strategies for Better Gross Margin
By Dipo Olowookere The Group Managing Director of UAC Nigeria Plc, Mr Fola Aiyesimoju, has expressed the willingness of the management to print a better gross margin going forward. Business Post reports that a gross margin, which is also known as the gross profit margin, is calculated by deducting the cost of goods sold from […]
Market Falls as Investors Sell-off MTN, Lafarge, Others for Profit
By Dipo Olowookere The Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited posted a 0.38 per cent decline on Wednesday as a result of profit-taking in MTN Nigeria, Lafarge Africa, GTCO, Zenith Bank and 29 others. In the previous trading sessions, the nation’s stock market had risen to levels last seen in 2008 as a result of renewed confidence […]
Top performing Stockbroking firms in Nigeria in January 2022
Apt Securities, Meristem, and Stanbic IBTC Stockbrokers led the list of stockbroking firms in terms of the value of transactions in the month of January 2022, jointly accounting for 64.9% of the total value traded in the stock market in the review month. This is according to the broker performance report , released by the […]
MTN Nigeria to pay new shareholders N5.7b dividends
Investors who subscribed to the recently-concluded public offer by MTN Nigeria Communications (MTN Nigeria) will receive about N5.67 billion as cash dividends in their first return on investment. Regulatory filing and reports analysed yesterday by The Nation indicated a dividend yield of 5.07 per cent as return on investment for the emerging shareholders, a considerable […]