NGX Insurance Kayode Tokede The Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) kicked off the first trading week of 2022 on a positive note as its market capitalisation gained N1.33 trillion. This followed foreign investors’ and high net worth investors’ demand for Airtel Africa Plc, BUA Foods, Lafarge Africa Plc, and FBN Holdings Plc, which pushed market capitalisation […]
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Pounds To Naira Official Exchange Rate/ Black Market Rate Today 11 January 2022
This is the news about Pounds to Naira rate at the official and black market exchange rate Today January 11, 2022. Read Naija News update on the official pounds rates as well as Black Market rates, Bureau De Change (BDC) rates, and CBN rates. The official rate today, Tuesday January 11th, 2022, for £1 pound […]
Nigerian billionaires, Dangote, Rabiu, & Adenuga make Forbes’ Africa richest people list
Nigerian billionaires, Aliko Dangote, Abdulsamad Rabiu, and Mike Adenuga were listed in the ranking of richest people in Africa by Forbes, with a joint net worth of $27.6 billion, accounting for 32.5% of the total 18 billionaires on the list. The wealth of African billionaires has grown significantly in 2021 despite the effects of the […]
Oando appoints two new independent non-executive directors
Oando Plc has announced the appointment of Mrs Ronke Sokefun and Mrs Nana Mede as independent non-executive directors effective December 23. The company notified the public of the new appointments in a statement issued by its Head of Corporate Communications, Alero Balogun. The statement, titled ‘Notification on the appointment and resignation of directors,’ said “The […]
Renewed profit-taking drags stock market indices by N20bn
Following renewed profit taking activity, the equities market halted five days gaining streak to close on a downturn yesterday, causing market capitalisation to plunge by N20 billion. Specifically, at the close of trading yesterday, the NGX All-Share Index depreciated by 37.83 basis points to 43859.30 points from 43897.13 points reported the previous day. Similarly, market […]
Living Trust, Veritas Kapital, Sovereign Trust top stocks to watch this week
Top stocks to watch this week At last, the earnings season is here, heralded by the issuing of Living Trust Mortgage Bank’s full year 2021 financial report on Friday. The impressive performance of the lender is expected to lift the spirit of investors this week as the market awaits more results. Before making investment decisions, […]
Dangote Cement to repurchase 170 million shares in second phase of buyback scheme
Dangote Cement Plc Dangote Cement Plc said it would purchase 170 million units of its common stock from the open market in the latest phase of the share buyback scheme it launched in December 2020, a move hoped to drive its share price given that fewer shares will be available for trade on completion of […]
NGX Further Jumps 1.01% as Index Inches Closer to 46,000
By Dipo Olowookere The Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited further appreciated by 1.01 per cent on Thursday amid renewed interest in local stocks, with Dangote Cement, Cadbury Nigeria and others enjoying the patronage of investors. This sustained growth is making the All-Share Index (ASI) inch closer to 46,000 points as it further grew by 460.38 points […]
Billionaire, Aliko Dangote makes N218 billion after Dangote Cement’s buyback program
Alhaji Aliko Dangote The chairman of the Dangote Group and African Billionaire, Aliko Dangote, gained a massive N218 billion from his Dangote Cement Plc stake after the cement company completed a share buy-back program on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX). The richest man in Africa currently holds the majority stake in Dangote Cement Plc, to […]
Dangote Cement Plc announces completion of Tranche II Share buy-back programme
Dangote Cement Plc has announced the completion of its second tranche of share buy-back programme which lasted for two days, from January 19 – 20, 2022. The Tranche II of the programme entailed the repurchase of 126,748,153 units of shares, representing 0.74% of the Company’s issued and fully paid ordinary shares, at an average price […]