Nigeria: Profit-Taking Persist As Stock Market Commences Week On Negative Note

Nigeria: Profit-Taking Persist As Stock Market Commences Week On Negative Note

The Nigerian equities market yesterday closed on a negative note, to halt the two consecutive days of positive sentiment trading by investors at the close of business the previous week. At the close of trading yesterday, the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) All-Share Index (ASI) declined by 8.12 basis points, representing a drop of 0.02 per […]

Investors earn N147b as interest in dividend-paying stocks persists

Investors earn N147b as interest in dividend-paying stocks persists

Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX) The increasing appetite for interim dividend-paying stocks has continued to propel transactions across all sectors on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX), as investors’ wealth soared by N147 billion in three trading days. Specifically, the market capitalisation, which stood at N19.923 trillion when the market reopened for trading on Monday, rose by […]

Ecobank Nigeria appoints independent non-Executive Directors

Ecobank Nigeria appoints independent non-Executive Directors

The Board of Ecobank Nigeria has announced the appointment of three independent non-executive directors. The highly experienced professionals who have distinguished themselves in their various careers, include Taba Peterside, Yusuf Suleiman and Alhaji Abu Idris. Taba Peterside has over 33 years’ experience in the Nigerian and International banking, financial services and the capital markets. She […]

Nigerian stock market advances further by 0.53%

Nigerian stock market advances further by 0.53%

Nigerian stock market trading floor brandspur Consequently, the month-to-date and year-to-date losses moderated to 1.3 per cent and 2.4 per cent, respectively. Stock market gain was driven by price appreciation in large and medium capitalised stocks. The include Stanbic IBTC Holdings, MTN Nigeria Communications (MTNN), GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Nigeria, UPDC Real Estate Investment Trust and Lafarge […]

Nigeria: Wema Bank Posts N81 Billion Earnings, N5,1 Billion Profit After Tax

Nigeria: Wema Bank Posts N81 Billion Earnings, N5,1 Billion Profit After Tax

Wema Bank Plc yesterday released its unaudited results for the year ended December 31, 2020, showing marginal decline in top and bottom-lines. The financial institution recorded gross earnings of N80.852 billion in 2020, indicating a decrease of 14.7 per cent compared with N94.890 billion in 2019. Net interest income improved by 19.4 per cent to […]