N784.3m Debt: Court orders unfreezing of Benue govt’s accounts

N784.3m Debt: Court orders unfreezing of Benue govt’s accounts

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom [PHOTO CREDIT: @GovSamuelOrtom] The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, ordered the unfreezing of bank accounts belonging to the Benue State government. Inyang Ekwo, the judge, made the order removing restrictions on all accounts belonging to the state government except the one domiciled in Zenith bank. The order was […]

Renewed profit-taking drags stock market indices by N20bn

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 […]

Market capitalisation rises by N404 billion as bulls make rebound

Market capitalisation rises by N404 billion as bulls make rebound

The bulls regained dominance on the equities sector of the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX), as many blue-chip companies recorded price appreciation, causing market capitalisation to surge by N404 billion. Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) Specifically, at the close of transactions yesterday, the market capitalisation of listed equities increased by 1.71 per cent to N24.034 trillion from […]

Airtel Africa, Oando others lead NGX N450 billion gain

Airtel Africa, Oando others lead NGX N450 billion gain

Following gains recorded by many blue-chip companies, especially Airtel Africa and Oando, the equities market sustained a rising profile yesterday, as market capitalisation appreciated further by N450 billion. At the close of trading yesterday, the All-Share Index (ASI), which measures the performance of quoted companies, rose by 450.52 points or 1.0 per cent to 43,476.75 […]

Stanbic, Standard Chartered, Citi Lead As Banks Foreign Inflow Surge To $38.2bn

Stanbic, Standard Chartered, Citi Lead As Banks Foreign Inflow Surge To $38.2bn

A report by the National Bureau of Statistics has shown how banks foreign inflow rapidly increased within the period of three years The report presented capital importation recorded within the years from banks to $38.18bn. Naija News understands from the report that the likes of Stanbic IBTC Bank, Standard Chartered Bank Nigeria, and Citibank Nigeria […]

Nigerian stocks post first 2022 loss as investors dump consumer goods’ shares

Nigerian stocks post first 2022 loss as investors dump consumer goods’ shares

Floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange Nigerian stocks depreciated by 0.09 per cent on Tuesday in their worst show since year start as investors dumped food and beverages stocks led by Nestle and Nigerian Breweries, and partial profit-booking weighed. Drop in the share prices of NGX Group and UBA strengthened the loss, with the underwhelming […]