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MARKETS

News from Nigeria’s capital, currency, commodities, cryptocurrencies and money markets.

Currencies 1 min
CBN mandates multi-factor authentication for foreign card spending above $200 daily 
By Tobi Tunji
Currencies 1 min
Naira falls to N1,466.5/$1, lowest level since October 
By Olalekan Adigun
Equities 1 min
BUA Foods, BUA Cement lead heavyweights as ASI gains 1.13% 
By Izuchukwu Okoye
Equities 1 min
Mecure Industries shares surge over 98% in mid-December after sales double 
By Izuchukwu Okoye

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Billionaire Watch

Otedola raises FirstHoldCo stake to 17.56% with N14.8 billion share purchase

Banking

Access Holdings’ shareholders approve N40 billion fresh capital raise 

Equities

NESTLE, GUINNESS top gainers’ chart as All-Share Index reclaims 150,000 territory 

Exclusives

Best-performing PFAs in Nigeria as of September 2025 

Equities

MTNN, Dangote Cement, others get strong buys for 2026 on earnings upside, pricing power

Insurance

Guinea Insurance to raise N15 billion equity capital to meet NAICOM statutory requirement  

Equities

FirstHoldCo leads tier-one rally as 5.2 billion Ecobank shares tick on Customs Street 

Companies

Premier Paints’ majority shareholders to sell 51% stake to Xenergi Limited

Fixed Income

PenCom begins disbursement of N758 billion pension bond to retirees 

Equities

NGX Index inches up 0.01% as investors grab Access Corp