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MARKETS

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

Equities 1 min
Best performing Nigerian stocks for the week ended October 23, 2026
By Kelechi Mgboji
Equities 1 min
Scoop: Otedola buying Dangote Cement again as shares jump 10%
By Chike Olisah
Company News 1 min
Stanbic IBTC’s pre-tax profit rises 35% in 9M 2026, sets N159.86 scrip dividend price
By Idika Aja
Equities 1 min
NGX market capitalisation soars past N160 trillion as equities close week on green
By Israel Ojoko

More Stories

Equities

First HoldCo shares gain 10% after nine-month profit surge

Breaking News

First HoldCo’s pre-tax profit rises 60.84% to N911.24 billion in 9M 2026

Companies

Ibile Holdings takes majority ownership of LASACO as stake rises to 51%

Company News

Tokenization will drive next $10 trillion on-chain assets – Roqqu CEO

Commodities

Nigerian gold drops to N172K/g as flight to US yields suppresses bullion

Exclusives

CBN reset rates by 350bps, yet market is still offering banks yields above 17%

Currencies

Naira weakens to N1,365/$, records sharpest daily decline in 18 months

Fixed Income

CBN sells N2.63 trillion OMO bills, N629 billion above initial offer, as stop rates rise

Equities

NGX stocks shed N103.6 billion as bearish pressure drives All-Share Index to weekly low

Fixed Income

FGN bonds attract N1.75 trillion in bids, as DMO allots N1.21 trillion