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Rice: Nigeria to attain self-sufficiency in two years?, FG warns local rice dealers to desist from price hike

Market Views

Rice: Can Nigeria attain self-sufficiency in two years?

February 1, 2020

Mr Sabo Nanono, was quoted in a news report as saying Nigeria would hopefully begin to export rice to other...

Company News

Guinness Nigeria: Revenue recovers but operating performance remains weak

February 1, 2020

Guinness Nigeria Plc released its H1 2020 financial report announcing 0.8% y/y increase in Revenue to N68.3bn in H1 2020...

FAAC, IGR, Fiscal federalism in Nigeria, NEC Inauguration, Bailout Fund: FG begins deduction of N614 billion from states’ allocation in 2 weeks , Ekiti, Enugu, Bayelsa, 12 others attract no investment in 1H , States’ debt stock, Fiscal federalism

IGR: States generate N986.2 billion in 9-month, up by 16.8%

by Bamidele Samuel Adesoji

January 31, 2020

States in Nigeria generated the total sum of N986.2 billion Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) between January and September 2019.

Company News

Stanbic FY 2019: Modest earnings despite frail Q4 performance

January 30, 2020

Stanbic recently released its FY 2019 UNAUDITED results wherein Gross Earnings grew 5% y/y growth to N233.8 billion.

How negative performance in the capital market affected PFAs in 2019

Is the pension asset just another cookie jar?

by Op-Ed Contributor

January 30, 2020

Around 2013/2014, Nigeria’s pension fund asset was at about 4.21 trillion naira.

Bourse, NSE in 2019, events & outlook, Foreign portfolio transactions drop by N280 billion as foreign investors remain net sellers of Nigerian equities , 2020 Nigerian Equities Outlook: Breaking the Jinx?, Equities: Foreign investors remain net sellers for second consecutive year , Investors part with N152.1 billion as bearish trade extends, Stocks close February in deep red as investment options dry up for Nigerians, Economy: Domestic investors hold sway in January

Market Views

Equities: Foreign investors remain net sellers for second consecutive year

January 29, 2020

NSE data on domestic and foreign investor participation for December 2019 has stated that foreign investor participation in the local...

Quality of local rice improves as food prices drop across major markets

Food items’ stock pile-up across major markets, as prices continue to drop

by Research Team

January 29, 2020

The latest Household survey carried by Nairametrics Research Team showed that prices of major food items in Lagos dropped significantly.

Should Gokada and Max.ng be afraid of ORide?, OPay reacts to office shutdown, N25 million license fee, OPay management denies payment issue as ORide riders protest against road transport workers union, Transportation: Lagos bans okadas and tricycles…including Gokada & Oride

Market Views

Transportation: Lagos bans okadas and tricycles…including Gokada & Oride

January 29, 2020

Lagos is becoming increasingly unsafe for its citizens due to the increasing rate of robbery perpetrated mainly by robbers using...

External reserves, CBN to hold MPC meeting next week, Demand for credit by household increases in Q2 2020 - CBN, CBN grants licenses to 3 Payment Service Banks, Mobile money loan CBN Governor, CBN, Three PSBs get Apex Bank’s provisional to commence operations, Milk Import: Experts advise CBN on FX restriction , CBN automates trading system, introduces electronic form to facilitate exports , CBN campaigns for Made-in-Nigeria products , CBN recent macroeconomic policies, others lead to a higher Fitch rating; from negative IDR to a stable ‘B’ rating, AGSMEIS: CBN expand beneficiaries to 14,638.

CBN says banks create N2 trillion new loans in 6 months

by Abiola Odutola

January 28, 2020

Central Bank of Nigeria's monetary policy committee has disclosed that banks have created about new N2 trillion loans in the...