Economy & Market
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207Stocks Fall, Dollar Strengthens on Trump Tariffs
Asian equities and US stock index futures fell while the dollar and gold rallied in a sign of investor caution after President...
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204Nigeria Produces 2.86b Barrels of Crude in Five Years Despite Oil Sector Headwinds
Despite the numerous challenges besetting the Nigerian oil sector, the country produced over 2.86 billion barrels of crude and condensate within a...
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131SEC Unveils Capital Market Sensitisation for States
The Securities and Exchange Commission has announced plans to sensitise state governments on investment opportunities in the capital market as part of...
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126CBN Announces Rescheduled February 2025 MPC Meeting
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced a new date for the 299th meeting of its Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), shifting...
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156Stock Market Kicks Off Week On A Negative Note
EQUITIES Trading in the Nigerian stock market kicked off the week on a negative note, driven by profit-taking activities in ZENITHBANK (-2.3%),...
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143Stocks, Commodity Currencies Drop on Tariff Fears
President Donald Trump’s pledge to impose tariffs on all imports of steel and aluminum sent the dollar higher as investors braced for...
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131AfDB Dissatisfied with $210m Nigeria Agro-Industrial Zones Project
The African Development Bank has expressed dissatisfaction over the slow progress of the first phase of Nigeria’s Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones project,...
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122Nigeria, World Bank Eye Capital Market for Infrastructure Funding
The Federal Government has opened conversations with the International Finance Corporation – a member of the World Bank Group – on policy...
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137IFC Invests $50m in Lagos Free Zone to Boost Nigeria’s Industry
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has announced an equity investment of 50 million dollars in the Lagos Free Zone Company (LFZ) to...
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191Economic and Market Report: Week Ended 07-02-2025
Global Economy According to recently released data from Eurostat, the Euro Area’s consumer prices rose to a six-month high of 2.5% y/y...
