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- 5 Dec 2018
SEC Launches Green Bond Rules
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) officially launched the Green Bonds issuance rules at a ceremony on Monday. Speaking at the launch of the rules, Ms. Mary Uduk, Ag. Director-General, SEC…
- 19 Mar 2019
Access Bank’s N95bn Green Bond fully subscribed
Access Bank Plc. said on Monday that a five-year Fixed Rate Senior Unsecured N15 billion Green Bond, the first climate bond to be issued in Africa, had been fully subscribed. The bank’s Group…
- 24 Nov 2022
NGX, IFC Sign MoU to Deepened Green Bond Sustainability in Nigerian Capital Markets
Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) and International Finance Corporation (IFC), have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to further deepened green bond sustainability in Nigerian capital markets.…
- 11 Oct 2019
NSE, LuxSE Sign MoU to Expand the Green Bond Markets
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) and the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cooperate in promoting cross-listing and trading of green bonds in…
- 8 Nov 2017
FG to Launch first African Sovereign Green Bond
President Muhammadu Buhari has said the Federal Government will launch the first African Sovereign Green Bond in December 2017, to finance renewable energy projects. Buhari said this in Abuja…
- 14 Oct 2019
Nigeria, Other African Countries Identified among IFC Sustainable Banking Networks
Nigeria and four other countries in Africa are among thirty-eight emerging market economies that have initiated key banking reforms to drive development and fight climate change, according to the…
- 11 Apr 2022
Nigeria’s Financial Markets Receive Boost from UK-aid via FSD Africa
Nigeria’s financial markets have been boosted by a series of announcements and commitments by Financial Sector Deepening (FSD) Africa, a specialist development agency working to strengthen financial…
- 31 May 2020
NSE Moves to Promote Green Finance in West Africa
The Nigerian Stock Exchange in collaboration with the Milken Institute is set to host the inaugural edition of their Webinar Series on Sustainable Capital Markets for West Africa on Friday, 5 June…
- 9 Feb 2022
IFC Invests in AXIAN Telecom Bond to Support Digital Connectivity in Africa
To scale up access to quality mobile connectivity for millions of individuals and businesses across Africa and to further support the continent's digital economy, IFC has invested in a maiden bond…
- 5 Jan 2026
2026: SEC to Review Rules to Incentivise SME Listings
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced plans to review its rules to encourage the listing of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) on the nation’s stock exchanges as part of efforts to…
- 10 May 2022
Standard Chartered Acts as Sole Arranger of US$50M Step-up for Access Bank
Standard Chartered Bank acted as Sole Arranger and Sustainability Structuring Agent of a US$50 million Reg S Step-Up Puttable Green Notes due 2027 for Access Bank Plc in the international capital…
- 25 Feb 2020
Minister of Finance Engages Market Stakeholders During “A Day At The NSE"
Dr. Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed, the Honourable Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, was hosted by the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) recently. The event themed, “A Day at the NSE” marked the…
- 26 Jun 2022
PenCom says Pension Assets Rose to N14.2tn in May
The total assets under the Contributory Pension Scheme rose to N14.2tn in May, according to figures from the National Pension Commission released over the weekend. This was contained in the National…
- 2 Jan 2022
PFAs Invest N155.44bn Pension Funds in Real Estate
Pension Funds Administrators have invested N155.44bn out of the total funds under the Contributory Pension Scheme in real estate properties as of the end of September 2021, according to data from the…
- 11 Jun 2020
Onyema, NSE CEO, Others Highlight Stock Markets’ Resilience
Speakers at the Nigerian Stock Exchange hosted special webinar on the impact of COVID-19 on the global capital market and the resilience of securities exchanges in supporting economies, have said…
- 8 Oct 2020
Access Bank Recommend Ways Toward Achieving SDG
Dr Gregory Jobome, the executive director, Risk Management Division, Access Bank Plc, has called for the adoption of a range of non-traditional mechanisms to raise additional funds for development…
- 14 Jul 2024
NGX Introduces Impact Board for Sustainable Instruments Listing
Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) has unveiled its Impact Board, a dedicated platform for listing sustainability instruments, following approval from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This…
- 16 Sept 2022
Central Securities Clearing System Joins ISSA’s Board
ISSA has announced that Central Securities Clearing System plc (CSCS), Nigeria, has become a member organisation of the Board of Directors of ISSA, effective September 2022. Haruna Jalo-Waziri, CEO…
- 3 Jan 2022
FG, NGX Partner on Climate Disclosure, Data
The federal government has said it will continue to collaborate with Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) to build a framework that will help issuers navigate climate disclosure and ultimately improve the…
- 10 Jul 2026
SEC Unveils Plans to Enforce Mandatory ESG Reporting for Large Firms Next Year
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has unveiled plans to make sustainability reporting mandatory for large public interest entities from 2027 as Nigeria moves to align its corporate…
- 20 May 2022
IFC, UN to Support Stock Exchanges in Advancing SDGs and Climate Efforts
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and the United Nations Sustainable Stock Exchanges (UN SSE), announced an expanded partnership to support stock exchanges and companies in emerging markets in…
- 18 May 2023
FGN Securities Aids National Development, says DMO
Debt Management Office (DMO) says investment in Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) Securities is a way of contributing to national development, according to NAN report. Patience Oniha,…
- 12 Aug 2026
AFC Raises $430m in Digital Bond to Deepens Digital Financial Infrastructure
The Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) has raised CHF350 million, about $430 million, through a five-year digital bond, marking a major step in the use of regulated digital financial infrastructure by…
- 10 Nov 2021
SEC Expresses Commitment to Green Economy
The Securities and Exchange Commission has said it will continue to strive to deliver coordinated and coherent policy advice, capacity building and regulatory support to build the momentum for a…
- 17 Dec 2019
Agusto and Co Announces Retirement of Vivien Shobo Its Chief Executive Officer
Agusto & Co, Nigeria’s foremost Credit Rating Agency, has announced the retirement of its Chief Executive Officer - Vivien Shobo, effective 31 December 2019. Vivien Shobo Following over two…
- 3 Mar 2021
DMO Clears Air on Alleged Missing N2.2 Trillion
Debt Management Office (DMO) has declared that N2. 2 trillion, which could not be traced by the National Assembly is not missing. The DMO in a statement said: “The provisions in the Annual…
- 2 May 2025
FMITI, NGX Group Partner to Achieve $6Bn Investment Target
The Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment (FMITI), under the leadership of Honourable Minister Dr. Jumoke Oduwole, MFR, has reaffirmed its commitment to Nigeria’s economic transformation…
- 8 Oct 2025
Nigeria Seeks to Raise $2.8Bn Including its First International Sukuk
Federal government plans to raise $2.8 billion in fresh funding as part of efforts to diversify its borrowing instruments and attract capital from global Islamic finance markets. President Bola…
- 17 Dec 2018
AfDB Board Approves Bank’s Borrowing Program for 2019
The Board of the African Development Bank has approved the institution’s 2019 borrowing program to the tune of US$7.24 billion to be raised from the capital markets. The African Development Bank…
- 11 Aug 2021
SEC Begins Implementation of AfDB Funded Risk-based Supervision Project
The Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, yesterday disclosed that it has begun the implementation of the African Development Bank, AfDB, funded risk-based supervision framework and capacity…