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- 3 Mar 2017
Derivatives Can Enhance Funding Solutions in Capital Markets - FBN Capital
FBN Capital Limited, a subsidiary of FBN Holdings and one of the leading players in the Nigerian Capital Markets, has stated that derivatives offer the potential for enhanced liquidity and increased…
- 22 Oct 2024
CEO of Trium Limited, Highlights the Future of Capital Markets @2024 ICMA FinTech & Digitalisation Forum
Adebayo Adewolu, the Chief Executive Officer of Trium Limited, delivered key insights at the 2024 International Capital Markets Association (ICMA) FinTech & Digitalisation Forum, held recently in…
- 13 Sept 2018
SEC Plans to Regulate Technology Applications in Capital Market
In its desire to transition towards a technology driven capital market as well as protect investors, the Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, has said that the Commission would soon come out with…
- 22 Jul 2015
Integration of W/A Capital Markets Get Boost with Formation of WASRA
The aspiration for an integrated West African economy received a massive boost when Chief Executive Officers of the three Capital Market Regulatory Institutions in the Region agreed to establish an…
- 12 Nov 2015
Programos Expands Capital Market Presence with CiFIXProStock Trading Software
Programos Software Group, an indigenous software company with expertise in the computerization of business transactions in the capital markets in Africa, notably Nigeria and Ghana is strengthening…
- 6 Feb 2023
FMDQ gets Membership of International Securities Services Association
The International Securities Services Association (ISSA) has admitted FMDQ Depository Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of FMDQ Group Plc, as a member of the association. The membership approval of…
- 29 May 2026
Nigerian Capital Market to Transition to T+1 Settlement Cycle on Monday
Nigerian capital market will officially transition to a one-day (T+1) settlement cycle on Monday, June 1, 2026, cutting the time required to finalise securities and commodities transactions in half.…
- 5 Dec 2013
Foreign Investment in Capital Market Hits $15Bn
Dr Doyin Salami, an Economist with the Lagos Business School, has said that the foreign portfolio investment in the nation’s capital market has reached 15 billion dollars (N2.36 trillion) in 2013.…
- 23 Jun 2024
Why investors will buy Fidelity Banks offers, by capital market stakeholders
Fidelity Bank Plc started its N127.1 billion combined rights and public offers to a rousing support from the investing public as key capital market stakeholders recalled the symbolic importance of…
- 16 Apr 2013
NDIC Moves to Protect Investors in Capital Market
Alhaji Umaru Ibrahim, managing director, Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has said that the agency is seeking for the establishment of an explicit investor protection scheme to protect…
- 2 Jun 2026
Ecobank Raises Record $450m in Nature Bond for Africa’s Biodiversity
Ecobank Group has broken new ground in sustainable finance with the launch of the world’s first International Capital Market Association (ICMA) commercial bank-issued Nature Bond on the London Stock…
- 28 Sept 2021
Heritage Bank MD Tasks Govt on Policies to Support Private Sector Interventions for Infrastructure Growth
Ifie Sekibo, MD/CEO of Heritage Bank Plc, has called on governments to provide enabling policies that would support private sector interventions to achieve the vision of infrastructural development.…
- 22 Nov 2021
Copyright Commission, NPA, Ariaria Booksellers Sign MoU Against Book Piracy
Dr. John O. Asein, Director-General, Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), has assured stakeholders in the book industry of the Commission’s continued commitment to antipiracy measures to facilitate…
- 15 Oct 2025
SEC Adopts T+2 Settlement to Boost Market Confidence
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that Nigeria’s capital market will transition from the current T+3 to a T+2 settlement cycle, a major step designed to enhance efficiency,…
- 20 Aug 2013
NAHCO Appoints 2 Directors, Head of HR
The management of Nigeria Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO Aviance) has announced the appointment of Ahmed Tijjani Uwais and Hadiza Aliko Mohammed as director and independent director respectively.…
- 14 Nov 2023
Finance Houses Association of Nigeria Elects Sonnie Ayere as President
Founder & GCEO, DLM Capital Group, Dr. Sonnie Babatunde Ayere has been elected as the President of the Finance Houses Association of Nigeria (“FHAN”). He was elected unopposed on the 10th of…
- 20 Apr 2018
SEC Partners IFC, AFDB to Boost Sukuk Bond Investment
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) yesterday expressed plans to work with International Finance Corporate (IFC), African Development Bank (AfDB) for development of Sukuk bond investment.…
- 19 Oct 2025
CSCS Confirms Readiness for T+2 Settlement Cycle
Central Securities Clearing System (CSCS) Plc has confirmed its readiness to transition to a T+2 settlement cycle on November 28, 2025. This move is expected to enhance Nigeria’s capital market…
- 3 Apr 2020
AfDB Celebrates Milestone with First Social Bond Listing on London Stock Exchange
The African Development Bank’s “Fight Covid-19” social bond, the largest social bond to date to be issued in the capital markets, listed on London Stock Exchange on Friday 3 April 2020, and is now…
- 20 Nov 2023
SEC Partners NAICOM, CMOs in Enhancing Commodity Supply Contracts
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has said it is planning to collaborate with the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) and Capital Market Operators (CMOs) to enhance commodity supply…
- 22 Feb 2022
Jalo-Waziri, CSCS’ Chief Executive, Elected Vice President of AMEDA
In strengthening its governance and execution of strategic objectives, the regional association of global Central Securities Depositories (CSDs), Africa and Middle East Depositories Association…
- 30 May 2024
Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede Honoured with African Banker Lifetime Achievement Award
Coronation Group proudly congratulates its esteemed Chairman, Mr. Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, on receiving the coveted African Banker Lifetime Achievement Award. This prestigious accolade was presented…
- 4 Oct 2013
DMO Says Demos tic Market Has Increased Forex Inflow
Debt Management Office (DMO) on Friday said that its domestic debt market initiative had helped to increase inflow of foreign exchange. It said that this had also contributed to the growth of…
- 27 Oct 2013
Risks, Compliance Efforts Gulp Financial Services IT Budgets
Series of worldwide information technology (IT) spending guides focusing on banking, capital markets, and insurance industries have revealed that risk and compliance efforts are still dictating which…
- 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…
- 10 Mar 2023
NGX Group Aims to Deepen Value in Subsidiaries, Investee Companies
The Nigerian Exchange Group Plc (NGX Group) has disclosed that it would generate increased growth by deepening value creation in its subsidiaries, and associate companies and expand into adjacent…
- 30 Nov 2023
IFC Issues $1.5B Social Bond to Support Low Income Communities in Emerging Markets
IFC issued a three-year social bond, raising $1.5 billion to support low-income communities in emerging markets. The transaction represents IFC's largest ever social bond, with its largest ever order…
- 28 Mar 2024
VFD Group Proposes SplitXchange for Financing Nigeria’s Creative Industry
VFD Group Plc has proposed the introduction of a specialized Exchange that would address the issue of financing in Nigeria’s entertainment and creative industries to bolster foreign exchange earnings…
- 23 Mar 2017
Zenith Bank Shareholders Approve N100Bn Fresh Capital
The shareholders of Zenith International Bank Plc yesterday authorized the board and management and board to raise additional capital of N100bn. The shareholders gave their mandate for the fresh…
- 12 Jan 2017
Strong Air Travel Points to Economic Growth Returns- IATA
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for November 2016 showing the strongest demand growth in nine months. Total revenue passenger kilometers…