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- 9 Oct 2018
IMF Cuts Global Growth Forecast
By Jameel Ahmad, Global Head of Currency Strategy & Market Research at FXTM, commentary following news that the IMF has cut its global growth forecast. The headline that the IMF has…
- 22 Oct 2024
Nigerians Fingered in New Cybercrime Exploiting U.S. Financial Systems
Cryptocurrency fraud in Nigeria is exclusively committed by young men, with 100% of convicted fraudsters being male and nearly two-thirds under the age of 30, according to a new study from the…
- 17 Jul 2023
NAICOM Seeks to Establish Credible, Sustainable Template for Risks Determination
Mr. Sunday Thomas, the Commissioner for Insurance/Chief Executive, National Insurance Commission (NAICOM), has inaugurated the Nigerian Actuarial Society Discount Rate Committee (NAS-DRC) to…
- 18 Mar 2012
Proshare Partners Dunn Loren Merrifield
Proshare, Nigerian's foremost financial information and analyst platform announces its partnership with Dunn Loren Merrifield, the highly regarded full-service investment house with a global focus,…
- 30 Jun 2021
Banks Clear Cheques Worth N246.Bn in May- NIBSS
Banks in the country cleared cheques valued at N246.62 billion in the month of May, according to the data released by the Nigerian Interbank Settlement System (NIBSS) Plc. The figure is N2.92 billion…
- 30 Mar 2026
Dangote Refinery Debunks Speculations on IPO
Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals (DPRP) has debunked recent circulation of unauthorised information regarding a potential Initial Public Offering (IPO). In a statement, DPRP noted that…
- 22 Oct 2014
Global Services Operating Income Market Increased By 13.4% in 2013
In a newly released study, International Data Corporation (IDC) announced that services operating income for the entire services market increased from 12.3% in 2012 to 13.4% in 2013. Vendors most…
- 24 Aug 2025
FBNQuest Merchant Bank Facilitates Landmark ₦5Bn Commercial Paper Programme for Accion Microfinance Bank
FBNQuest Merchant Bank Limited has reaffirmed its leadership in Nigeria’s capital markets by serving as Exclusive Arranger and Dealer for Accion Microfinance Bank Limited’s debut ₦5.0 billion…
- 15 Jun 2026
Analysts Warn of Growing "Crowded Trade" in Foreign Exchange Markets
Foreign exchange markets are entering a phase where how traders are positioned may matter as much as the economic fundamentals driving those positions, according to a new market analysis from…
- 30 Sept 2014
IBM, Microsoft, Others in 2014 FinTech Top 100 & Top 25 Enterprise Ranking
IDC Financial Insights on Tuesday, announced the final 2014 FinTech rankings for top 100 and top 25 Enterprise, Nigeria CommunicationsWeek can report. For more than a decade, IDC…
- 22 Apr 2013
Thomson Reuters Unveils Next-Gen Product @ NSE
Thomson Reuters, the world’s leading supplier of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, rolled out the latest version of its next-generation desktop product, Thomson Reuters Eikon,…
- 22 Jul 2015
Bloomberg, Ford Foundation & 5 African Varsities Team up for 2nd Financial Journalism Training
A new class of financial journalists and professionals interested in financial journalism has begun its Bloomberg Media Initiative Africa (BMIA) Executive Training Program 2015. The program, which is…
- 24 Jun 2026
SEC Bars Dangote Refinery IPO Adverts
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has banned the marketing and promotion of a purported initial public offering (IPO) by Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals FZE,. It further warned…
- 9 Jul 2021
How Africa Can Prepare as Drones Enter Hands of Insurgents
By Karen Allen Like in the Middle East, drones are a new threat posed by armed groups and violent extremists in Africa. The proliferation of drone technology across Africa has significantly expanded…
- 10 Oct 2016
FXTM Analysis: Markets subdued following Trump vs Clinton Round 2
The financial markets appear to have commenced trading for the new week under a mixed cloud, as both the constant headlines over the EU referendum outcome and the end of week slide in the price of…
- 25 May 2026
Stewardship, Not Seizure: What the Union Bank Case Is Really About
There is a particular genre of financial commentary that mistakes legal process for a factual verdict. A court delivers a first-instance ruling, procedural questions are raised, and before the ink is…
- 31 Jan 2015
MoboFree, Complete Sports Seal Partnership Deal
Mobofree.com, the leading social marketplace in Nigeria and Africa, has taken a major step in Nigeria by partnering with Complete Sports, one of the most reputable sports newspapers across the…
- 18 Jul 2025
New Regulatory Framework Set to Transform Nigeria’s Telecom Sector – NCC
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has presented the Draft General Authorisation Framework to telecom stakeholders, promising a “new era of agile, inclusive, and innovation-driven regulation”…
- 17 May 2019
Nigeria week in review : trade hopes falter, Brexit talks collapse, Gold sinks
By Lukman Otunuga, FXTM Research Analyst, It has been a turbulent trading week for financial markets as investors tussled with ongoing trade developments, Brexit uncertainty and geopolitical tensions…
- 1 Aug 2025
History as MTN Nigeria Becomes First to Hit ₦10 Trillion Market Cap @ NGX
MTN Nigeria Communications Plc has achieved a historic milestone, becoming the first listed company on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) to reach a market capitalization of ₦10 trillion, as its…
- 11 Feb 2016
Siemens at Maiden Customer Forum Hints on Energy Long Term Plan
Siemens, one of the world’s largest producers of energy-efficient, resource-saving technologies, today hosted its inaugural Forum for Power and Gas Customers in Nigeria. The objectives of the forum…
- 29 Jul 2015
‘Internet of Things’ Connected Devices to Triple to Over 38Bn Units by 2020
New data from Juniper Research has revealed that the number of IoT (Internet of Things) connected devices will number 38.5 billion in 2020, up from 13.4 billion in 2015: a rise of over 285%. While…
- 24 Jul 2025
Moody’s Upgrades Ecobank’s Outlook to Stable
Moody’s has upgraded the outlook on Ecobank Transnational Incorporated’s long-term issuer and senior unsecured debt ratings to stable from negative. In the latest rating commentary, made available to…
- 30 Jun 2019
SEC Urges Investors of Defunct Skye Bank to Claim their Dividends
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has reiterated its earlier directives to shareholders of the defunct Skye Bank to claim their dividends. The Acting Director-General, SEC, Mrs Mary Uduk made…
- 19 Jul 2019
Will the Central Bank of Nigeria join the monetary easing bandwagon?
By Lukman Otunuga, FXTM Research Analyst Unfavorable macroeconomic conditions across the globe have forced major central banks to embark on a monetary easing cycle to protect their respective…
- 6 Mar 2012
Perils of Endemic Poverty in Nigeria
It is a sad commentary that majority of Nigerians are poor despite the enormous God’s natural resources and her innate potentials. The recent figures by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed…
- 16 Apr 2015
Price Increase: We Didn't Disobey Court Injunction-MultiChoice
Multichoice Nigeria Limited, owners and operators of DStv, has described as inaccurate publications, news reports and commentaries on various media platforms that it disobeyed an interim…
- 21 Feb 2012
Perils of Endemic Poverty in Nigeria
It is a sad commentary that majority of Nigerians are poor despite the enormous God’s natural resources and her innate potentials. The recent figures by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed…
- 4 Feb 2026
New Study Reveals How Moniepoint Powers Nigeria's Downstream Oil Sector with Same-Day Settlements and Working Capital Boost
In a move to strengthen Nigeria's downstream oil and gas sector, Africa's all-in-one financial platform for businesses and their customers, Moniepoint Inc. says it is transforming how petrol stations…
- 11 Jun 2012
Olympic Games to be Streamed Live on YouTube
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will live stream the London 2012 Olympic Games in 64 territories on the IOC’s channel on YouTube. YouTube is the world's most popular online video community…