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FMDQ approves N22.68bn commercial paper for Daraju

FMDQ Securities Exchange Limited has officially approved the quotation of Daraju Industries Limited’s N4.92bn Series 1 and N17.76bn Series 2 Commercial Paper under its N50.00bn issuance programme. The move marks a significant milestone for the Nigerian fast-moving consumer goods sector, providing a multi-billion-naira liquidity injection to one of the country’s leading manufacturers. The approval, granted...
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Senator Urged to Fix Masa Bypass Road in Ogun State

The Chief Executive Officer of Pelican Valley Nigeria Limited, Babatunde Adeyemo, has urged the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senator Solomon Adeola, to urgently intervene in the rehabilitation of the Masa bypass road in Ogun State to avert future traffic gridlock along the Kobape-Abeokuta corridor. According to a statement, Adeyemo appealed to the...
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EFCC Warns Banks on Loans Without Verifiable Collateral

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has cautioned Nigerian banks against granting loans without credible collateral, warning that such practices often result in insider abuse and non-performing loans. Olukoyede gave the warning recently when he received the Chief Audit Executive of First Bank Plc, Mufutau Abiola, who led a...
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Dangote plans landmark pan-African refinery IPO

The President of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, is planning a landmark cross-border public offering of his $20bn oil refinery, in a move that could reshape capital markets across Africa and deepen regional investor participation, a new report by Bloomberg revealed on Monday. The proposed listing, which will see shares of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery...
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Power subsidy hits N418bn as sector losses top N300bn

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has disclosed that the Federal Government incurred a subsidy obligation of N418.79bn in the fourth quarter of 2025, even as inefficiencies across the electricity value chain led to losses exceeding N300bn during the period. This was contained in the commission’s 2025 fourth-quarter report, which also highlighted declining remittances, high distribution...
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How Nigeria can boost growth through critical minerals

Lamon Rutten, Chairman of Critical Minerals Financing Corporation Plc, outlined his vision for Africa’s mining sector in a recent media interaction. The former Saudi Mining Exchange CEO highlighted mineral securitisation, economic diversification, and Nigeria’s strategic global role. JIDE AJIA reports key insights from the session In your opinion, how could CMFC impact Nigeria’s economy, especially...
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Nigerian equities market rallies, gaining N443bn to start we

The Nigerian equities market kicked off the trading week on a bullish note as sustained buying interest in medium- and large-cap stocks drove the total market capitalisation up by N443bn. The All-Share Index gained 688.43 points, representing a 0.34 per cent growth to close at 204,458.86 points. Consequently, the total market capitalisation rose to N131.609tn,...
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Why It’s Cheaper, Refiners Explain

The Crude Oil Refiners Association of Nigeria has faulted claims that imported petroleum products are cheaper than locally refined fuels, arguing that price differences stem from quality disparities and not efficiency, while accusing the World Bank of failing to make a like-for-like comparison. The association’s Publicity Secretary, Eche Idoko, who spoke in an interview with...
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