Banking
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Otedola at 25.87%: A Flashback to Otudeko and the Governance Ghosts at First HoldCo
Femi Otedola’s latest N222.2 billion buy, taking him to 11.76 billion shares or 25.87% of First HoldCo, feels like déjà…
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Sterling Bank’s H1 2026 Gamble: Bigger, Richer,and Riskier
Banking is maturity transformation. You borrow short from depositors and lend long to borrowers. It is profitable, but invariably risky.…
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Wema Bank’s H1 2026 Bet: Fast Growth Now, Hard Questions Later
Banking lives on a contradiction. You take money that customers can withdraw tomorrow and lend it out for years. It…
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Ecobank Chose Safety Over Growth. Shareholders Paid For It.
Banking is maturity transformation. You borrow short from depositors and lend long to borrowers. It is profitable, but invariably risky.…
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Jim Ovia and the Power of Thinking Differently
Some leaders build banks. Others rebuild the way an entire industry thinks. Jim Ovia did the second. Long before “disruption”…
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FCMB: A Bank Hunted By its Past
. FCMB Group Plc ,without any doubt , is hunted by its past . It started 2026 with its strongest…
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FCMB : A Shareholder Nightmare
.In business, the real risk is not failing. It is refusing to think differently while the world moves on. Banks…
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Otedola Doubles Down: What a 22% Stake Means for First HoldCo’s Next Chapter
Olufemi Otedola is not trimming risk. He’s increasing it. On July 22, 2026, Calvados Global Services Limited, a company linked…
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Unilever Nigeria – Turning Cost Pressure into Margin Gains
In an operating environment defined by geopolitical volatility, rising input costs, and pressure on consumer spending, Unilever Nigeria chose the…
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Access Bank’s Ghana Share Sale: Capital Discipline, Not Retreat
On 15 July 2026, Access Bank PLC sold 12,085,318 shares in Access Bank Ghana PLC on the Ghana Stock Exchange,…
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