Banking
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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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First HoldCo Plc Q2 2026: Doubling Profit While Managing the Core Banking Trade-Off
For First HoldCo Plc, the first half of 2026 was a clear test of what modern banking is meant to…
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CBN’s 20% Holdco Buffer: Why The Central Bank Is Asking Banks For Another N1.74trn
Just months after Nigeria’s biggest banks completed their recapitalisation in March 2026, the Central Bank of Nigeria is back with…
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Fidelity Bank Lifts Children at Lagos Orphanage
By Ganiyu Obaaro Leading financial institution, Fidelity Bank Plc, has reaffirmed its commitment to health and social welfare through a…
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