Corporate Scorecards
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STANBIC IBTC’s N239bn Profit Masterclass
In a half-year when many banks struggled to defend their margins, Stanbic IBTC Holdings delivered a result that felt almost…
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GTCO’s H1,2026 :A Deeper Profitability Crisis
Guaranty Trust Holding Company walked into the first half of 2026 with every tailwind a bank could pray for. Interest…
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FCMB UNDER LADI BALOGUN : TOO SMALL TO BE TIER 1, TOO COSTLY TO BE LOVED
Otunba Subomi Balogun wanted a bank that would not only outlive him but outrank its competitors – a Tier 1…
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FCMB: The Record Profit That Changed Nothing – How N177bn Hid A Still-Broken Bank
On paper, 2025 is the year FCMB finally escaped its history. In 2014 it made N22.1bn PAT and its managing…
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FCMB: The Borrowed Agbada, The Broken Mirror, and The N177 Billion That Changed Nothing
FCMB has struggled hard to look big and efficient, but it has failed on both critical fronts. It is stuck…
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Stanbic IBTC’s Hold-to-Buy Upgrade: Earnings Power Overcomes Profit-Taking
Lead Capital’s decision to upgrade Stanbic IBTC Holdings from Hold to Buy for the week of September 14, 2026, is…
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Fidelity Bank’s N500bn Cross: Why Capital Bancorp Shifted From Hold to Buy
Capital Bancorp Plc’s upgrade of Fidelity Bank Plc from Hold to Buy is more than a routine rating change; it…
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Fidelity Bank: Thinking Differently to Move From Tier 2 to Tier 1
Getting to the future first in Nigerian banking is not a race of speed. It is a race of vision…
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Has Amacechi Ogbonna, CEO of Access Bank, given up?
Has Amacechi Ogbonna, the CEO of Access Bank, given up? Access Holdings is trading like a bank in distress, not…
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Sterling Holdco: Cheap, Stunted, Ignored by the Market
Sterling Financial Holdings Company Plc trades at ₦7.75 – ₦7.80 on the Nigerian Exchange. In terms of absolute share price…
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