Finance & Economy
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A COMPENDIUM OF BROKER’S STOCK RECOMMENDATIONWeek: July 6 –
Here’s the breakdown sector by sector: 1. BANKING SECTOROverall Sentiment: Broadly Constructive, but growing selectivity Strong Consensus “BUY” ACCESSCORP: 8…
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Naira Holds Firm on CBN’s Tight Policy, Oil Output Gains Boost FX Stability
LAGOS — The naira has maintained relative stability in 2026, rebounding from sharp volatility seen in 2024 and early 2025,…
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NGX Sheds N13 Trillion in June as Investors Hunt for Real Bargain
LAGOS — Nigerian equities investors endured a bruising June, with the NGX wiping out more than N13 trillion in market…
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How Nigeria’s Budget Structure Fuels the ₦8 Trillion Controversy
The controversy over Nigeria’s alleged “shadow budget” is not really about whether ₦8 trillion was stolen, but about how the…
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Nigeria’s 2% GDP Gap: When Legal Spending Isn’t Legible, Markets Stop Believing
The fight over Nigeria’s fiscal numbers isn’t about theft. It’s about trust, and right now, trust is losing. The Ministry…
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SEC Admits Seven Fintechs Into Regulatory Sandbox to Test Digital Assets Under Watchful Eye
The Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, has granted Approval-in-Principle to seven new fintech and digital asset firms under its Accelerated…
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The N8.8 Trillion Blind Spot: How Off-Budget Spending Is Quietly Unraveling Nigeria’s Monetary Discipline
On June 10, 2026, Governor Olayemi Cardoso stood before London’s financial elite to accept a hard-earned prize: Central Bank of…
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GTCO Q1 2026: Fortress Balance Sheet Delivers Profit Within the Guardrails — But at What Cost to Growth?
Every bank makes the same bet: take money that can vanish tomorrow and lend it for years. It is called…
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Sterling Bank’s Balance Sheet: A Case Study in Asset-Liability Management Under Pressure
Mismatching is, of course, inherent in banking and, in fact, the essence of maturity transformation. Banks borrow short and lend…
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IMF Flags Nigeria’s Off-Budget Spending: Why 2% of GDP Missing from the Books Matters More Than the Numbers Suggest
The International Monetary Fund has put a figure to a problem many analysts in Nigeria’s financial markets have long suspected…
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