Finance & Economy
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Wema Commands a Premium Valuation; FCMB Remains Heavily Discounted by the Market
The Nigerian Exchange rarely offers such a clean study in market bias as FCMB Group and Wema Bank present today.…
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Nigeria’s Q1 2026 Trade Surplus: Oil Lift Meets Import Compression
Nigeria’s external account posted one of its strongest quarters in years, with the merchandise trade surplus jumping 340.88% to N7.55…
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FCMB Q1 2026: Fortified on Paper, Tested by Markets and Risk
FCMB enters Q2 2026 with cracks in its earnings mix that cannot be ignored. Net trading income swung from a…
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Union Bank, Polaris Bank, and Keystone Bank: Stable” on Paper, Shaky in Reality
The March 31, 2026 recapitalization deadline was supposed to be final. Thirty-three banks met it, raised N4.65tn, and lifted sector-wide…
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N5 Trillion Vanished in 3 Days: The NGX “Bloodbath” Isn’t the Crisis — It’s the MirrorJune 4, 2026
Call it a bloodbath if you want, because N5 trillion wiped off the NGX since June 1 makes for good…
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Nigeria’s Financial Market Offerings this Week from June 3, 2026
The week of June 3, 2026 presents one of the most active cross-asset pipelines in the current quarterly cycle, with…
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T+1 Arrives, Stock-Picking Takes Center Stage: A Sector-by-Sector Read on NGX
Nigeria’s capital market entered a new era on June 1, 2026, as the T+1 settlement framework officially took effect. The…
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Top-5 Liquidity, Double-Digit YTD, Yet Capped Below NGN 8.00
Sterling Bank closed May 29, 2026 flat at NGN 7.90, ending a choppy two-week stretch where it traded between 7.70…
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Zenith Bank: Triple-Digit YTD, Top-2 Liquidity, and the Premium for Scale in 2026
Zenith Bank closed May 29, 2026 at NGN 131.10, down 0.68% on the day but still sitting on a 112%…
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Ecobank Transnational: 80% YTD Still Leads GSE Banks, But 37% Four-Week Slide Flashes Risk
Ecobank Transnational: 80% YTD Still Leads GSE Banks, But 37% Four-Week Slide Flashes Risk Ecobank Transnational closed May 29, 2026…
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