Finance & Economy
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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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Election Money: The Boom We See, and the Bargain We Don’t
Every election season in Nigeria feels like the economy suddenly wakes up. Buses are chartered, hotels are fully booked, printers…
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Beyond the Hidden GDP: Behaviour, Incentives and the Political Economy of Election Spending – A Rejoinder
In this rejoinder to Dr Suleyman A. Ndanusa’s essay, “The Economy of National Elections: The Hidden GDP”, Tanimu Yakubu Kurfi extends…
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CBN Holds Firm at 26.5%: Patience Over a Cut as Inflation Eases but Risks Linger
The Central Bank of Nigeria has kept the Monetary Policy Rate at 26.5% for the second straight meeting, a decision…
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The CBN MPC Holds MPR at 26.50% for a Second Straight Meeting: Implications and Key Takeaways
For a second straight meeting, the CBN’s Monetary Policy Committee has kept the MPR at 26.50% and held all other…
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Wema Bank Market Power That Buries FCMB
Trades at ₦30.90 against FCMB ₦11.80. As at close of trading on July 20, 2026, Wema Bank traded at ₦30.90…
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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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