Finance & Economy
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Access Holdings: Fortress Balance Sheet, Fragile Underbelly
The first read of Access Holdings Plc’s March 2026 results suggests a fortress: ₦53.44trn in assets, ₦272.21bn profit before tax,…
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How Fidelity Bank Stayed Profitable, Liquid, and Compliant in Q1 2026
Fidelity Bank’s Consolidated Statement of Financial Position as at 31 March 2026 reads like a case study in balancing the…
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From Fidelity to Seplat: How Research Desks Are Separating Winners from Holds for Q3 2026
From Fidelity to Seplat, Q3 2026 outlook covers all the major sectors, starting with banking and going all the way…
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Providus-Unity Merger: When Legal Certainty Meets Execution Ambiguity
The Supreme Court delivered finality on 1 June 2026. By striking out the interested parties’ appeal and sanctioning the Scheme…
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Adedipe’s Review: Nigeria at the Reform Midpoint — Stabilisation Is Real, Transmission Is the Test
Prof. ‘Biodun Adedipe’s June 2025 presentation to the Business Hallmark Policy Dialogue Series, moderated by Proshare’s Teslim Shitta-Bey, lands at…
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From Stabilisation to Transformation: An Adebayo Adedeji Lens on Nigeria’s Reform Execution Test
The June 2026 CFG Advisory paper by Tilewa Adebajo does more than invoke a name. It returns Professor Adebayo Adedeji…
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FG Draws a Line on New Taxes as IMF Advice Meets Political Reality
The Federal Government’s quick dismissal of fresh fuel and telecom taxes this week shows how far fiscal policy has shifted…
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Nigeria’s Capital Markets Test Depth With N1.54 Trillion on Offer
Nigeria’s financial markets opened the week of June 17, 2026 with a crowded issuance calendar that puts both sovereign borrowing…
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Nigeria’s Debt Record Controversy : 2015-2023 Borrowed$32.6bn; Tinubu Borrowed $9.4bn From 2023 till date
The debt debate in Nigeria has been loud, political, and mostly wrong on the facts. One claim took hold early…
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UBA: The Pan-African Giant That Lives in Zenith and GTCO’s Shadow
UBA is tier-1 by decree, not by dominance. It has the branches, the balance sheet, the 20-country passport, and the…
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