Finance & Economy
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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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Faster Settlement, Same Safeguards: Why FTSE Russell Hit Pause on Nigeria’s Frontier Market Return
Nigeria’s push to rejoin the FTSE Russell Frontier Market Index ran into a yellow light on June 30, 2026, not…
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CBN Caps Contract Suspensions at Two Business Days in Failing Bank Resolutions
The Central Bank of Nigeria has clarified how long it can suspend certain contractual obligations when handling troubled banks, setting…
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Nigeria’s Tax Reform at One Year: Oyedele Says Focus Is Widening Net, Not Raising Rates
Finance minister tells CITN that compliance, not higher taxes, will fix revenue shortfalls Abuja – Nigeria’s revenue problem will be…
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CBN Shuts Down 46 Microfinance Banks in Sweeping July 2026 Clean-Up
What the revocations mean for depositors, SMEs, and the credibility of grassroots banking On July 1, 2026, the Central Bank…
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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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