CAP Post-Tax Profit Decline by 42% Chemical and Allied Products Plc has reported a 42 per cent decline in profit after tax for the second quarter of 2024. The company’s post-tax profit fell from N895m in Q2 2023 to N517m in Q2 2024, driven by escalating...

Nigerian Equities Cross N16trn Mark With N133bn Gain       Nigerian equities crossed the N16 trillion mark to market capitalisation of N16.064 trillion yesterday after a major rally by Dangote Cement roused the market to net capital gain of N133 billion. Aggregate market value of all quoted equities...

Population Of Extremely Poor Persons In Nigeria Hits 102m — NECA         There are indications that Nigeria’s poverty level may have further deteriorated as the latest reports of the Nigeria Employers Consultative Association, NECA, shows a 10 percentage point rise in the number of the extreme...