In Three Months, 12 Nigerian Banks Lend Customers N690bn       The combined loan portfolio of 12 commercial banks in Nigeria rose by N690bn in the first three months of this year, data collated from their unaudited financial statements show. The loans and advances to their customers grew...

Stock Investors Lose N600bn, Market Cap Drops Below N20trn       Investors in the Nigerian stock market lost N600bn last week as the market capitalisation of equities fell below the N20tn mark. The Nigerian Exchange Limited All-Share Index and market capitalisation declined by 2.93 per cent to close...

Investors Dump Equities Amid Anxieties Over CBN’s Rate Call         Nigerian equities closed at the weekend with a net loss of N604 billion as anxieties over the likely decisions of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on benchmark interest rate and other monetary policy tools fuelled...

12 Banks Earned N461.51bn Interest In Three Months       Twelve commercial banks in Nigeria earned a total of N461.51bn in net interest income in the first three months of this year, up from N451.14bn in the same period of 2020. An analysis of data from their unaudited...

Investors Stake N16bn On 1.4 Billion Shares       The Nigerian equities market attracted investment inflow of N15.918 billion last week staked on 1.419 billion shares in 18,459 deals. This indicated an increase by 46.3 per cent from the N10.883 billion invested in 1.441 billion shares in 19,614...

FBN Conundrum, an Abuse of Privilege? By Ademola Oyetunji Recent development at the nation’s premier commercial bank was both shocking and unexpected. Mind boggling though, but it has happened before. Boardroom rascality, a reminiscence of Intercontinental and Oceanic banks saga, where powerful management and shareholders leverage...