Economy

Axa Mansard, Learn Africa, Legend, others cause market’s new dip

… Sovereign Trust Insurance eyes N20bn capital raise Stocks like Axa Mansard Insurance, Learn Africa, Legend Internet, and other market decliners on Wednesday led to...

FoodCo expands retail leadership pipeline as talent program graduates new cohort

FoodCo Nigeria Ltd., one of the country’s top five retailers, has graduated the 2024 class of its Leadership Development Program, a two-year scheme designed...

Transformation in agriculture, trade, energy critical for sustainable economy growth-NES

The Nigerian Economic Society (NES) has insisted that Nigeria as well as other Africa countries requires more than macro stability but sectoral transformation in...

Stocks lose N596bn as profit taking persists on NGX

Nigeria’s listed stocks lost about N596billion on Tuesday as profit taking activities continued at the nation’s bourse. The equities market decreased by 0.67 percent, its...

Babban Gona gets $7.5m investment from BII for food security, climate push

Babban Gona, Nigerian agri-tech platform, has attracted a $7.5 million debt investment from the British International Investment (BII) to boost food security and climate...

Seedlings lock out farmers from $38bn coconut market

Lack of quality seedlings is preventing Nigerian farmers and exporters from tapping a $38 billion global coconut market. Nigerian farmers read more Seedlings lock out...

Nigerians invest N981 billion in stocks in first seven months of 2025

In the first seven months of 2025, everyday Nigerians invested over N981 billion into equities listed on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX). This represents a...

Private sector growth hits 4-month high as softer inflation boosts confidence

Growth in Nigeria’s private sector strengthened in August, driven by improved customer demand and easing inflationary pressures, according to the latest Stanbic IBTC Bank...