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Customs surges to ₦4.03trn haul in just 6 months
Customs pulled in more revenue in six months than most government agencies collect in a full year, and the agency says it is only getting started.
Hillary RemyAug 11, 2026
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MTN Nigeria stumbles from ₦845 as Airtel breaks out
MTN Nigeria slipped below ₦810 on 10 August 2026 while Airtel Africa punched through its 52-week ceiling on the same NGX premium board.
Damilola EsebameAug 11, 2026
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NPF Microfinance sees nearly 1 million shares change hands
NPF Microfinance Bank traded 989,978 shares in a single session on the NGX, raising questions about what is driving the unusual volume at these price levels.
Hillary RemyAug 11, 2026
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Airtel Africa’s buyback blitz hits 17.4 million shares
Airtel Africa has now snapped up more than 17 million of its own shares in under three months, with every single one headed for permanent cancellation.
Peace LongeAug 11, 2026
Credit & Loans
Soft loans without interest in Nigeria: where to actually find them
A soft loan without interest in Nigeria sounds ideal, but only a handful of government-backed and cooperative-based programs genuinely deliver on that promise for ordinary borrowers.
Damilola EsebameAug 10, 2026
Credit & Loans
NELFUND student loan: login, eligibility, and repayment guide
The FG student loan NELFUND login portal at nelf.gov.ng is where Nigerian students in public institutions apply for interest-free tuition and upkeep funding, but the process involves verification steps most applicants miss.
Damilola EsebameAug 10, 2026
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Dangote Cement slips below ₦1,000 in broad NGX rout
Dangote Cement crossed a key psychological price threshold as selling pressure hit blue-chip stocks across the Nigerian Exchange on August 7, 2026.
Peace LongeAug 10, 2026
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NGX chairman says $1trn economy is possible before 2030
Nigeria’s $1trn economy ambition just got a bold endorsement from the NGX Group chairman, but the growth math behind the claim tells a harder story.
Damilola EsebameAug 10, 2026
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BUA Cement drops 9% as building stocks crumble on NGX
BUA Cement led a broad retreat in building materials stocks on the NGX on August 7, despite posting 79% profit growth just weeks earlier.
Damilola EsebameAug 8, 2026
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NGX Group insider lets go of ₦3.5m in shares
An NGX Group employee sold 25,000 ordinary shares worth ₦3.5 million, and the timing of the transaction is drawing attention from market watchers tracking insider activity across the exchange operator’s stock.
Damilola EsebameAug 8, 2026
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Julius Berger slides 10% on just 35 shares traded
Julius Berger, one of the NGX’s best-performing infrastructure stocks in 2026, just lost nearly 10% on a trade so thin it exposes a deeper structural problem on the exchange.
Peace LongeAug 8, 2026
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GTCO and UBA slip as Zenith edges higher on NGX
Zenith Bank gained ground on the Nigerian Exchange as GTCO and UBA finished in the red, highlighting a split in sentiment across Nigeria’s biggest banking stocks.
Hillary RemyAug 8, 2026
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Nigerian families shelve cars and homes for food bills
Nigerian families are walking away from homes, cars, and investments as food costs swallow household budgets, new CBN data shows.
Damilola EsebameAug 7, 2026
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CBN survey reveals who bears Nigeria’s inflation burden
Nigeria’s latest inflation expectations data shows the squeeze is not falling evenly across income groups, and the hardest-hit earners may surprise you.
Peace LongeAug 7, 2026
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MTN Nigeria slides below ₦800 while its rivals climb
MTN Nigeria dropped to ₦799 on the NGX as Airtel Africa surged nearly 10% to a record close, splitting the telecom sector in a single session.
Tobi Opeyemi AmureAug 7, 2026
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Otedola deepens First HoldCo stake with 138m shares
Otedola’s Calvados Global Services spent N18.1 billion on fresh First HoldCo shares as the banking group’s stock touched an all-time high on the Nigerian Exchange.
Damilola EsebameAug 7, 2026
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NCR Nigeria discloses ₦80m total manager pay at AGM
NCR Nigeria’s 74th annual general meeting put a shrinking ₦80.3 million manager compensation figure in front of shareholders, while a string of governance changes flew under the radar.
Hillary RemyAug 7, 2026
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TotalEnergies Marketing falls 10% on just 20 shares
TotalEnergies Marketing Nigeria lost a tenth of its stock value in a single NGX session, and the volume behind the drop raises uncomfortable questions about price discovery.
Peace LongeAug 6, 2026
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Guinness Nigeria slides 10% amid broad NGX selloff
Guinness Nigeria dropped nearly 10% on August 5 as official closing prices fell across multiple sectors of the Nigerian Exchange amid thin trading volumes and ongoing profit-taking.
Damilola EsebameAug 6, 2026
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Wema Bank holds steady as NGX heavyweights buckle
Wema Bank barely moved on August 5 while large-cap stocks stumbled across the NGX, and its half-year earnings may hold the answer.
Hillary RemyAug 6, 2026
Taxes
Stamp duty changes in Nigeria 2026 — what the new Act removes
The Nigeria Tax Act 2025 has reshaped stamp duty rules in Nigeria 2026 by eliminating a long-standing contractor deduction and redefining which instruments are actually chargeable under the law.
Damilola EsebameAug 5, 2026
Taxes
What the Nigeria Tax Act repealed — a guide to the old laws now gone
The laws repealed by the Nigeria Tax Act 2025 include ten standalone statutes, from company income to stamp duties, replaced by one unified code.
Damilola EsebameAug 5, 2026
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BUA Foods sinks 10%, but the volume tells a story
BUA Foods shed a tenth of its value on the NGX in a single session, but the number of shares that actually changed hands raises more questions than the price drop itself.
Peace LongeAug 5, 2026
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Dangote Cement tests the ₦1,000 floor after a 3% slide
Dangote Cement closed at exactly ₦1,000 on August 4 after opening the session at ₦1,034, landing on a round-number support level that could shape how investors approach Africa’s largest cement stock in the sessions ahead.
Damilola EsebameAug 5, 2026
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MTN Nigeria slips below ₦800 on paper-thin volume
MTN Nigeria shed 6.5% to close at ₦790 on August 4, but the official list’s record of just 10 board-traded units raises more questions than the price drop itself.
Damilola EsebameAug 5, 2026
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Skyway Aviation slips 10% from 52-week high on NGX
Skyway Aviation shed nearly 10% on August 3 after opening at its 52-week peak, raising questions about whether the stock’s 93% year-to-date rally has finally run out of fuel.
Damilola EsebameAug 4, 2026
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Airtel Africa swallows another 800k shares
Airtel Africa purchased nearly 800,000 shares in just two trading sessions, pushing its ongoing buyback past 15.9 million shares since May.
Damilola EsebameAug 4, 2026
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Oando stuns with 331% gross profit surge in H1
Oando swung from an operating loss to a ₦128 billion operating profit, but a familiar threat still looms beneath the surface.
Hillary RemyAug 4, 2026
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Transcorp Power slips to a fresh 52-week low
Transcorp Power closed at ₦197.70 on August 3, falling below a floor that had held for a full year, as transmission vandalism and shrinking revenue weigh on investor confidence in the utility stock.
Damilola EsebameAug 4, 2026
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Aradel’s operating profit soars 9x to ₦1.06trn
Aradel Holdings delivered a record ₦1.06 trillion in operating profit for H1 2026, but the bottom line tells a far more complex story beneath the surface.
Peace LongeAug 4, 2026
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