It is a natural thing , I did not apply for it, there was a vacancy and I was sort out to come and do the job, so I had that feeling that I must measure up and the person who did the hunting insisted that I must come.

The financial services industry emerged the most active sector in volume terms at the end of last week’s transaction on the Nigerian Stock Exchange.

Despite the socio-economic challenges in the continent, the Chairman, Honeywell Group and FBN Holdings Plc, Dr. Oba Otudeko has said that fundamentals of the African economy remain strong and entrenched.

Heavy transactions in the shares of some banks, especially United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc and Access Bank, last week, lifted the volume of shares traded, as a turnover of 1.375 billion shares worth N12.940 billion were recorded in 16,915 deals.

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), last week, recorded a turnover of  1.361 billion  shares worth  N10.711 billion in  16,070 deals last week, in contrast to a total of  1.185 billion  shares valued at N13.033 billion that changed hands in  18,548 deals during the preceding week.

FBN Holdings Plc has recorded a Profit After Tax (PAT) of N35.9 billion in its half-year performance, representing 10.5 per cent decline compared to N40.1 billion achieved in the corresponding period of 2015. 

The Nigerian Stock Exchange recorded a turnover of 1.350 billion shares worth N9.287 billion in 18,679 deals last week.This volume of shares traded was, however, lower than a total of 1.149 billion units, valued at N13.616 billion that changed hands in 21,868 ...

The financial services industry dominated in volume terms on the equity sector of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) with 1.169 billion shares valued at N10.241 billion in 12,697 deals, thus contributing 79.59 per cent to the total equity turnover volume.

Following the financial service sector, last week, was the conglomerates Industry with 59.433 million units worth N99.619 million in 762 deals.

The Group Chairman, FBN Holdings Plc, Dr. Oba Otudeko has said that mortgage financing models would provide Deposit Money Banks (DMB) greater access to the under-served lower to lower-middle income segments...