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Dangote Cement Jacks Up Dividend by 50% as Net Profit Surges Past N1trn

February 28, 2026February 28, 2026 Markets Reporters 0 Comments Aliko Dangote, Dangote Cement

Dangote Cement Plc, Africa’s biggest manufacturer of the building material, has proposed a 50% increase in dividend payment after posting

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Economics FEATURED Latest TOP STORIES 

BUA Cement Proposes 388% Dividend Hike as Profit Surges Nearly Fivefold

February 27, 2026February 27, 2026 Markets Reporters 0 Comments BUA Cement

BUA Cement Plc, Nigeria’s second-biggest producer of the building material, has proposed a sharp increase in dividend payment for the

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FEATURED Latest Stocks TOP STORIES 

Chinese-Controlled Lafarge Africa Soars as Revenue Tops N1trn for First Time

February 27, 2026February 27, 2026 Markets Reporters 0 Comments Huaxin Building Materials Group Co., Huaxin Cement name change, Lafarge Africa, Lolu Alade Akinyemi

Lafarge Africa Plc, the Lagos-listed cement producer now majority-owned by China’s Huaxin Building Materials Group Co., Ltd, saw its share

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FEATURED Latest Technology TOP STORIES 

MTN Nigeria Rebounds With Record N1.1trn Profit, Ending Two-Year Loss Streak  

February 27, 2026February 27, 2026 Markets Reporters 0 Comments Karl Toriola, MTN Nigeria

MTN Nigeria Communications Plc has reported a dramatic turnaround in its 2025 financial year, swinging to a profit after tax

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Energy FEATURED Latest TOP STORIES 

Post-Acquisition Boom: Seplat Clears $326m ExxonMobil Balance as Revenue Soars 144%

February 26, 2026February 26, 2026 Markets Reporters 0 Comments Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited, Seplat Energy

Seplat Energy Plc has confirmed the payment of an additional $326.2 million to ExxonMobil in 2025, finalising the financial obligations

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Energy FEATURED Latest TOP STORIES 

Seplat Revives 49 Former ExxonMobil Wells, Eyes 50 More in 2026

February 26, 2026February 26, 2026 Markets Reporters 0 Comments Seplat Energy, Seplat idle well restoration

Seplat Energy Plc has restored 49 idle oil wells one year after completing its landmark acquisition of Mobil Producing Nigeria

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Agriculture FEATURED Latest TOP STORIES 

[BREAKING] Tinubu Extends Shea Nut Export Ban by 12 Months

February 25, 2026February 25, 2026 Markets Reporters 0 Comments Shea Nut Export Ban

President Bola Tinubu has approved the extension of the ban on the export of raw shea nuts for a further

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FEATURED Latest Money TOP STORIES 

CBN’s Latest Rate Cut Sets Stage for Post-Recapitalisation Bank Lending, Analysts Say

February 25, 2026February 25, 2026 Markets Reporters 0 Comments Central Bank of Nigeria, Comercio Research

Nigeria’s latest benchmark rate cut is a calibrated move to support bank recapitalisation without undermining gains in inflation control, naira

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Economics FEATURED Latest TOP STORIES 

Pre-election Spending Can Destabilise Forex Market: CBN Gov

February 24, 2026February 24, 2026 Markets Reporters 0 Comments Nigeria forex market, Olayemi Cardoso, Pre-election spending

Nigeria’s gross foreign exchange reserves have climbed to $50.4 billion, the highest level in 13 years, but central bank governor

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FEATURED Latest Money TOP STORIES 

Nigerian Banks Raise N4.05trn as Recapitalisation Deadline Nears

February 24, 2026February 24, 2026 Markets Reporters 0 Comments Nigeria bank recapitalisation, Nigerian banks, Olayemi Cardoso

Nigerian banks have raised a total of N4.05 trillion in new capital ahead of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN)

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