Tag: market
Equities market rises 42% year-on-year in January
Lagos, Feb. 24, 2026 (NAN) Nigeria’s equities market recorded a 42 per cent increase in trading activity in January on a year-on-year basis.
This is...
Lagos LG boss begins de-silting of popular Oyingbo market
Lagos, Feb. 16 (NAN) The Mainland Local Government Area of Lagos State on Monday commenced desilting of drainage channels at the popular Oyingbo Ultra...
Valentine: Men dominate Lagos gift market as perfumes, wigs drive sales...
Lagos, Feb. 12, 2026 (NAN) Vendors of gift items in Lagos say men have overwhelmingly dominated the purchase of Valentine gifts this season, with...
Anambra govt., traders agree on phased remodeling of Onitsha market
Awka, Jan. 31 2026 (NAN) The Anambra Government says it has reached an agreement with traders to commence the phased remodeling of the Onitsha...
Embrace low-risk, regulated investments amid economic uncertainty- Experts tell Nigerians
Ibadan, Jan. 31, 2026 (NAN) Financial and economic experts have urged Nigerians, particularly low-income earners, to prioritise regulated and low-risk investment options as a...
Kwairanga calls for deeper Nigeria–US capital market collaboration
Lagos, Jan. 30, 2026 (NAN) The Group Chairman, Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX Group), Dr Umaru Kwairanga, has called for stronger capital market collaboration to...
Post-harvest losses: Oyo women farmers struggle after harvest
Mrs Kudirat Salami, a smallholder farmer in Apaadi community, Oluyole Local Government Area of Oyo State, harvested her tomatoes early, packaged them carefully and...
FG approves N2bn for laboratories, research
Abuja, Jan. 28, 2026 (NAN) The Federal Government has approved the sum of N2 billion in the 2026 budget for the establishment of standard laboratories.
The aim...
Reforms, inclusion, technology, reshaping capital market- Popoola
Lagos, Jan. 28, 2026 (NAN) The Group Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Exchange Group., Mr Temi Popoola, says the capital market is consolidating its position...
Economy ACCI urges Soludo to reopen Onitsha Market
Abuja, Jan. 27, 2026 (NAN) The Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) has appealed to Gov. Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra to reconsider the...
LG boss bans sleeping in Lagos market over security concerns
Lagos, Jan. 23 (NAN) The Chairman, Lagos Mainland Local Government Area, Mr Jubril Emilagba has issued a directive prohibiting individuals from sleeping within Oyingbo...
Abuja residents hail FG’s intervention on food price drop
Abuja Jan. 20, 2026 (NAN) Some Abuja residents have commended the Federal Government’s intervention towards food prices reduction, saying crashing prices of food items...
Firms partner to unlock $20.5bn remittance market
Lagos, Sept. 15, 2025 (NAN) A Nigerian fintech start-up, Rendcore, has announced its strategic partnership with Safe Haven Microfinance Bank (MFB) and Monirates to capture part...
Lagos reopens Ebute-Ero market after 3 weeks closure
The Lagos State Ministry of Environment has reopened the Ebute-Ero Gorodom market after three weeks of closure due to breaches of environmental infractions.
The Commissioner...
NAFDAC shuts down Aba Cemetery Market, launches operation clean-up
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it has for the second time, shutdown Aba, Cemetery Market in Abia...
Stock market dips further, sheds N931bn
The equity market, on Wednesday, dipped further as the market capitalisation shed N931 billion or 1.47 per cent to close at N62.257 trillion, having...
Fire destroys 2 shops in Anambra market
An early morning fire, on Sunday, gutted two shops at the Mainline of Mgbuka Obosi market in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra.
The...
