Author: InvestAdvocate

Composite PMI Closes 2025 in Expansion Zone

January 8, 2026/CSL Update The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has released its December 2025 Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) report for the agriculture, services, and industry sectors. The composite PMI rose to 57.6 points in December from 56.4 points in November, marking the strongest pace of activity in nearly five […]

Unity Bank Disburses Over N270 Million To Corpreneurship Winners

January 8, 2026/Unity Bank Plc Unity Bank Plc has disbursed over N270 million in grants to young Nigerian entrepreneurs under its Youth Entrepreneurship Development Initiative: Corpreneurship Challenge, bringing the total number of beneficiaries since inception in 2019 to 608 corps members nationwide. The initiative, implemented in partnership with the National […]

Manufacturing, Monetary Policy, and Growth Constraints in Nigeria

January 7, 2026/CSL Update According to the Central Bank of Nigeria’s latest statistical data, total credit extended by deposit money banks to the manufacturing sector declined sharply from ₦8.49 trillion in October 2024 to ₦6.79 trillion by October 2025, representing a year-on-year contraction of approximately 20.1%. Over the same period, […]