Author: InvestAdvocate

FirstBank Sponsors Samuel Okwaraji U-16 Football Championship 2026, Promotes Education Through School Sports

April 13, 2026/FirstBank of Nigeria FirstBank, the premier bank in West Africa and a leading financial inclusion service provider, is thrilled to announce its sponsorship of the maiden edition of the Samuel Okwaraji Under 16 Football Championship, a nationwide youth football tournament organised to honour the late Samuel Okwaraji, one […]

GTCO 2025FY: Normalization of Non Core Gains Weighs on Earnings

April 1, 2026/Cordros Report Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (GTCO) released its audited 2025FY results yesterday, reporting a 28.2% y/y decline in earnings per share (EPS) to NGN25.43/s (2024FY: NGN35.44/s). The earnings decline reflects the normalization of fair value gains, compounded by share capital dilution from the issuance of 5.17 […]

IOSCO Announces 3rd IMF-IOSCO Conference

April 1, 2026/IOSCO The International Organization of Securities Commission (IOSCO) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are pleased to announce their third joint conference on Market-Based Finance in Washington, DC, USA. The conference will feature a fireside chat between IOSCO Board Chair Jean-Paul Servais and US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioner Paul […]