Author: InvestAdvocate

Intraday Update: Nigerian Stocks Gain +0.43%, Driven by Blue Chips

March 12, 2026/InvestmentOne Update ASI as at 12.00pm: +0.43% Top Gainers and Losers: BUACEMENT (+5.23%), TRANSCOHOT (+7.01%), STANBIC (-4.44%) and OANDO (-3.39%). Sector Performances: Industrial (+1.94%), Oil and Gas (+0.22%), Banking (-0.51%) and Consumer Goods (+0.08%). Market activity: In today’s trade, total volume and value increased by 2% and 219% respectively, when compared to this time yesterday, as investors have traded about 255 million units of […]

Composite PMI Sustains Expansion at 56.4 Points

March 10, 2026/CSL Research March 10, 2026/Mastercard The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has released the February 2026 Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) report, covering the Agriculture, Services, and Industry sectors. The composite PMI rose to 56.4 points in February 2026, up from 55.7 points in January, signalling continued expansion in […]

Mastercard Advances Agentic AI Strategy with Virtual C-Suite, Bringing Executive Level Intelligence to Small Businesses

Virtual CFO will be the first revealed in a growing suite of AI-powered executive roles to make running a business easier and smarter. March 10, 2026/Mastercard      Mastercard is advancing a new era of AI with capabilities that span the full commerce lifecycle, from understanding how money moves to […]