Capital Market

Bauchi State Unveils Plans for N15 billion Bond Issuance

By Yakubu LAAH InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-Nigeria’s North eastern state Bauchi has unveiled its plans for the use of proceeds in its proposed N15 billion bond issuance maturing in 2021 under the state government medium term note programme. The details of the proposed bond say issue price is N1, 000.00 per […]

Bob Diamond in talks to buy stake in Nigeria’s Union Bank-source

* Atlas Mara has to make decision by Sunday * UBN formerly owned by Barclays Atlas Mara, the African investment vehicle of former Barclays boss Bob Diamond, is in talks to buy a $275 million stake in Union Bank of Nigeria , a person familiar with the matter said on […]

Johannesburg Stock Exchange Emerge World Best Regulated, NSE 65th -WEF Report

 Peter OBIORA InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-South Africa’s Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) has ranked first among 144 nations as the most effective  regulated and supervised equities and bonds market; beating the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) to the 65th position, the World Economic Forum (WEF) said in its Global Competitiveness Report 2014-2015. The […]