OPINION/EDITORIAL

Is AMCON Chasing its Tail?

November 23, 2021/CSL Research Recently, the Managing Director of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), Ahmed Lawan Kuru, submitted a list of its top 1,000 obligors to the House of Representatives Committee on Banking and Currency. Speaking at the meeting, Ahmed Lawan disclosed that the progress of the debt […]

Implications of Proposed Acquisition of Honeywell Flour Mills by Flour Mills of Nigeria

November 22, 2021/Proshare  by FBNQuest Research Event: Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc (FMN) has notified the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX) of its plan to acquire a controlling stake in Honeywell Flour Mills Plc – HFM (not covered). The company disclosed that it plans to acquire Honeywell Group’s 71.69% stake in […]

In the Race to Vaccinate Sub-Saharan Africa Continues to Fall Behind

  (PHOTO: ESTHER RUTH MBABAZI/IMF PHOTOS) CHART OF THE WEEK November 22, 2021/IMFBlog By Shushanik Hakobyan Sub-Saharan Africa is losing the race to vaccinate its population against COVID-19. As of November 15, only about 4 percent of the population in sub-Saharan Africa has been fully vaccinated, up from merely 1 percent […]