Updates

Lafarge Africa Acquires Additional 50% Equity Stake in Unicem

12/5/2016/NSE The Board of Directors at its meeting held on Thursday 12th May, 2016 and in line with shareholders’ resolution at the 55th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Lafarge Africa Plc held 9th July, 2014 has approved the acquisition of additional 50% equity interest in United Cement Company of Nigeria […]

Nigerian Equities Rebound on Renewed Bargain Hunting, ASI up 0.91%

By InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-The Nigerian equities market on Thursday rebounded after two (2) successive sessions of loss, as all-share index (ASI) climbed up 0.91 percent to close at 25,865.06 points, while market capitalisation grew by N80.67 billion to N8.90 trillion. “Today’s positive performance extended the Month-to-Date gain to 3.20 percent […]

Government of Rwanda Collaborates with MasterCard to Meet Rwanda’s 2020 Vision of a Cashless Society

12/5/2016/MasterCard The Government of Rwanda today announced a collaboration with MasterCard to fast-track the country’s move to include 90 percent of its citizens in the financial mainstream, as set out in its Vision 2020 strategy. In a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), signed by the CEO, Rwanda Development Board and Cabinet […]