By Peter OBIORA InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-Shareholders of Nigeria’s top tier lender, Access Bank Plc on Wednesday at its 27th Annual General Meeting (AGM) approved the 30 kobo per share final dividend earlier offered by the board in its 2015 audited year end and authorised directors to raise a fresh fund […]
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Nigeria agrees currency swap with China to shore up naira, help fund deficit
Tue Apr 12, 2016/Reuters By Felix Onuah Nigeria on Tuesday agreed a currency swap deal with China, officials said, as it looks for ways to shore up its ailing currency and fund a record budget deficit, possibly by issuing yuan-denominated bonds in China. The West African nation is facing its […]
Wema Bank Eyes Acquisition, to Raise N50 Billion via Domestic Bonds
By InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-Nigeria’s mid-tier lender, Wema Bank Plc is seeking to buy a mid-sized commercial Bank and will seek shareholders approval in May 2016 to enter talks for the deal, a Reuters report quoted Tunde Mabawonku, its chief financial officer (CFO) on Monday. “Wema Bank is keeping a close […]
