Tag: Nigeria

SEC postpones compliance date for e-dividend

As a result of the feedback received from various stakeholders in the capital market, the Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday postponed the deadline for the transition from the use of dividend warrants to e-dividend payment. According to SEC the deadline, which was originally slated for June 3, 2013, has […]

Nigeria’s UACN pays dividend, bonus as profits soar

Nigerian local conglomerate UACN’s 2012 pre-tax profit rose by 53.6 percent to 10.74 billion naira ($67.89 million), from 6.99 billion naira the previous year, the company said on Thursday. Turnover rose 16.8 percent to 69.63 billion naira, compared with 59.64 billion naira in 2011.   UACN, which has interest in […]

Nigeria’s Dangote Cement rises to unprecedented high

Nigerian stocks rose to their highest level in more than three weeks on Thursday, lifted by a 10 percent gain in biggest listed firm Dangote Cement to an unprecedented high, traders said. The Nigerian stock index rose 3.18 percent to 34,504 points, its highest since April 9.   Dangote Cement, […]