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STELLA AGBOGUNNAICOM Underscores Importance of Performance ManagementAhead New Tax Regime, 28 NGX Listed Coys Remit N3.06trn to Revenue AgenciesDBN Drives Momentum for Women-led MSMEs, Unveils Investor-ready VentureLASTCOC Commends NPA over Improved Traffic Flow at ApapaForum of PDP State Chairmen Congratulates Turaki, NWCFG Denies Nationwide Ban on Open Grazing, Clarifies Transition to RanchingKeyamo: We May Go After Dana Air Assets to Refund Passengers, Travel AgentsOgun Reaffirms Commitment to Fixing Ota Roads, Wants Protesters to be Wary of BlackmailersSanwo-Olu Presents N4.23trn 2026 ‘Budget of Shared Prosperity’Otti Presents N1trn Appropriation Bill for 2026 Fiscal YearShettima Back In Abuja After Attending G20, AU–EU Summits In South Africa, AngolaNHRC Urges Stakeholders to Unite, End Digital Violence Against Women and GirlsTelemedic: FG to Leverage on NigComSat for Unserved AreasAtiat Gets BBB+ Long-Term RatingBandits Invade 2 Kano Villages, Kidnap 10 WomenTinubu: I’m Happy All 24 Kebbi Schoolgirls Have Regained FreedomKidnapped Kebbi Schoolgirls Regain FreedomPolice Confirm Shooting, Abduction of Residents in Another Kwara CommunityWhy Partner with UD Trucks Southern Africa for the Nigerian MarketTinubu Seeks Sweeping Overhaul of Legal Profession, Sends New Regulatory Bill to SenateCBN Retains MPR at 27%Kene Ojukwu Rewards 7 Top COOU Medical Students, Donates to Support College of MedicineINEC Chairman Swears in New REC, Tella, Harps on Electoral Integrity Katsina Mobilises Stakeholders Against Gender-Based Violence Two Ijaw Communities in Delta Demand N50bn from NEPL, ELCREST Over Environment PollutionTinubu Names Gov Uzodimma Renewed Hope Ambassador For FG’s Ward Development ProgrammeSurge in Kidnappings: Tinubu Orders 24-hour Aerial Surveillance On Kwara, Kebbi, Niger Forests FCSC to Deepen Evaluation, Monitoring Practice in Public ServiceRefugees Commission Names Ace Singer OG Abbah Brand AmbassadorAgain, Bandits Strike in Kwara Community, Kidnap Pregnant Woman, 2 Nursing Mothers, 9 OthersHow ADC’s Rising and PDP Entanglement Vindicate AtikuNigeria Is Fighting for Its Survival and United States Must Not Stand AsideBREAKING: Egbe Residents In Kogi On Alert As Bandits In New Tactic Spray Chemicals Before Abducting VictimsBREAKING: Tension As Unknown Gunmen In Abia State Kill Nigerian SoldierNigerian Presidency Confirms DSS, Military Directly Contacted Bandits To Free 38 Eruku Church WorshippersStudents Flee School Hostels In Borno State Over Fear Of Suspected TerroristsBREAKING: Terrorists Raid Kwara Community, Abduct Pregnant Woman, 10 Children, Nursing Mothers In Ekiti LGAEDC, FastCredit Sign N2bn Credit Access for MSMEs2027: Igbomina Demands Kwara South Senatorial TicketDangote Sponsors 2025 Agric ShowEFCC Probes MD, National Orthopaedic Hospital, for Alleged N43m Furniture Contract, Recruitment ScamOduwole: Despite Tariff Tensions, Nigeria Recorded Stronger Economic Diversification, Industrial Capacity, OthersUzodimma Targets $1trn Imo EconomyMusawa: FG Targeting Creative Economy as Africas Growth Engine$18bn: FG Applauds BPP for Saving Nigeria from Huge Contract FraudsWike Warns Ground Rent Defaulters May Lose PropertyAlliance Calls for Ethical Reforms Over Worsening InsecurityNnamdi Kanu: From Agitation to Life ImprisonmentTINUBU’S ORDER TO WITHDRAW POLICE FROM VIPSA RENEWED PROMISE OF NORTHERN UNITYEDC, Fast Credit Inaugurate Single-digit Financing InitiativeFAAC Revenue Disbursements to FG, Subnationals Hit N18.5tn in 10 MonthsEmmanuel Addeh in Abuja AFC, NGX Strengthen Market Capability to Unlock Capital for Nigeria’s Infrastructure DevelopmentTanko Sununu, Godwin-Clark, Isah, Others, for NBA-LWDF Annual Conference, Asaba 2025AWLA Demands Full Inclusion of African Women in Sustainable DevelopmentDSS DG Releases Suspected IPOB Member Detained Since 2022, Awards N5m Compensation, Medicare Akpabio Unveils 2025–2030 Counter-Terrorism Plan, Warns Insecurity Threatens Nigeria’s Future265 Niger Catholic School Abductees Still With Terrorists, Says OfficialNARC Offers Solutions to National Security ChallengesNNPC Releases 2024 Financial Statement, Declares N5.4tn Profit, N45.1tn Revenue Disability Inclusion Conference, ‘AbilityX 1.0’, Holds in LagosKalu: N’ Assembly Joint Committee on Constitution Review to Brief Govs WednesdayNestoil Denies Receivership Claim, Says Report False, ContemptuousPresidency: US Ready To Deepen Security Cooperation With Nigeria Via Enhanced Intelligence Support Nigeria, US Move to Deepen Security Cooperation After High-Level Meetings in WashingtonAct Now to Ensure Nigerians’ Safety, APC Chieftain Tells Security Chiefs
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Nigerian equities lose N443 billion after MPC holds rates at 27%

Nigerian equities investors lost approximately N443 billion on Wednesday as profit-taking across key counters eroded earlier gains in Tuesday’s session after the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) monetary policy decision. The NGX benchmark All-Share Index (ASI) fell by 0.49% to 143,064.57 points, from the previous session’s 143,763.13 points, while the market capitalisation dropped by 0.49% to […]

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