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UHomes Real Estate Investment Trust Fund and UPDC Real Estate Investment Trust Fund are among the NGX-listed REITFs. Both have released their 2025 financial results, reporting strong performance.
On price valuation, performance has been relatively impressive.  In 2025, UH REITF outperformed UPDC RE

Nigeria’s labour market remains heavily skewed against women in formal employment, with only 10.5% of employed women in wage and salaried jobs as of 2025, according to the World Bank’s latest gender data report.
The figure highlights the dominance of informal and vulnerable work among women,

The Nigerian equities market wrapped up the first quarter of 2026 in the green, rising 29.35% with total trading volume exceeding 52 billion shares, reflecting strong investor participation.
Tracked by the All-Share Index, the market surged 45,674.8 points, climbing from an opening of 155,612.9 to

The Nigerian Stock market is booming, yet poverty is increasing.
How come? Why are more Nigerians not riding the equity train to riches? Let’s look at some data.
Total Stock Broking Accounts (CSCS): About 6,000,000.

Lagos houses a good number of the most expensive schools in Nigeria including primary schools.
Within these institutions, tuition is not just a fee but access to global curricula, premium facilities, and carefully curated learning environments.
For many families, this is no longer just about schoo

At the dawn of a century increasingly defined by Africa’s demographic dividend and its historically underutilized industrial potential, a singular institutional force is systematically recalibrating the continent’s economic trajectory.
The Tony Elumelu Foundation( TEF, stands at the vanguard of a s

The Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) has directed Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) to suspend the introduction of new policies and regulatory changes to prevent disruptions to businesses.
The directive was issued in a statement by PEBEC Director-General,

Nigeria’s health sector faces acute challenges even as innovators redefine its future.
Public financing remains well below global benchmarks: the 2024 federal budget allocated about N1.34 trillion to health

Economic experts are forecasting a significant rise in the prices of consumer goods throughout 2026, as the ongoing conflict between the United States, Israel, and Iran continues to escalate.
The conflict has already pushed global oil prices above $100 per barrel, with the resulting increase in

The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has disclosed that the ministry generated N1.83 trillion in revenue in 2025, representing a 160% increase from the N700.79 billion recorded in 2023.
He made the disclosure on Thursday during the 2026 First Quarter Citizens and

The Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) has sanctioned five brokerage firms over market manipulation and price distortion, imposing on them cumulative N291.29 million fines and corrective measures to curb unethical trading practices.
According to a formal notification dated March 27, 2026, NGX

There is something about a surging share price that tends to silence even the most skeptical investors.
In the case of Neimeth Nigeria Plc, the numbers are hard to ignore.
A 271% rally over the last year, followed by a further 79% gain this year, is the sort of performance that turns casual

In Part One, we established why the CBN’s new Baseline Standards for Automated AML Solutions rank among the world’s best. Here, we examine the risks those Standards create and the hard governance work that genuine compliance requires.
A regulatory framework is only as valuable as the quality of

McNichols Plc has released its audited 2025 financial results, reporting a pre-tax profit of N391.7 million, more than double the N151.7 million recorded in the previous year.
The performance was driven by solid turnover and higher finance income, with full-year revenue rising 6.95% year-on-year

FTSE Russell has announced the reclassification of Nigeria from “Unclassified” to “Frontier market status,” ending a more than two-year hiatus that saw the country excluded from its indices.
The announcement was made by FTSE Russell via a communication to the Nigerian Exchange and seen by

The Federal Government has increased its planned borrowing for 2026 to N29.20 trillion following an expansion in the proposed budget size and fiscal deficit, according to official documents reviewed by Nairametrics.
The new borrowing figure represents an increase of N11.31 trillion compared to the

Just 20 years ago, Nigerian women were largely absent from top global leadership positions.
Fortune reported that in 2005, only eight women were leading Fortune 500 companies, representing as few as 1.6% of CEOs.
At the time, the number of women on corporate boards in Nigeria was also

Renowned economist and Managing Director of Financial Derivatives Company, Bismarck Rewane, has proposed a shift in Nigeria’s fuel subsidy framework, advocating a refinery-based model that channels benefits directly to consumers.
Speaking during a session on Nairametrics TV, Rewane argued that Nige

Nigeria’s healthcare system is significantly understaffed, and that shortage has direct implications for how medical professionals are valued.
According to SBM Intelligence 2025 data, the lowest(best) doctor-to-patient ratio recorded across Nigerian states is approximately 1:2,998, while the

Investor appetite for stability continues to define Nigeria’s mutual fund landscape, with capital steadily flowing into instruments that offer safety and consistent returns.
In recent months, this trend has become even more pronounced as investors continue to reposition portfolios in response to pe