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<p>The Central Bank of Nigeria injected $195 million into the inter-bank market as part of timely interventions to continue to guarantee stability in the market. Oluwafemi Akinyemi, Forex Trader Access Bank joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


CBN injects $195mn into currency market

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<p>The Nigerian Gas Processing and Transportation Company Limited, a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), has declared a profit after tax of N15.81 billion for its 2016 trading year.</p>


NNPC subsidiary declares N15.8bn PAT in 2016

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<p>Chapel Hill Denham is projecting a rise in September headline inflation to 16.46 per cent from 16.01 per cent recorded in August.</p>


Nigeria’s inflation projected to increase in September

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<p>At the end of trading activities on the Nigerian stock exchange last week, the NSE gained 2.49 per cent week on week and the year- to-date settled at 35.13 per cent. Robert Omotunde, Analyst at Afrinvest joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


NSE ends the week on a 2.49% gain

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<p>For newly appointed Ambassador Ketil Karlsen, Head of EU delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS said an agreement on economic partnerships could help create conducive framework for transparency and investments across sectors.</p>


Tech use in Nigeria on the rise but needs improvement

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<p>The Central Bank of Nigeria will hold a treasury bills Primary Market Auction today. Meanwhile, Nigeria&#8217;s investors and exporters&#8217; forex window, recorded $1.33 billion in turn over last week, this is the highest since it was launched in April.</p>


Nigeria’s I&E FX window records $1.33bn, highest ever weekly turnover

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<p>What can investors expect from Nigeria&#8217;s fixed income markets this week as the Central Bank of Nigeria begins its fifth MPC meeting of the year? Egie Akpata, Director at Union Capital joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


Nigeria MPC meets

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<p>Nigeria&#8217;s Debt Management Office is scheduled to hold a bond auction on Wednesday and a total range of NGN120bn &#8211; NGN150bn is expected to be raised from the auction.</p>


Nigeria’s Debt Management Office to raise bond auction range

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<p>Forte Oil raced to the top of the gainers list on the Nigerian Stock Exchange in the early minutes of trade after investors reacted to the decision that the company made to put a proposed share offering on hold.</p>


Forte Oil leads gainers at Nigerian bourse

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<p>The NSE All Share Index ended in negative territory for the third consecutive session, driven by losses in the oil and gas sector. Esili Eigbe, Director &#038; Head of Equities Nigeria, Exotix joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


Nigeria’s oil, gas stocks drag index lower

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<p>The Central Bank of Nigeria is scheduled to hold a Treasury Bills Primary Market Auction today. Meanwhile, the naira has been stable in the parallel market. Tunde Adama, Head of Trading at Citi Nigeria joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


All eyes on Nigeria’s T-Bill auction

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<p>The Central Bank of Nigeria has given banks a four-week deadline to open foreign exchange outlets at major airports or face stiff sanctions.</p>


CBN gives banks 4 weeks to open forex outlets at airports

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<p>Nigeria&#8217;s monetary aggregates at the end of July show that the annual growth rate of money supply has fallen below the target set by the Central Bank of Nigeria for this year.</p>


Money supply falls below CBN target

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<p>Last week the All Share Index on the Nigerian Stock Exchange shed 2.65 per cent with losses heaviest in the Industrial Sector.</p>


Expectations for Nigeria’s trading this week

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<p>Nigeria&#8217;s equities reached a seven week low as the All Share Index shed 2.65 per cent. Analysts expect some bargain hunting to continue as investors look for opportunities in the market.</p>


Nigerian stocks hit seven-week low

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<p>According to the National Bureau of Statistics, Nigeria&#8217;s inflation figures for August will be released tomorrow. Financial Derivatives projects a marginal fall in inflation from 16.05 per cent in July to 16.03 per cent in August.</p>


Analysts predict drop in Nigeria’s inflation for August

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<p>After ending lower for the first two trading days in the week, the Nigerian equities market moved into the green zone as the NSE All Share Index advanced by 0.19 per cent to settle the year-to-date return at 31.9 per cent.</p>


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CBN injects $195mn into currency market

NNPC subsidiary declares N15.8bn PAT in 2016

Nigeria’s inflation projected to increase in September

NSE ends the week on a 2.49% gain

Tech use in Nigeria on the rise but needs improvement

Nigeria’s I&E FX window records $1.33bn, highest ever weekly turnover

Nigeria MPC meets

Nigeria’s Debt Management Office to raise bond auction range

Forte Oil leads gainers at Nigerian bourse

Nigeria’s oil, gas stocks drag index lower

All eyes on Nigeria’s T-Bill auction

CBN gives banks 4 weeks to open forex outlets at airports

Money supply falls below CBN target

Expectations for Nigeria’s trading this week

Nigerian stocks hit seven-week low

Analysts predict drop in Nigeria’s inflation for August

Nigeria market mid-week performance

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FYI

CBN injects $195mn into currency market

NNPC subsidiary declares N15.8bn PAT in 2016

Nigeria’s inflation projected to increase in September

NSE ends the week on a 2.49% gain

Tech use in Nigeria on the rise but needs improvement

Nigeria’s I&E FX window records $1.33bn, highest ever weekly turnover

Nigeria MPC meets

Nigeria’s Debt Management Office to raise bond auction range

Forte Oil leads gainers at Nigerian bourse

Nigeria’s oil, gas stocks drag index lower

All eyes on Nigeria’s T-Bill auction

CBN gives banks 4 weeks to open forex outlets at airports

Money supply falls below CBN target

Expectations for Nigeria’s trading this week

Nigerian stocks hit seven-week low

Analysts predict drop in Nigeria’s inflation for August

Nigeria market mid-week performance

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