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<p>Nigeria&#8217;s equities market ended in the red for the third consecutive session, hitting a 16 day low on the back of profit taking by investors.</p>


Nigerian stocks turn lower on profit-taking

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<p>As profit taking continues to weigh down on the equities market today, Ayodele Akinwunmi, Head of Research at FSDH Merchant Bank joins CNBC Africa to review the trading day.</p>


Profit taking weighs down on Nigerian markets

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<p>The Nigerian police had a valid warrant to search AFEX commodities Exchange Limited&#8217;s warehouse in Northern Nigeria when they carted away 85 million naira worth of maize earlier this year.</p>


AFEX’s Ayodeji Balogun speaks out after warehouse raid

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<p>Nigeria&#8217;s 2017 budget is meant to pull the country out of the current economic recession but how should the government prioritize its spending? Seun Onigbinde, Co- founder of Budgit joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


Will Nigeria’s 2017 budget pull it out of recession?

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<p>The earnings reports of Fidson, May and Baker and Glaxo Smithkline three of Nigeria’s biggest Pharmaceutical companies, suggest that the health sector has mostly recovered from the impact of the worst of the recession last year.</p>


Nigeria healthcare stocks: Outlook

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<p>The Consumer Goods Index on the Nigerian Stock exchange gained almost 10 per cent last week. Will the sector continue its rally, and what lies in store for investors this week?</p>


Will the consumer goods sector continue to surge this week?

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<p>On the back of an impressive earnings season Zenith Bank led the early gainers list today on the Nigerian Stock Exchange. Olalekan Olabode, Head of Research, Vetiva joins CNBC Africa to review the trading day.</p>


Zenith Bank leads gainers at Nigerian Bourse

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<p>Nigeria&#8217;s importers and exporters foreign exchange window introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria about four months ago has attracted four billion dollars from foreign investors since April.</p>


CBN I&E forex window attracts $4bn in three months

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<p>In a bid to lower costs and improve Nigeria&#8217;s debt position, the government announced plans to refinance 3 billion dollars’ worth of treasury bills denominated in local currency with dollar borrowing.</p>


Nigeria to refinance $3bn worth of T-bills with dollar debt

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<p>Aiico Insurance has today revealed that it has started non-binding discussions with an investor with the aim of attracting investment in the company.</p>


AIICO Insurance in acquisition talks with an investor

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<p>According to the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, the over 6 trillion naira accumulated pension fund under the Contributory Pension Scheme has been over-borrowed. This is according to local newspaper.</p>


Nigeria’s top business news

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<p>After climbing by 44 per cent since the 30th of May, Dangote Cement shares seem to have hit a plateau, falling 0.5 percent on Monday. Ifeoluwa Falade, Investment Research Analyst joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


Nigeria’s industrial sector in perspective

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<p>In the news today, Nigeria&#8217;s federal high court has ordered the permanently forfeiture of a 37.5 million dollar apartment block owned by former oil minister Diezani Alison-Madueke.</p>


Nigerian court orders seizure of former oil minister’s property

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<p>The returns on of Nigerian Treasury Bills are crowding out private sector issuers. Dipo Ajayi, Head of Fixed Income and Foreign Exchange, Primera Africa joins CNBC Africa for an update on Nigeria&#8217;s fixed income and forex markets.</p>


Nigerian T- bills crowd out private sector

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<p>The NSE All Share Index appreciated by 1.5 per cent last week as all indices except the NSE banking stocks index and the oil and gas stocks finished higher during the week.</p>


Will the NSE’s bullish run continue?

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<p>Nigeria&#8217;s equities market is up 0.73 per cent this week as the All Share Index crossed the 37,000 mark in the previous trading session. Dare Fajimolu, Chief Research Officer, Blue Vertex joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


Nigeria’s equities market up 0.73%

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<p>Stanbic IBTC says Nigeria&#8217;s Purchasing Managers Index for the month of July has risen to 54.8 points from June’s reading of 52.9 points indicating a strong start to the third quarter of 2017. Ayomide Mejabi, Economist, Stanbic IBTC bank joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


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Nigerian stocks turn lower on profit-taking

Profit taking weighs down on Nigerian markets

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Will Nigeria’s 2017 budget pull it out of recession?

Nigeria healthcare stocks: Outlook

Will the consumer goods sector continue to surge this week?

Zenith Bank leads gainers at Nigerian Bourse

CBN I&E forex window attracts $4bn in three months

Nigeria to refinance $3bn worth of T-bills with dollar debt

AIICO Insurance in acquisition talks with an investor

Nigeria’s top business news

Nigeria’s industrial sector in perspective

Nigerian court orders seizure of former oil minister’s property

Nigerian T- bills crowd out private sector

Will the NSE’s bullish run continue?

Nigeria’s equities market up 0.73%

Nigeria’s economy records strong start to third quarter

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Nigerian Equities market

Nigerian stocks turn lower on profit-taking

Profit taking weighs down on Nigerian markets

AFEX’s Ayodeji Balogun speaks out after warehouse raid

Will Nigeria’s 2017 budget pull it out of recession?

Nigeria healthcare stocks: Outlook

Will the consumer goods sector continue to surge this week?

Zenith Bank leads gainers at Nigerian Bourse

CBN I&E forex window attracts $4bn in three months

Nigeria to refinance $3bn worth of T-bills with dollar debt

AIICO Insurance in acquisition talks with an investor

Nigeria’s top business news

Nigeria’s industrial sector in perspective

Nigerian court orders seizure of former oil minister’s property

Nigerian T- bills crowd out private sector

Will the NSE’s bullish run continue?

Nigeria’s equities market up 0.73%

Nigeria’s economy records strong start to third quarter

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