Marketers Reject Obasanjo, Say Tinubu Will Make Refineries Work

  Two of Nigeria’s biggest fuel marketing bodies have thrown their weight behind President Bola Tinubu’s pledge to revive the country’s state owned refineries, rejecting former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s verdict that the plants will never run profitably, in a dispute that turns on decades of heavy spending and repeated failure. The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association…

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Retail Investors and the Reality of Dangote Refinery's Public Listing

Dangote Refinery Secures $1bn Underwriting Ahead of IPO

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has secured a $1 billion underwriting programme ahead of its planned initial public offering in Lagos. The deal locks in 600 million dollars in funded private placement from Lilium Capital Group alongside a 400 million dollar underwriting commitment. African industrial giants rarely test public capital markets on this scale. The transaction…

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FCCPC Accuses Cement Makers of Price Manipulation

FCCPC Accuses Cement Makers of Price Manipulation

Nigeria’s competition watchdog has accused local cement manufacturers of manipulating market prices despite holding massive production surpluses. The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission uncovered the price distortion following a three-month cross-border investigation. Retail prices for a 50-kilogramme bag climbed from roughly 9,500 naira in January to 15,000 naira by July. The price surge occurred…

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Retained Profits vs. Real-Sector Growth: The Dividend Dilemma of Nigerian Banks

Retained Profits vs. Real-Sector Growth: The Dividend Dilemma of Nigerian Banks

Financial sector disclosures across the Nigerian Exchange reveal a striking contradiction in the nation’s banking system. Despite reporting record earnings on the back of elevated interest rates and treasury yields, only six commercial banks declared substantial cash dividend payouts to their shareholders for the recent financial cycle. The vast majority of financial institutions chose instead…

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IATA AFRAA AASA Oppose Airline Funding of Border Security Systems

  African airlines and global aviation bodies have formally rejected moves by governments to shift the cost of Advance Passenger Information and Passenger Name Record systems onto carriers and travellers, arguing that border security remains a core state responsibility that should be funded from national budgets. In a joint statement, the African Airlines Association, the…

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