Food inflation rate rises 5th consecutive month to 20.31%By Elizabeth Adegbesan Nigeria’s food inflation rate rose significantly by 2.79 percentage points to 20.31 percent in July from 17.52 percent in June, representing the fifth consecutive month’s rise since March 202 ...
HBM Nigeria’s profit rises 57% to N208bn in H1’26By Peter Egwuatu HBM Nigeria Plc, formerly Lafarge Africa Plc, recorded a 57 per cent increase in profit after tax (PAT) to N208 billion in the first half of 2026 (H1’26), from N132.677 billion recorded in the corresp ...
Ghana government shifts economic focus from stability to growth, jobs – MinisterMr Thomas Nyarko Ampem, Deputy Minister of Finance, says the government is shifting its economic focus from restoring macroeconomic stability to translating the gains into higher investment, production, exports and quali ...
Nigeria-China trade hits $18bn in H1’26Nigeria’s aquatic products have secured zero-tariff access to China’s market of about 1.4 billion consumers under a new protocol, as bilateral trade between both countries reaches $18 billion in the first half of 20 ...
How 24 firms control over 70% of Nigeria’s stock marketTwenty-four companies have emerged as the most valuable stocks on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) year-to-date (YtD) as of August 17, 2026, collectively accounting for 74.8 per cent of the total market capitalisation ...