Wema Bank H1 2026 Pre-Tax Profit Surges 53.6% to N154.56 Billion

LAGOS – Wema Bank Plc has reported a 53.65% year-on-year increase in pre-tax profit for the first half of 2026, reaching N154.56 billion compared to...

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Wema Bank H1 2026 Pre-Tax Profit Surges 53.6% to N154.56 Billion

Demand for Nigeria’s One-Year Debt Soars to $2.2bn as Yields Cool

Ecobank H1 Pre-Tax Profit Drops 6% to N584bn on Currency Drag

IMF Concludes $3 Billion Ghana Program with Final $371 Million Payout as Inflation Drops to 5.3%

Angolan Kwanza Joins SADC Payment System to End Rand Monopoly

Nigerian Naira Holds Stable at N1,362/$ Across Official Windows

Nigeria’s Bad-Bank Asset Recoveries Surge 64% to $107 Million in H1 2026

Nigeria’s Central Bank to Auction N700B Treasury Bills to Wrap Up July Debt Issuance

$70 Billion FDI and Counting: Where Investors are Stashing Money in Africa

South Africa Central Bank Holds Repo Rate at 7.0% in Surprise Pause

Investors Flood Nigeria’s Long-Term Treasury Bills with N2.87 Trillion in Aggressive Yield Hunt

South Africa regulator probes 3 trillion rand state asset manager PIC after CEO suspended

Egypt’s First-Quarter Current Account Deficit Doubles to $5.1 Billion Amid Import Pressures

Nigeria: Naira Resists Extreme Volatility Despite Late-Week Slide to N1,379

Nigerian Equities Overtake South Korea As World’s Best-Performing Market

Fitch Warns Nigerian Banks Face Deep Structural Credit Risks From Evolving Climate Crisis

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Nigeria’s Current Account Surplus Soars 255% to $4.98 Billion in Q1 2026 As Fuel Imports Plummet

Nigeria Reserves Hit $50.8B as Africa’s Top Economy Bolsters FX Buffers

Nigeria moves to protect banks with strict limits on affiliate exposure

Nigeria: Cardoso Snags Global ‘Central Bank of the Year’ Award in London as Reforms Pay Off

IMF backs Nigeria’s central bank on tight policy to beat inflation

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Exclusive: Nigeria’s SEC to provide update on capital recapitalization end June

Nigeria’s Capital Market Recapitalisation Revisited

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FDI $135m, FPI $9.8b: Nigeria records $10 billion foreign capital inflow in Q1

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