DEAP Capital Management & Trust Plc (DEAPCAP) has received an additional ₦2 billion in capital injection from Banklink Africa Private Equities Limited, bringing the total funds received under a ₦6 billion funding commitment to ₦3 billion. DEAPCAP announced this in a notice sent to the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) on Thursday, April 2, 2026. This …
Commercial banks in Nigeria are tilting their lending portfolios in favour of the oil and gas sector, offering more competitive credit terms to energy firms while agriculture and manufacturing continue to face relatively higher borrowing costs. Data released by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) as of March 20, 2026, show that although many lenders …
Despite expanding its balance sheet and growing customer deposits, Guaranty Trust Holding Company (GTCO) saw its bottom-line profits decline sharply in 2025 compared to the previous year. Pinnacle Daily analysis of the bank's 2025 audited financial statement reveals that GTCO suffered higher tax expenses and a plunge in non-interest income, declining its profit. The bank’s …
The Pension Fund Operators Association of Nigeria (PenOp) has appointed Anthonia Ifeanyi Okoro as its new Chief Executive Officer. Okoro succeeds Oguche Agudah, who led the association for six years. Her appointment took effect from March 30, 2026, as the body seeks to strengthen strategic leadership in the country’s pension industry. Announcing the appointment, PenOp …
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said it has concluded the banking sector recapitalisation programme, announcing that banks raised a total of ₦4.65 trillion. The apex bank said this in a statement issued on Wednesday, April 1, signed by its Director of Banking Supervision, Olubukola Akinwunmi, and Acting Director of Corporate Communications, Hakama Sidi Ali. …
Nigeria’s economic activity continued to grow in March 2026, showing the 16th consecutive month of expansion. This is according to the latest Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) report from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). It shows that the composite PMI stood at 53.2 points, reflecting broad-based growth as 31 of the 36 surveyed subsectors reported …
The Senate has passed a ₦68.323 trillion budget for Nigeria's 2026 fiscal year. The approval marked an increase from the initial ₦58.47 trillion proposed. President Bola Tinubu had requested an upward revision of over ₦9.09 trillion to the budget. The fresh request is to accommodate legacy commitments, particularly in the transportation and health sectors, as …
Nigeria could see short-term gains from surging global oil prices, but heightened geopolitical tensions and policy uncertainty may temper the upside, according to Lukman Otunuga, Head of Market Research at FXTM. In a statement on Tuesday, Otunuga said oil benchmarks are “heading for their best monthly gain since 1990,” driven by fears of supply disruptions …
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed banks and other financial institutions to submit detailed cybersecurity assessments under a newly deployed supervisory framework, warning that false disclosures will attract sanctions. In a circular dated March 30 and signed by Olubunmi Ayodele-Oni, Director of the Compliance Department, the apex bank announced the rollout of its …
Federal Government bond auction attracted strong investor interest, with total subscriptions rising to about ₦931.5 billion, well above the ₦750 billion on offer in March. Data from the Debt Management Office (DMO) on Tuesday showed that the bulk of the demand came from the 9-year bond, highlighting strong investor demand for government securities. The 9-year …
