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Fidson founder’s paper loss highlights rights issue digestion
Rights issues have a way of humbling even the most celebrated founders. Fidelis Ayebae's Fidson Healthcare closed its N21 billion rights issue 117 percent oversubscribed in early 2026, pulling in N24.65 billion in valid applications against N21 billion on...
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Heirs Holdings’ Seplat Stake: A bold push into Nigeria’s oil heartland
In the ending days of 2025, Heirs Holdings, the investment vehicle of Nigerian tycoon Tony Elumelu, captured a 20.07 per cent stake in Seplat Energy from France's Maurel & Prom for $496 million....
Editor | Jan 06, 2026
Briefings on the Margin
Beer and Bullets
Briefings on the Margin cuts through the chatter to let you know which Nigeria and Africa-related market tremors and policy shifts matter. Lean back, grab your favourite caffeinated brew; let’s breeze through the business and policy stories that are shapi...
Editor | Dec 31, 2025
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Nigerian banking recapitalisation spurs private equity investment redux
Nigeria's banking sector is experiencing its most historic revamp since the Soludo era consolidation of 2004, with the Central Bank of Nigeria's (CBN) mandating lenders to raise capital within a two-year period that will end by March 2026....
Editor | Dec 29, 2025
YSoT
When the state falters: Violence, knowledge, neglect, and the cost of denial
This week at the Yaba School of Thought (YSOT), our contributors examined Nigeria from different angles but arrived at a shared, unsettling conclusion: the Nigerian state is not merely under strain; it is steadily relinquishing its most basic responsibili...
Editor | Dec 23, 2025
Briefings on the Margin
Pain in the country hidden by the Niger
Briefings on the Margin cuts through the chatter to let you know which Nigeria and Africa-related market tremors and policy shifts matter....
Editor | Dec 23, 2025
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Diageo’s phased exit from Africa: A capper for the continent's beer voyage
Diageo recently sold 65 per cent of its stake in East African Breweries (EABL) to Japan’s Asahi for $2.3 billion in a move that analysts have described as the climax of a silent flight from Africa’s beer markets...
Editor | Dec 22, 2025
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Nigeria’s Pension Paradox: Foreign Restrictions Block Contributors From Bumper Dollar Returns
Nigeria’s landmark 2004 pension reforms had a mandate as clear as it is undisputable - induce long-term savings, invest the savings prudently and protect retirees from the biting effects of inflation and policy risk....
Editor | Dec 15, 2025
Tipping Point
Africa's Sleeping Giant: Why Nigerian Exchange Should Lead the Continent’s Capital Market
African economics is a theatre where a country that supplies the greatest number of the continent’s people and is the sixth most populated in the world should be leading its capital market. Nigeria boasts a consumer market that dwarfs its rivals, but its ...
Editor | Dec 12, 2025
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