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1 week ago | 
blueprint.ng | Blessing Anaro
Japan Tobacco International (JTI) has announced the appointment of Abdallah Simba as the new General Manager for its Nigeria operations, effective May 1, 2025. Abdallah brings nearly two decades of commercial and strategic leadership experience to the role, having held key positions across multiple markets and at JTI’s global headquarters in Geneva. He joined JTI in Tanzania in 2005 in Marketing before taking on an international assignment in Ireland in 2009.
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1 week ago | 
blueprint.ng | Blessing Anaro |Amaka Ifeakandu
As part of its continued commitment to sustainability, Access Holdings PLC will be amongst the leading participants in the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) Regional Roundtable on Sustainable Finance for Africa and Middle East.
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1 week ago | 
blueprint.ng | Blessing Anaro
Nigeria has formally become a full non-regilnal member of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). Nigeria was initially invited to join AIIB in 2021 and has now completed the legal, administrative, and financial processes necessary for accession. The decision was finalised during the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting in Abuja on Monday.
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1 week ago | 
blueprint.ng | Blessing Anaro
Nigerian government bonds yield climbed slightly to 19 per cent in the secondary market following post-primary market sell pressure. In the secondary market, traders’ sentiment was relatively bearish. Market participants sold off short-dated bonds, further reflecting investors’ cautious bias for duration exposure. As a result, the average yield expanded by 2. 0 basis points to close the just concluded week at 19.0 per cent .
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1 week ago | 
blueprint.ng | Blessing Anaro
Nigeria’s private sector activity hit a 15-month high in April, according to the Stanbic IBTC Purchasing Manager Index (PMI) released by S&P Global. The growth is mainly attributed to a surge in private sector activities. The report said the start of the second quarter of 2025 saw a further improvement in business conditions among Nigerian companies amid strengthening customer demand and growth of output.
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1 week ago | 
blueprint.ng | Blessing Anaro
In celebration of this year’s International Labour Day, Japan Tobacco International (JTI) Nigeria has recognised the dedication and resilience of its employees, saying they are driving force behind the company’s continued growth and success. Observed globally on May 1st, Workers’ Day honours the contributions of workers and reinforces the global call for fairness, equity, and decent working conditions.
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1 week ago | 
blueprint.ng | Blessing Anaro
Efforts of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) are yielding results as the naira stabilised at N1600 at the foreign exchange (forex) market during the week. Exchange rate volatility reduced in the week, thanks to the CBN’s sustained forex intervention sales to local banks and two times Open Market Operation (OMO) bill auctions at a higher rate to attract foreign investors.
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4 weeks ago | 
blueprint.ng | Blessing Anaro |Amaka Ifeakandu
Access Holdings Plc has published its 2024 full-year audited financial results, showcasing a resilient performance with record-breaking earnings and a strategic capital raise that positions it as the first financial holding company in Nigeria to meet the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) new minimum capital requirement of N500 billion. According to the audited financial results, pre-tax profit surged to N867.02 billion, marking a 18.9 per cent increase from N729.00 billion recorded in 2023.
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1 month ago | 
blueprint.ng | Blessing Anaro
In a strategic partnership between the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the People’s Republic of China, the Nigeria-China Strategic Partnership (NCSP) hosted a 35-man delegation of Chinese business leaders interested in investing and establishing partnerships in Nigeria. The delegation, whose visit was facilitated by Pan-African Expansion Industrial Nigeria Ltd, comprised companies with interests in Science and Technology, Mining, Construction, Real estate, Healthcare, Tourism and E-commerce.
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1 month ago | 
blueprint.ng | Blessing Anaro
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has revealed a plan to open N800 billion worth of Nigerian Treasury Bills (NTB) across standard maturities for subscription at the primary market auction (PMA) scheduled for yesterday. Meanwhile, a total sum of N927.256 billion in Nigerian bills is expected to mature, suggesting the auction is for part-refinancing of the maturing amount – given that the total amount to be raised is below the amount for repayment, said analysis at MarketForces.
