You need to think big to grow, you donโt grow by thinking small - Dangote.
#economicgrowth #businessmindset #marinatimes
๐ ๐๐ช๐ฒ๐ถ๐ช๐ฅ๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐๐ข๐ท๐ฆ ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ: โฆ8.91 ๐๐ณ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐๐น๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐๐ช๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐บ๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ฎ
๐๐ช๐จ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช๐ขโ๐ด ๐ง๐ช๐น๐ฆ๐ฅ-๐ช๐ฏ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ณ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ต ๐ช๐ด ๐ด๐ฆ๐ต ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ข ๐ด๐ช๐จ๐ฏ๐ช๐ง๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ฏ๐ต ๐ญ๐ช๐ฒ๐ถ๐ช๐ฅ๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ต๐ฉ, ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ข ๐ต๐ฐ๐ต๐ข๐ญ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ต๐ช๐ค๐ช๐ฑ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ง๐ญ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ฐ๐ง โฆ8.91 ๐ต๐ณ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ง๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ 1-๐บ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฆ๐ด, ๐ค๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฑ๐ข๐บ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ด, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ.
๐๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฏ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฆ๐น๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ง๐ญ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ด:
โข ๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฆ๐ด: โฆ5.48 ๐ต๐ณ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ
โข ๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฆ๐ด: โฆ2.87 ๐ต๐ณ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ
โข ๐๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฑ๐ข๐บ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ด: โฆ562.93 ๐ฃ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ
โข ๐๐๐ 21.00% ๐๐ข๐ณ. 2026 ๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ: โฆ700 ๐ฃ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ
๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ด๐ถ๐ฃ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ฏ๐ต๐ช๐ข๐ญ ๐ญ๐ช๐ฒ๐ถ๐ช๐ฅ๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ค๐ฐ๐ถ๐ญ๐ฅ ๐ด๐ฉ๐ข๐ฑ๐ฆ ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ-๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฎ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ณ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ต ๐ฅ๐บ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฎ๐ช๐ค๐ด ๐ข๐ค๐ณ๐ฐ๐ด๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐บ๐ช๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฅ ๐ค๐ถ๐ณ๐ท๐ฆ. ๐๐ช๐ด๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐บ, ๐ช๐ฏ๐ง๐ญ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ด๐ค๐ข๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฐ:
โ ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ต ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ณ๐บ ๐ข๐ถ๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด
โ ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด ๐บ๐ช๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ด ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฆ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ข๐ณ๐บ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ณ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ต
โ ๐๐ต๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐จ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ด๐บ๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐ช๐ฒ๐ถ๐ช๐ฅ๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ณ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ต ๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ด
โ ๐๐ฏ๐ง๐ญ๐ถ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ด๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ช๐ฏ๐ท๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ข๐ท๐ช๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ
๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ช๐ด ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ช๐ฏ๐ท๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ข๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ต๐ช๐ต๐ฆ:
๐๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ท๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐ด ๐ฆ๐น๐ต๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ต๐ฐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ด, ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ต๐ข๐ต๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ต๐ฐ ๐๐๐๐ด/๐๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ๐ด, ๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฅ๐ช๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ช๐ง๐บ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ข๐ญ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฏ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ท๐ฆ ๐ข๐ด๐ด๐ฆ๐ต๐ด?
๐๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ต๐ข๐ณ๐บ ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ช๐ค๐บ ๐ฆ๐น๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ช๐ฒ๐ถ๐ช๐ฅ๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฐ๐ญ๐ท๐ช๐ฏ๐จ, ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ด๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ญ.
#๐๐ช๐จ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช๐ข๐๐ข๐ณ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ต๐ด #๐๐ช๐น๐ฆ๐ฅ๐๐ฏ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ #๐๐ช๐ฒ๐ถ๐ช๐ฅ๐ช๐ต๐บ #๐๐๐๐๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ด #๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ฑ๐ช๐ต๐ข๐ญ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ต๐ด ๐๐ฏ๐ท๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐๐ต๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐จ๐บ
The week ahead features key macroeconomic trend determinants for the Nigerian Financial Market, from the scheduled NTB auction on March 4, 2026, with a total offer of โฆ1.15bn across three tenors whose outcome will strengthen the near-term DMO pattern in yield compression, alongside the expected inflows of โฆ1.75trn from maturing OMO and NTB bills.
The auction sale would only mop up a portion of the inflow if the total offer is maintained, resultantly increasing liquidity in an already surplus system, leading to renewed reinvestment pull, and potentially triggering fresh OMO auctions or heightened buying interest in other instruments.
#nigeriainterestrate #fgnbond #mpcmeetings
Expected March 2026 Fixed-income inflows rolling in!
OMO, NTB, and FGN Bond Coupon Payments hitting the books. Stable returns for smart investors.
#fixedincome
Do we become resilient because of success, or because of the struggles we overcome?
#resilience
@sancathaku
BTC entered the period, trading within a broader corrective structure that had dominated much of the month. After earlier declines in the month, it hovered in the mid-$60,000 range, attempting to stabilize above critical horizontal support.
In a significant policy pivot, the Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria has reduced the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) by 50 basis points to 26.50%, marking a calibrated shift toward easing after an extended firm cycle.
๐ Key Policy Decisions
- Monetary Policy Rate (MPR): 26.50% (from 27.00%)
- Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR): 45.00% (DMBs) | 16.00% (Merchant Banks) โ unchanged
- CRR on Non-TSA Public Sector Deposits: 75% โ unchanged
- Liquidity Ratio (LR): 30.0% โ unchanged
- Asymmetric Corridor: Adjusted to +50 / -450 bps around the MPR
๐ What This Means for the Market
The rate cut signals growing confidence in inflation moderation and macro stabilization. For corporates and households, borrowing costs could gradually ease, supporting credit expansion, investment activity, and consumer demand.
However, with CRR levels still elevated and liquidity conditions relatively tight, the CBN appears to be balancing growth support with monetary discipline. The narrower asymmetric corridor on the upside reinforces a cautious easing bias rather than an aggressive liquidity injection.
๐ก Investor Implications
- Equities: Likely positive, particularly for banking, consumer goods, and industrial stocks.
- Fixed Income: Yields may begin to moderate, improving mark-to-market gains on existing bond portfolios.
- FX & Foreign Portfolio Flows: A lower policy rate could slightly temper carry trade attractiveness, making exchange rate stability a key variable to monitor.
Overall, the decision reflects a strategic recalibration โ supporting growth while maintaining safeguards against inflationary and currency risks. Markets will now watch forward guidance for signals on the pace and depth of further easing.
#mpcdecisionday
Itโs a bad sign for stocks and gold to appreciate at the same time - Kiyosaki
@therealkiyosaki
Today, February 23, 2026, the Nigerian financial market is buzzing with a mix of aggressive regulatory interventions and a significant bullish run in the equities sector.
Here is a snapshot:
1. ๐๐๐: ๐๐ก๐ โ๐๐ข๐๐ก๐ข๐ฌโ ๐
๐ซ๐๐๐ณ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ฌ
The Nigerian Exchange (NGX) made a major move today to protect retail investors.
- ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง: Trading in the shares of ๐๐ข๐๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ ๐ซ๐จ-๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐ has been suspended effective today. The stock had surged an eye-watering ๐๐๐% in just one month, leading the NGX to investigate potential โliquidity trapsโ and speculative manipulation.
- ๐๐๐ซ๐ค๐๐ญ ๐๐ญ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ-๐๐ข๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ฌ: The All-Share Index (ASI) closed the previous week at a massive ๐๐๐,๐๐๐.๐๐ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ, with market capitalization hitting โฆ๐๐๐.๐๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐จ๐ง.
- ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ: Investor interest remains heavily concentrated in heavyweights like ๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ญ๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ, which have pushed the year-to-date return of the market to over ๐๐%.
2. ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐๐ญ๐
Rate Cut Discussions: Interestingly, with some signs of slowing inflation, analysts are starting to debate whether the CBN might consider its first interest rate cut in five months. However, for now, the โyield is kingโ for most institutional investors.
3. ๐๐๐๐ซ๐จ-๐๐๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ก
- ๐๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: Recent reports show a massive ๐๐๐% ๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ-๐จ๐ง-๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ๐ in capital importation (hitting $6.01bn in Q3 2025). While this looks good on paper, experts like Dr. Muda Yusuf of the CPPE are warning today that this is โhot money,โ short-term and vulnerable, rather than a long-term investment in the real economy.
- ๐๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ก: The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reported this morning that total market capitalization has grown by 125% since April 2024, with the marketโs contribution to GDP jumping from 13% to 33%
