Naira continues to struggle

Gains in banking stocks lifted the NSE All-Share Index today swinging the market into positive territory after three straight sessions of losses. Jolomi Odonghanro, Head of Research at Cordros Capital joins CNBC Africa's Wole Famurewa for more.

It has been a mixed trading week at Nigeria’s equities market as investors continue to monitor the influx of company earnings. Onyeka Ijeoma, Analyst at Vetiva joins CNBC Africa to take stock of this week’s activities at the Lagos bourse.

Traders say market players are reinvesting in Nigeria’s bond space owing to the low yields in the Treasury bills market. Tunde Adama, Head of Trading at CITI Nigeria joins CNBC Africa’s Esther Awoniyi to discuss the dynamics at play at Nigeria’s Fixed income and the forex market.

Nigeria’s bond market traded with bearish undertone as players reacted to the bond auction calendar for the 4th quarter, and the circular by the National Pension Commission where the commission said it had concluded arrangement for the take-off of the RSA transfers. Adamma Mbachu, Team Lead of Currency Trading at Access bank speaks to CNBC Africa for more.

The bears continue to dominate activities at the Ghana Stock Exchange in the past month while Nigeria’s market has seen a renewed bullish momentum. Meanwhile, Ghana has seen a third consecutive monthly decline it is headline inflation which dropped to 10.1 per cent in October while Nigeria’s Statistical Office is expected to publish its October inflation data on Monday. Omotola Abimbola, Macro and Fixed Income Analyst at Chapel Hill Denham joins CNBC Africa for more on the markets in Ghana and Nigeria.

Nigeria’s bond market traded with bearish undertone as players reacted to the bond auction calendar for the 4th quarter, and the circular by the National Pension Commission where the commission said it had concluded arrangement for the take-off of the RSA transfers. Adamma Mbachu, Team Lead of Currency Trading at Access bank speaks to CNBC Africa for more.

Kugbo fire: Goods worth Billions of naira destroyed in Abuja

Properties worth 32.12 Billion Naira destroyed in 2020 - Fire Service

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Nigeria’s antinarcotics agency, the NDLEA, appears to have been invigorated by the appointment of Mohammed Buba Marwa as its new chief executive, as the agency has made multiple drug busts and seized narcotics worth over ₦60 billion in the past month.⁣⁣⁣

The Central Bank of Nigeria floated an OMO auction on Thursday with a total of 170 billion naira on offer. Constance Onyia, Fixed Income Dealer at Access Bank joins CNBC Africa for more.

Benin fire: Section of Oregbeni market road, goods worth millions of Naira destroyed