FINANCIAL MARKETS TODAY – 18 September 2026
System Liquidity Liquidity rebounded 40.74% to ₦2.86trn from ₦2.03trn as the tail of the CBN’s ₦3.81trn mid-week repayments fed back with no auction to absorb it, with the OPR and NOFR both steady at 22.00%; direction next week hinges on the size…
FINANCIAL MARKETS TODAY – 17 September 2026
System Liquidity Liquidity fell 65.53% to ₦2.03trn from ₦5.89trn as the CBN drained cash via OMO, with the OPR steady at 22.00% and the overnight rate up to 22.30%; direction this week hinges on the size of the next OMO offer against maturities. Treasury…
FINANCIAL MARKETS TODAY – 16 September 2026
System Liquidity Liquidity jumped 6.36% to ₦5.89trn from ₦5.54trn, with the OPR steady at 22.00% and the overnight rate easing to 22.19%; direction this week hinges on the size of the next OMO offer. Treasury Bills Secondary market rates eased slightly,…
FINANCIAL MARKETS TODAY – 14 September 2026
System Liquidity Liquidity rose 3.84% d/d to ₦2.56trn despite the ₦1.05trn NTB settlement, with funding rates pinned at 22.00%; ₦2.94trn of OMO maturities set direction this week. Treasury Bills The average benchmark yield eased 2bps to 19.03%…
A Data Breach Doesn’t Have to Steal Your Money to Put You at Risk
When we hear “data breach,” the first thought is often: Was any money stolen? But money doesn’t have to disappear for a data breach to affect you. In August 2026, Zenith Bank disclosed that it was investigating unauthorized access to some customer…
Monthly Financial Market Update – August 2026
Global Macroeconomic Review August saw global economic conditions diverge, with weaker U.S. labour data strengthening expectations of a September rate cut. July non-farm payrolls fell by 23,000, against expectations of an 80,000 increase, while headline…
A Deadline Is Not a Reason to Skip the Process
We all work with deadlines. Sometimes a task is urgent, a customer is waiting, or something needs to be completed before the end of the day. But urgency should never become a reason to bypass an established process or security control. When Urgency…
AIICO MONEY MARKET FUND NEWSLETTER – AUGUST 2026
OVERVIEW AIICO Money Market fund is an open-ended collective investment vehicles that pools investment monies from various individuals, Corporate organizations and High Net-worth Clients (HNC) for the purpose of investing in money market securities,…
AIICO BALANCED FUND NEWSLETTER – AUGUST 2026
OVERVIEW AIICO Balanced Fund is an open-ended mutual fund, investing in Fixed income instruments, Money market instruments and both Quoted and Unquoted equities. INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE The investment objective of the Fund is to create medium to long term…
AIICO EUROBOND FUND NEWSLETTER – JULY 2026
OVERVIEW AIICO Eurobond Fund is an open-ended Dollar denominated mutual fund, strategically investing in high-quality Nigeria sovereign & non-sovereign Eurobonds and in investment-grade money market instruments. INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES The investment…
