NGX Transactions Surge 99% to N6.92trn in Eight Months With inflation declining, MPC faces pivotal choices
Nume Ekeghe and Kayode Tokede
Foreign and domestic investors' transactions on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX)
increased by 99.03 per cent year-on-year (YoY) to N6.92 trillion in the first eight months of 2025, compared to the N3.48 trillion recorded in the comparable period in 2024.
This is as members of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) who will hold their 302nd meeting from Monday, are faced with a delicate moment due to
the moderation in inflation. The declining inflationary pressure offers policymakers a rare window to recalibrate interest rates, but the choices they make now could shape the direction of growth,
investment, and stability in the months ahead. The Consumer Price Index (CPI), which measures the rate of change in prices of goods and services, dropped to 20.12 per
cent in August, compared to 21.88 per cent in the preceding month, National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) revealed on Monday, this week. Continued on page 5
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All Set for Ladoja’s Coronation as 44th Olubadan
Kemi Olaitan
The ancient city of Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State, is in a fecund mood for the coronation of the 44th Olubadan President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (right) during a courtesy visit to the former First Lady of Nigeria, Aisha Buhari in Kaduna… yesterday
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Fubara: Peace Cheaper Than War, Urges Rivers People to Unite
Says six-month emergency rule left state with hard lessons Appeals to political leaders, Assembly to bury hatchet Promises renewed focus on governance, projects, inclusiveness Declares he’ll never take Tinubu’s kindness for granted
Blessing Ibunge in Port Harcourt Governor Siminalayi Fubara yesterday called on the people of Rivers State to embrace unity and reconciliation, stressing that peace, no matter how costly, remains cheaper than war. Reflecting on the six months of emergency rule that followed a bitter political crisis in the State, the Governor in a State broadcast in Port Harcourt on resumption of office after his six months suspension, admitted that the period was fraught with difficulties but offered valuable lessons. He expressed deep gratitude to President Bola Tinubu for his Continued on page 5
NO MORE WAR...
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara and his wife, Valerie, acknowledging cheers from supporters on arrival at the Port Harcourt Airport…yesterday