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Naira Sees First Appreciation Against Dollar Since Last Week
The Nigerian naira saw a rise in value against the US dollar across both official and parallel foreign exchange markets, marking its first appreciation since the previous week.
According to FMDQ data, the naira strengthened slightly to N1,554.65 against the dollar on Thursday, up from N1,561.98 on Wednesday, indicating a gain of N7.33 compared to the previous day.
Similarly, in the parallel market, the naira improved to N1,550 on Thursday from N1,560 the day before.
This positive trend coincided with a foreign currency transaction turnover of $348.82 million on Thursday.
Despite recent depreciation over the past week, the naira’s recent gains suggest a potential stabilization in its exchange rate dynamics.
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Aliko Dangote Speaks on His Children and Carrying on His Family Name
Aliko Dangote speaks on his lineage and addresses not having a son as he was asked about not having a son to carry his name and achievements.
“That is not my priority because God controls everything. You can pray for God to give you a son, but he might be the one to take down the name of the family.”
Instead, he shared that he does not mind not having a son. “I don’t think a son would have done better than the three daughters I have.”
Aside from that, he was also asked about giving advice to young Nigerians. “Work hard, be consistent, focused and know what you want to do.”
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Dangote Investment Draws Huge Traffic to Bamboo, Cowrywise Platforms
It can be reported that following Aliko Dangote’s investment opportunity, some investment platforms are experiencing huge traffic, causing their platforms to become slow and go down.
Two platforms openly announced their issues. Bamboo said “Hey everyone, we’re getting a much higher than expected traffic trying to get into the Dangote IPO and it’s making it difficult for some users to log into the Bamboo app. We’re working on a fix and it will be up and running shortly.”
Cowrywise also said “We’re currently seeing more traffic than usual on the Cowrywise app. Our team is already on it and working to get things back to normal. Thanks for your patience, everyone.”
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Economist Bismarck Rewane Speaks on Dangote Refinery Investment
Nigerian economist Bismarck Rewane advises Nigerians financially, sharing that Nigerians should engage in the Dangote Refinery initial public offering (IPO). He stated that it was a good investment.
He shared “You are better off with your N5,000 share than selling your PVC for N10,000 or N15,000 and consuming it,” Rewane said.
“If you can get 10 million shareholders to participate in the IPO, the Dangote Refinery will have the largest number of shareholders in the world,” he said.
