THE COMPANY: Lafarge Cement WAPCO Nigeria has leveraged its manufacturing heritage to become a significant strategic player in the building materials sector. Created in 1833, Lafarge is a global industry leader, with top-ranking positions in all of its businesses: cement, aggregates and concrete, and...
THE COMPANY: Julius Berger Nigeria was first incorporated as a private limited company in 1970, but went public in1979 with shares quoted on the Nigeria Stock Exchange (NSE). The company’s principal activities cover planning, design and construction of civil engineering and building works. The company...
THE COMPANY: Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB ank), with its business spanning Anglophone West Africa and the UK, is one of the most respected and service-focused banks in Nigeria. The bank currently has shares outstanding of over N29.4bn ($188.2m), translating to a market capitalisation of over N400bn ($2.56bn...
THE COMPANY: First Bank of Nigeria has diverse operations in the Nigerian financial services industry, rendering it a top financial service provider. The First Bank Group has 717 branches and 1600 automatic teller machines nationwide. It maintains strong ratings across the board and received a BS 25999...
While demographics alone should mean there is plenty of room for growth, the industry’s recent performance has not been sufficient for it to reach the critical mass necessary to improve its image with clients and enhance its capacity to underwrite large risks. According to the Nigerian Insurance Association (NIA), insurance penetration (total...
Among many industry players, private equity (PE) has rapidly developed as an alternate source of funding for Nigeria’s corporations. Initially dominated by development finance institutions (DFIs), the sector is attracting a growing number of private funds both foreign and, increasingly, domestic, thanks to the rapid growth of pension assets. While...
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