FTSE re-entry triggers foreign demand for Nigerian equities
Following extensive structural reforms by the Central Bank of Nigeria to clear verified foreign-exchange backlogs, stabilise the naira and enhance market infrastructure, including the migration to a T+1 settlement cycle in June, FTSE Russell confirmed that Nigeria satisfied all five quality-of-markets criteria, paving the way for its official readmission.
Punch1 source1 min readFiled September 22, 2026