NGX ASI rises 0.31% as Seplat resumes after wage deal
The NGX ASI rose 0.3115% to 1,507.0 on April 6, after a 1.2% weekly gain as of April 3, according to the analyst report provided. Seplat Energy resumed operations on April 6 after workers halted strike action following an interim wage agreement, according to MyJoyOnline and Investors King. In cement, BUA Cement recalled 400 dismissed workers after a labour dispute was resolved between April 1 and April 2, while Businessday NG reported on March 30 that quarterly profit tripled and LEADERSHIP Newspapers said on March 31 that listed cement firms paid out N1.380 trillion in dividends. On the corporate side, Lafarge Africa posted N1.1 trillion in 2025 revenue, MTN detailed a record N1 trillion investment, and LEADERSHIP Newspapers said unclaimed dividends at 10 firms fell 26% to N24.3 billion over 12 months.
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