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Access ARM Pensions Reports Strong Growth After Merger
Access ARM Pensions reports strong post-merger growth, with revenue, profit and assets under management rising sharply in 2025
Strong performance from ARM Pensions has reported robust financial growth and improved operational efficiency following the completion of its merger, with the company recording significant gains in revenue, profit and assets under management for the 2025 financial year.
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Robust growth recorded by ARM Pensions merger growth story reflects a strong first full year of consolidation, with gross revenue rising by 50.4 per cent to N42.4bn, compared to N28.2bn in 2024, while profit after tax increased by 48 per cent to N16.1bn.
The company also surpassed a major milestone as its assets under management grew beyond N4tn, up from approximately N3tn the previous year, reinforcing its position as one of Nigeria’s leading pension fund administrators.
At its Annual General Meeting in Lagos, shareholders approved a dividend payout of N2 per share, signalling confidence in the firm’s financial strength and long-term outlook.
Speaking at the meeting, Acting Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Abimbola Sulaiman said the 2025 period marked the first full year of post-merger consolidation and integration.
She explained that the business is already benefiting from early synergies, particularly in cost efficiency, customer acquisition and asset growth, noting that performance has exceeded industry trends.
Sulaiman added that mergers of this scale typically take between one and three years to fully deliver their benefits, expressing optimism about sustained growth in the coming years.
She also confirmed that the company expects to meet new regulatory capital requirements internally, without external capital injection or shareholder dilution, while continuing to pay dividends.
Shareholders at the AGM welcomed the performance, with investor Obinna Anyanwu describing the results as evidence that the merger is beginning to yield positive outcomes for the business.
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Positive earnings momentum at ARM Pensions merger growth trajectory suggests continued expansion as Nigeria’s pension sector adjusts to evolving regulatory and capital demands.
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Dangote Petroleum Refinery has set its initial public offering price at ₦525 per share, with the company seeking to raise about ₦2.15 trillion as it prepares to enter Nigeria’s public equities market.
The Securities and Exchange Commission has approved the offer for 4.1 billion ordinary shares at ₦525 each. If fully subscribed, the offer would generate approximately ₦2.15 trillion, equivalent to about $1.6 billion at current exchange rates.
The offering is expected to open on 14 September 2026, according to Aliko Dangote, the president of Dangote Industries. The planned sale is positioned to become one of the largest equity offerings in Africa.
The IPO marks a significant step in Dangote Group’s plans to broaden ownership of the refinery and raise additional capital for expansion.
The refinery currently has a stated processing capacity of 650,000 barrels of crude oil per day. Dangote has said the company plans to increase that capacity to 1.4 million barrels per day as part of its longer-term expansion strategy.
The planned share sale follows a $1 billion underwriting programme completed in August, providing additional financial backing ahead of the public offering.
The refinery, located in the Lekki area of Lagos State, is one of Africa’s largest industrial projects and has become an increasingly important player in Nigeria’s fuel supply market since beginning operations.
The public offering will give Nigerian investors an opportunity to acquire shares in the refinery directly, while providing Dangote Petroleum Refinery with fresh capital to support its next phase of growth.
The company has also indicated ambitions to expand beyond its current Nigerian operations, with Dangote recently announcing plans for another refinery project in Kenya.
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