Who We Are

VISION STATEMENT

To be the trusted business information provider committed to the advancement of financial markets and our communities in sub Saharan Africa while promoting sustainability.

MISSION STATEMENT

To empower financial markets and the society in sub Saharan Africa with relevant and independent information that drives positive change and fosters sustainability.

Agusto & Co. is a Pan-African credit rating agency and a leading provider of industry research and knowledge in Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa. 

Since inception, Agusto & Co has assigned over 3,000 ratings to banks, corporates, finance & leasing companies, funds & investment managers, insurance companies, microfinance banks, mortgage institutions, corporate bonds, municipal bonds, securities & investment firms, supranational bonds, and sovereigns.

We hold credit rating licences that allow us operate in Nigeria, Kenya, Rwanda and Ghana. Our agency has a thorough understanding of both the African macroeconomic and business environments.

 

1992
1st Credit Rating Agency in Nigeria
1992
2001
Agusto & Co. was licensed in 2001 by the Securities & Exchange Commission as Nigeria’s First Rating Agency
2001
2013
Registered as a Credit Rating Agency in Kenya and Rwanda
2013
2022
Certified as an Approved Verifier by the Climate Bonds Standard Board to perform verification of green bonds, projects and assets in Africa
2022
2023
Registered as a Credit Rating Agency in Ghana
2023
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Over 3,000 Ratings assigned
Till date
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Finance & Leasing

COMPANY RATING EXPIRY OUTLOOK COUNTRY
Fewchore Finance Company Limited Bbb- Jun 30 , 2025 Stable Nigeria
Credit Direct Finance Company Limited  Bbb+ Jun 30 , 2025 Stable Nigeria

Corporates

COMPANY RATING EXPIRY OUTLOOK COUNTRY
Nigerian Breweries PLC A+ Jun 30 , 2025 Stable Nigeria
Flour Mills of Nigeria PLC A- Sep 30 , 2025 Stable Nigeria
Saro Lifecare Limited A- Jun 30 , 2025 Stable Nigeria
Jimcol Resources Nigeria Limited Bbb+ Jun 30 , 2025 Stable Nigeria
Coleman Technical Industries Limited A- Jun 30 , 2025 Stable Nigeria
Dangote Sugar Refinery PLC A+ Jun 30 , 2025 Negative Nigeria
MTN Nigeria Communications PLC Aa+ Jun 30 , 2025 Negative Nigeria
Zeenab Foods Limited A Jun 30 , 2025 Stable Nigeria
Lagos Free Zone Company Bbb Jun 30 , 2025 Stable Nigeria