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NIGERIA’s capital market has expanded sharply over the past two years, with total market capitalisation climbing by 125 percent to more than N123.93 trillion from about N55 trillion recorded in April 2024, according to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This is as the stock benchmark index gained 34.4 percent in dollar terms year-to-date as […]
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Chief Executive Officer of Financial Derivatives Company, Mr Bismarck Rewane, has forecast that the planned listing of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) in 2026 could significantly expand the size of the country’s equity market, pushing total capitalisation beyond N200 trillion. Rewane spoke at the 2026 Economic Outlook Summit organised by RCCG […]
THE Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) has approved the listing of an additional 3.156 billion ordinary shares of United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc on its Daily Official List, a move expected to boost the bank’s market capitalisation and further enhance liquidity in the capital market. The approval was conveyed in a confirmatory letter dated January […]
THE Nigerian stock market has emerged as Africa’s third-largest by number of quoted companies, based on a new assessment by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Figures from the OECD’s Africa Markets Report 2025 show that the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) currently lists 156 companies. This places Nigeria behind Egypt’s Egyptian Stock Exchange, which […]
THE Nigerian equities market extended its positive momentum on Tuesday as renewed demand for major stocks lifted investor wealth by about N469 billion by the close of trading. Buying interest remained strong in names such as Meyer, Jaiz Bank, ABC Transport, Austinlaz, Multiverse Mining, along with more than 60 other gainers, helping to keep market […]
NIGERIAN stocks are currently down. The Nigerian equities or stock market shed N6.54 trillion in market capitalisation in November 2025, the biggest loss ever recorded since January 2013. This was after closing October 2025 on a bullish note, gaining eight percent. In fact, the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) saw its largest monthly loss in five years […]
A Kano State-based trader, Mr Oluwadare Olutosin, has narrated how one insurance stock changed his life in 2025. He spoke with Economy Post during an investment summit in Lagos, saying that he used to think that the stock market was meant for some special individuals. According to him, he has now started believing investment experts […]
A number of Economy Post‘s readers have requested an investment analysis from time to time. As a result, we have decided to offer this to our readers at least once a week. As much as Economy Post tries to dig dipper into areas the mainstream media ignore, its strength also lies in investment and wealth […]
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu may have his weaknesses in several areas but his policies have sustained the Nigerian stock market rally, leaving investors counting in millions. The Nigerian stock market rally began in 2020. In fact, by the end of 2020, the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) was named the best-performing stock market among the 93 equity indexes tracked […]