The Journal seeks to become the most reliable, first-choice Pan-Nigerian information and public knowledge platform. The Journal Nigeria is a serious Journalism from an African Worldview
The Journal seeks to become the most reliable, first-choice Pan-Nigerian information and public knowledge platform. The Journal Nigeria is a serious Journalism from an African Worldview
Local capital now dictates the rhythm of the Nigerian Exchange. Nigerian investors traded equities worth N17.7tn over eighteen months, seizing firm control of local trading floors. Domestic buyers accounted for N82 of every N100 traded between January 2025 and June 2026. Total equity trading reached N21.5tn during this period. Foreign traders managed only N3.8tn…
Domestic investors dominated trading activities on the Nigerian Exchange Limited during the first half of 2026, controlling roughly 88 per cent of total market transactions. Cumulative market turnover climbed to a massive N9.6 trillion over the six-month period as local capital insulated the equities market from global volatility. Data from the exchange shows local institutional…
The Federal Government will issue a second power sector bond worth N729 billion to clear verified legacy debts owed to electricity generation companies. The looming capital market intervention aims to inject desperate liquidity into the gasping domestic electricity supply industry. State administrators will host an essential Investors’ Forum on Tuesday to pitch the debt instrument…
The National Pension Commission has reached the final administrative stages of deploying a dedicated pension industry infrastructure fund to drive long-term domestic economic growth. Omolola Oloworaran, the director-general, confirmed that the regulatory body has already completed the primary governance framework for the Pension Industry Infrastructure Fund (PIIF). Licensed pension fund administrators are currently reviewing the…
The Nigerian equities market extended its winning streak for a second consecutive session on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, as fresh buying interest across blue chip and mid cap counters lifted key performance indicators and reinforced an upward run that has defined 2026 trading. The benchmark All Share Index advanced 2,524.00 points, or 1.06 per cent,…
Nigeria’s capital market regulator, NGX Regulation Limited, has facilitated the recovery of more than N500 million for shareholders following the resolution of multiple complaints involving market operators, according to statements from the organization. The independent regulatory arm of the Nigerian Exchange Group announced its most significant breakthrough earlier this year when it secured the…
Nigeria’s economic ambition remains tethered to a significant failure in financial inclusion. New data reveals that 80 per cent of businesses owned by women operate entirely without access to formal credit. While women constitute over half of the population and provide 40 per cent of the nation’s agricultural labour, they remain sidelined from the institutional…
The Nigerian Exchange Limited has extended its daily trading session to seven hours, effective Monday, 27 April 2026, as the bourse moves to deepen liquidity and align more closely with global market standards. Trading will now commence at 9:00am and close at 4:00pm West Africa Time, replacing the previous four-hour, thirty-minute window that ran…
A ten percent stake in Africa’s largest single‑train refinery will be offered to public investors through a Pan‑African Initial Public Offering scheduled for 2026, Alhaji Aliko Dangote has confirmed. The share sale, which analysts estimate could raise approximately two billion dollars based on the facility’s twenty billion dollar valuation, marks the first time equity…
Foreign portfolio investment flowing into Nigeria’s stock market surged by 39.4% in February 2026, rising to N66.71 billion from N47.86 billion recorded in the same period of 2025, according to data released by the Nigerian Exchange Limited. The NGX report, released on Wednesday, shows a broad uptick in market activity, with total transactions at…