Economy
These Are 184 Authorised, Active Stockbrokers in Nigeria
By Dipo Olowookere
The business of trading in stocks on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) is incomplete without the input of stockbrokers.
These are the agents given the authority to transact equities on the platform and anyone planning to trade their shares for cash must approach them before such can be successful.
In this report, Business Post is bringing to its readers the brokerage firms empowered to trade stocks on behalf of investors in the nation’s capital market.
There are 184 active stockbroking firms presently operating in the country and most of them are domiciled in Lagos, the commercial capital of Nigeria. They are listed below in alphabetical order:
Afrinvest Securities Limited, Anchoria Investment & Securities Ltd, Apel Asset Limited (Formerly Apel Asset & Trust Limited), APT Securities & Funds Limited, ARM Securities Limited, Arthur Stevens Asset Management Ltd, Associated Asset Managers Limited and Atlass Portfolio Limited.
Barclays Stockbrokers Nigeria Limited, Bauchi Investment Corporation Securities Limited, Belfry Investment & Securities Limited and Bestworth Assets & Trust Limited.
Calyx Securities Limited, Camry Securities Limited, Capital Assets Limited, Capital Bancorp Plc, Capital Express securities Limited, Capital Trust Brokers Limited, CardinalStone Securities Limited (Formerly Plural Securities Limited), Cashcraft Securities Limited, Cashville Investments & Securities Ltd, CDL Capital Markets Limited and Centre Point Investment Limited.
Century Securities Limited, Chapel Hill Denham Securities Limited, Chartwell Securities Limited, Citi Investment Capital Limited, City Code Trust & Invest Company Ltd, Compass Investments & Sec. Ltd, Cordros Securities Limited, Core Securities Limited, Coronation Securities Limited, CowrySecurities Ltd, Crane Securities Limited, Crossworld Securities Limited, Crown Capital Limited and CSL Stockbrokers Limited.
Deep Trust & Investment Limited, De-Lords Securities Limited, Dominion Trust Limited, DSU Brokerage Services Limited, Dunbell Securities Limited, Dunn Loren Merrifield Securities Limited and Dynamic Portfolio Limited.
EDC Securities Limited, Edgefield Capital Management Limited, EFG Hermes Nigeria Limited, El-Elyon Alliance and Securities Ltd, Elixir Securities Limited (Formerly known as Merit Securities Limited), Enterprise Stockbrokers Limited, Equity Capital Solutions Limited, Eurocomm Securities Limited and Express Portfolio Services Limited.
Falcon Securities Limited, FBC Trust & Securities Limited, FBNQuest Securities Limited, FCSL Asset Management Company Limited, Fidelity Finance Company Limited, Financial Trust Company Nigeria Limited, Finmal Securities Limited, First Integrated Capital Management Ltd, FIS Securities Limited, Foresight Securities & Investment Limited and Forte Financial Limited.
Forthright Securities & Investments Limited, Fortress Capital Limited, FSDH Securities Limited, FSL Securities Limited, Funds Matrix & Asset Management Limited, Fundvine Capital & Securities Limited and Futureview Securities Limited.
Gidauniya Invest & Sec Ltd, Global Asset Management (Nig) Ltd, Globalview Capital Limited, Golden Securities Limited, Greenwich Securities Limited, Growth & Development Asset Management Limited, Gruene Capital Limited (Formerly Mc-Finerco Investment Limited) and GTI Securities Limited.
Harmony Investment & Securities Ltd, Heartbeat Investments Limited, Hedge Securities & Investment Ltd, Helix Securities Limited and Heritage Capital Markets Limited.
ICMG Securities Limited, Icon Stockbrokers Limited, Imperial Assets Managers Limited, Integrated Trust & Investments Limited, Interstate Securities Limited, Investment One Stockbrokers Int’l Ltd (formerly GTB Securities Limited), Investors & Trust Company Limited, Kapital Care Trust & Securities Limited, Kedari Capital Limited (Formerly Kedari Securities Ltd), Kinley Securities Limited, Kofana Securities & Investment Limited, Lambeth Capital Limited, Lead Securities & Invests Ltd and Lighthouse Asset Management Limited.
Magnartis Finance & Investment Limited, Mainstreet Bank Securities Limited, Maxifund Investment & Securities Plc, MBC Securities Limited, MBL Financial Services Limited, Mega Equities Limited, Meristem Stockbrokers Limited, Midas Stockbrokers Limited, Milestone Capital Management Limited (Formerlly Ocean Securities & Stockbrokers Ltd), Mission Securities Limited, Molten Trust Limited, Morgan Capital Securities Limited and Mountain Investment & Securities Ltd.
Network Capital Limited (Formerly Crescent Capital Limited), Networth Securities & Finance Ltd, Newdevco Invests & Sec. Co. Ltd, Nigerian International Securities Ltd, Nigerian Stockbrokers Limited and Osborne Capital Markets Limited.
PAC Securities Limited, Peace Capital Markets Limited, Pilot Securities Limited, Pinefields Investment Services Limited, PIPC Securities Limited, Pivot Capital Limited, Planet Capital Limited (Merger between Emerging Capital and Strategy & Arbitrage Limited), Portfolio Advisers Limited, Premium Capital and Stockbrokers Limited, Primewealth Capital Limited, Prominent Securities Limited, Pyramid Securities Limited, Qualinvest Capital Limited (Formerly Independent Securities Limited) and Quantum Zenith Securities & Investments Limited.
Rainbow Securities Limited, Readings Investment Limited, Regency Assets Management Ltd, Rencap Securities (Nig) Limited, Resort Securities Limited, Reward Investment & Service Ltd, RMB Nigeria Stockbrokers Limited, Rostrum Investment & Sec. Ltd, Rowet Capital Management Limited, Royal Crest Finance Limited, Royal Guaranty & Trust Ltd, Royal Trust Securities Limited, Sankore Securities Limited, Santrust Securities Limited, Securities & Capital Management Company Limited (formerly Fountain Securities Limited) and Securities Africa Financial Limited (Formerly Skye Stockbrokers Limited).
Security Swaps Limited, Shalom Investment & Securities Limited, Shelong Investment Limited, Sigma Securities Limited, Signet Investment & Securities Ltd, Skyview Capital Limited, Smadac Securities Limited, Solid Rock Securities & Investment Plc, Spring Board Trust & Investment Limited, Spring Trust & Securities Limited, Stanbic IBTC Stockbrokers Limited and Standard Union Securities Ltd.
Tellimer Capital Limited, TFS Securities & Investment Co. Ltd, The Bridge Securities Limited, Tiddo Securities Limited, Tomil Trust Limited , Topmost Sec Ltd, Tower Securities & Invest Co. Ltd, Trade link Securities Limited, Traders Trust & Investment Co. Limited, Transworld Investment & Securities Limited, Trust Yields Securities Limited, Trustbanc Capital Management Limited (Formerly IMTL Securities Limited), Trusthouse Investment Limited, TRW Stockbrokers Limited and Tyndale Securities Limited (formerly Truebond Capital & Asset Mgt Ltd).
UIDC Securities Limited, UNEX Capital Limited, Union Capital Markets Limited, United Capital Securities Limited (formerly UBA Securities Limited), Valmon Securities Limited, Valueline Securities & Investments Limited, Vetiva Securities Limited, WCM Capital Limited, WSTC Securities Limited and Zion Stockbrokers & Securities Limited.
By Dipo Olowookere
The presence of the bulls further strengthened the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited on Tuesday, as the performance indices further gained 0.19 per cent.
The nation’s stock market survived profit-taking witnessed in the banking sector during the session, which crashed its index by 0.02 per cent.
This loss was offset by the gains recorded by the other sectors, with the insurance segment chalking up 0.49 per cent. The consumer goods space appreciated by 0.47 per cent, the industrial goods counter expanded by 0.04 per cent, and the energy sector rose by 0.03 per cent.
At the close of business, the All-Share Index (ASI) was elevated by 475.60 points to 246,659.56 points from 246,183.96 points, and the market capitalisation improved by N307 billion to N159.119 trillion from N158.812 trillion.
The market breadth index was positive yesterday after the bourse finished with 34 price gainers and 22 price losers, implying strong investor sentiment.
UPDC REIT grew by 9.86 per cent to N11.70, Thomas Wyatt advanced by 9.73 per cent to N3.72, Ikeja Hotel climbed 9.53 per cent to N46.55, The Initiates went up by 9.52 per cent to N33.95, and Neimeth increased by 9.47 per cent to N9.25.
Conversely, Mecure depreciated by 9.95 per cent to N76.95, Haldane McCall dropped 9.86 per cent to trade at N3.29, CMFC declined by 9.85 per cent to N3.02, Trans-Nationwide Express lost 9.68 per cent to close at N2.80, and Academy Press shrank by 9.38 per cent to N5.80.
The activity level was mixed during the session, as investors traded 932.5 million equities worth N49.3 billion in 50,059 deals versus the 851.6 million equities valued at N49.6 billion transacted in 56,873 deals a day earlier.
This showed that the trading volume soared by 9.50 per cent, the trading value moderated by 0.61 per cent, and the number of deals retreated by 11.98 per cent.
The busiest equity for the day was Access Holdings, which sold 336.6 million units for N8.7 billion. FCMB exchanged 88.8 million units worth N1.0 billion, First Holdco transacted 72.7 million units valued at N7.7 billion, Zenith Bank traded 37.4 million units for N4.4 billion, and UBA transacted 32.1 million units worth N1.5 billion.
By Aduragbemi Omiyale
Thirty-one companies on Tuesday emerged as winners of the 2025 licensing round of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC).
The energy firms competed to take control of 50 oil and gas blocks put on offer by the Nigerian government.
They were among the 143 companies that submitted 200 bids for the oil facilities drawn from diverse terrains, including the Niger Delta Onshore, Niger Delta Shallow Water, Niger Delta Deep Offshore, Benin Basin Onshore, Anambra Basin Onshore, Chad Basin Onshore and Benue Trough.
Business Post gathered that investors, however, were only interested in 37 out of the 50 oil blocks put up for sale by the NUPRC. This is the first time in Nigeria’s energy history that frontier basins would attract such a level of investor interest.
The organisations that won the bids include SSonic Petroleum Limited (PPL 2A29), CFP Pipeline and Flowlines (2A30), Dutchford E&P Limited (2A32), Attabanson Global Company Limited (2A33 and PPL 901), Rosem Energy Limited (2A38), Pivot-GIS Limited (2A39), Network E&P (2A40), Asharami (2A41), LexOil (2A42), BVOF (2A43), GupscoEnergy Limited (2A44 and 2A51), Saratoga (2A45), Volante (2A46), Concept-Reel Petroleum Services Limited (2A47 and 2A55), Clinton Oil Field (2A48 and 2A62) and Nuway Oaklane Limited (2A49).
Others are Ramec (2A50), Italia (2A53), Blueridge E&P (2A54), Up Energies Limited (2A56), AYM Shafa (2A57), Blackrock Holdings Limited (2A58), Funtay Integrated Business Limited (2A59), Riparian Development and Production Limited (2A60), Nikstallis (2A61 and PPL 900), Stardeep Petroleum (PPL 2010), Dakoda & U Limited (PPL308 and PPL 800), Southborne Oil and Gas Limited (PPL 902), Lanaka Petroleum (PPL 903) HighbanResources Limited (PPL 700), Eyre Energy Limited (PPL 801).
By Adedapo Adesanya
Oil prices rose roughly 2 per cent on Tuesday as investors reacted to mounting concerns that escalating hostilities between the United States and Iran and threats by Yemen’s Houthis to blockade Saudi Arabia could disrupt global energy supplies.
Brent futures rose $1.79 or 2.0 per cent to $91.01 a barrel, while the US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude gained $1.68 or 2.0 per cent to settle at $84.91 per barrel.
US forces bombed targets in the south and west of Iran while Iran targeted American sites in Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan and at least one tanker was hit in the Strait of Hormuz.
Supply concerns resurfaced with the Strait essentially closed again and tanker traffic at multi-month lows, to the level from before the ceasefire between the US and Iran, which appears to be over at the moment.
Prices could go much higher if the renewed conflict drags on for a few more months, as the world has now drained a lot of the buffers that had kept oil surges in check between March and May.
Drained strategic and commercial inventories in many key oil-consuming economies, including the US, are setting the stage for further oil price rallies during the busiest oil demand season.
The just-declared Houthi blockade on Saudi maritime shipping has already begun to witness ill-effects, as reports emerge of two oil tankers having made U-turns while initially en route toward the Suez Canal. It was reported that their crews received threats from Houthi militants in Yemen.
The two oil tankers, which loaded Saudi crude for China and India, made U-turns in the Red Sea and headed toward the Suez following the warning from the militia.
Meanwhile, Kuwait’s power and desalination plants caught fire for a second straight day as US and Iran traded strikes for a tenth day.
As Russia’s war with Ukraine expands beyond Ukraine’s borders, the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) has stopped receiving oil from Kazakhstan after suspending loadings on Monday due to attacks on oil tankers at its Black Sea terminal.
