Economy
Nigerian Stocks Gain 0.08% Despite Weak Sentiment
By Dipo Olowookere
The positive momentum on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) continued on Tuesday despite having more sellers than buyers at the market.
Business Post reports that despite this, the market breadth closed negative yesterday with 18 price losers and 13 price gainers, indicating that the advance/decline ratio weakened by 0.7x.
It was observed the 0.08 percent appreciation posted by the NSE on Tuesday was buoyed by the gains recorded by MTN Nigeria during the trading session.
At the close of transactions yesterday, the All-Share Index (ASI) increased marginally by 21.65 points to finish at 27,586.79 points, while the market capitalization was jerked up by N10.5 billion to N13.421 trillion.
On the price movement chart, MTN Nigeria claimed the top position with a price appreciation of N1.50k to settle at N140 per share, with International Breweries claiming the second spot after gaining N1 to close at N11 per unit.
Ecobank rose by 40 kobo to finish at N7.70k per unit, UBA chalked up 20 kobo to trade at N6.40k per share, while Access Bank also improved its share value by 20 kobo to end at N6.70k per share.
On the flip side, Nestle Nigeria on Tuesday ended its positive run for some days now with a price depreciation of N19, emerging as the heaviest price loser to close at N1300 per unit.
Dangote Flour went down by 95 kobo to finish at N20.05k per share, Union Bank dropped 40 kobo to settle at N6.60k per share, Sterling Bank declined by 20 kobo to end at N2.30k per share, while Flour Mills shed 20 kobo to trade at N13.50k per share.
A look of the sectoral performance indicated that only the industrial and insurance posted gains, growing by 0.08 percent and 1.79 percent respectively.
Business Post reports that the banking index fell by 0.34 percent, the consumer goods by 0.36 percent and the energy sector by 0.18 percent.
The activity chart looked strong on Tuesday with the volume of shares traded by investors rising by 172.08 percent, the value of transacted equities increasing by 136.36 percent and the number of deals executed improving by 10.06 percent.
At the close of business yesterday, investors traded 294.4 million shares worth N3.5 billion in 3,337 deals compared with the 108.2 million equities worth N1.5 billion transacted in the previous session in 3,032 deals.
A further analysis showed that shares of UAC Property were the most traded during the session, accounting for 61.7 million units worth N50.6 million.
Access Bank exchanged 55.1 million equities worth N369.4 million, GTBank traded 52.0 million units of its stocks for N1.4 billion, Transcorp exchanged 26.5 million shares for N27.0 million, while UAC Nigeria traded 15.7 million equities valued at N74.2 million.
By Adedapo Adesanya
The Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS) says the rollout of electronic invoicing (e-invoicing) will strengthen tax compliance, curb revenue leakages and improve transparency in tax administration as it moves to fully digitise the country’s tax system.
The Project Lead for the NRS e-Invoicing Project, Mr Mohammed Bawa, stated this at the DigiTax E-Invoicing Compliance Breakfast Session held in Lagos on Wednesday.
The event, organised by DigiTax, an NRS-accredited e-invoicing platform, formed part of efforts to support the agency’s ongoing education and sensitisation campaign on the e-invoicing mandate.
Mr Bawa said the initiative aligns with global trends in tax digitisation and is expected to help improve Nigeria’s tax-to-GDP ratio, which remains one of the lowest in Africa.
According to him, the system will provide the NRS with greater visibility into transactions across sectors, formalise activities within the informal economy and standardise invoice formats nationwide using globally recognised invoice schemas.
He added that e-invoicing would improve operational efficiency for both businesses and tax authorities while supporting the NRS’ transition from manual and electronic tax administration processes to a fully automated system-to-system interaction model.
Mr Bawa noted that the legal framework for implementation is backed by the Nigeria Tax Administration Act, which prescribes penalties for non-compliance.
He disclosed that the NRS has completed onboarding large taxpayers and is preparing to enforce compliance with defaulting entities.
According to him, medium taxpayers are expected to begin compliance in the third quarter of 2026, while onboarding of emerging taxpayers will commence in 2027, with full adoption targeted for all taxpayers by the end of 2028.
Mr Bawa urged taxpayers yet to be onboarded onto the platform to begin the process and work with accredited service providers to ensure compliance.
On his part, Country Director of DigiTax Nigeria, Mr Olumide Akinsola, urged businesses to look beyond their internal systems and assess the compliance status of suppliers and counterparties.
He warned that businesses whose suppliers fail to transmit invoices through the MBS platform risk losing eligibility to claim Value Added Tax (VAT) input credits on such transactions, describing the resulting supply chain exposure as a significant commercial risk that many organisations have yet to quantify.
Mr Akinsola also announced the launch of DigiTax’s white paper, The State of E-Invoicing Readiness in Nigeria, which examines compliance adoption trends and the readiness gap across different taxpayer segments.
He added that DigiTax operates in Nigeria, Kenya, Zambia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), noting that experience from those markets shows businesses that integrate early are better positioned to avoid disruptions when enforcement begins.
By Aduragbemi Omiyale
The names of about 100,000 companies registered by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) are about to be deleted for inactivity, especially for failing to file their annual tax returns, Business Post reports.
This information was disclosed by the CAC via a notice signed by its management on Wednesday, July 15, 2026.
The list contains organisations like the Nigeria-Poland Chamber of Trade Invest Ltd, Alariwo of Afrika Ltd, Ovation Sports International, First Union Pension Fund Administrators, Investopedia Limited, Baptist High School Abuja Ltd, and Yobe Aluminium Manufacturing Industries Ltd, amongst others.
In the statement, the commission said its decision to strike off the names of the affected firms from the register aligns with the provisions of Section 692(3) (3) and (4) of the Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA), 2020.
However, the affected companies can still salvage the situation by filing all outstanding annual returns and regularising their records within 90 days.
“Please note that companies that fail to comply within the stipulated timeline shall be struck off the register without further notice,” it declared, expressing its continued commitment to providing prompt and efficient registration and regulatory services to the satisfaction of its valued customers.
By Adedapo Adesanya
The NASD Over-the-Counter (OTC) Securities Exchange gained 1.75 per cent on Wednesday, July 15, pushing the NASD Security Index (NSI) up by 74.20 points to 4,316.51 points from 4,242.31 points, as the market capitalisation added N44.54 billion to finish at N2.590 trillion compared with the preceding session’s N2.546 trillion.
During the session, there was an 11.5 per cent rise in the value of transactions at midweek to N72.7 million from the preceding session’s N65.2 million, as there was a 3.7 per cent growth in the number of deals to 28 deals from the previous session’s 27 deals, while the volume of securities slumped by 64.5 per cent to 4.9 million units from 13.7 million units.
At the close of trades, Great Nigeria Insurance (GNI) Plc ended as the most active security by value on a year-to-date basis, with 3.4 billion units worth N8.4 billion, with the second spot occupied by Infrastructure Credit Guarantee (Infracredit) Plc after selling 2.3 billion units valued at N6.5 billion, and the third position was taken by Central Securities Clearing System (CSCS) Plc, which exchanged 74.3 million units for N5.3 billion.
GNI Plc also finished the trading day as the most traded stock by volume on a year-to-date basis, with a turnover of 3.4 billion units traded for N8.4 billion, followed by Infracredit Plc with 2.3 billion units transacted for N6.5 billion, and Resourcery Plc with 1.1 billion units sold for N415.7 million.
Business Post reports that the market breadth index was negative yesterday, as there were two price gainers and three price losers.
11 Plc added N22.36 to its value to close at N250.00 per share versus N227.64 per share, and CSCS Plc improved by N7.95 to N90.35 per unit from N82.40 per unit.
On the flip side, FrieslandCampina Wamco Nigeria Plc lost N1.37 to end at N150.00 per share versus N151.37 per share, UBN Property Plc depreciated by 6 Kobo to N1.75 per unit from N1.81 per unit, and Food Concepts Plc dropped 1 Kobo to close at N2.49 per share versus N2.50 per share.
