Economy
Abuja Bakers Plan to Increase Price of Bread by 30%
By Adedapo Adesanya
As inflation continues to bite deeper, the Association of Master Bakers and Caterers of Nigeria (AMBCN), Abuja Chapter, has said it is considering a 30 per cent increase in the price of bread, due to the high cost of materials for production.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the association is taking the step so that bakeries in the capital can stay afloat.
The Chairman AMBCN, Mr Ishaq Abdulkareem, while speaking on Monday in Abuja, explained that the imminent increase in price was due to an increase in the cost of ingredients and production.
Mr Abdulkareem lamented that the prices of all ingredients used for baking were too high, especially flour and sugar and the increase in prices of flour and other baking materials necessitated the development.
He also appealed to the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to reduce the cost of business registration.
“We want to appeal to NAFDAC, they are our regulatory agency, the current cost they are demanding for registration is not part of ease of doing business.
“We were paying N32,500 for registration before, and now it is about N90,000,” Mr Abdulkareem said.
According to a baker, Mrs Maria Cardillo, the CEO of Bon Bread, there is the need for an increase in the price of bread to avoid the collapse of the bread business due to factors beyond the association’ control.
“The 30 per cent has not been effected before and price needs to be increased again because we have had an increase in prices of raw materials and we don’t have an alternative.
“For every N500 added on every cost of raw materials, it will affect our cost of production,” Mrs Cardillo said.
She said the sector was faced with series of challenges that needed urgent attention to avoid collapse.
Ms Peace Izeduwa, Manager, Nextar Bakery, also confirmed to the agency that the prices of raw materials were outrageous and was affecting the cost of bread.
She urged the federal government to look into it and regulate the prices of material used in bread production adding that the 30 per cent planned increment was not even enough.
“The 30 per cent we are trying to add on it, it’s not like it is going to take care of all our profit. Even with the increment of 30 per cent, we still are running at a loss.
“Milk is now N54,000 as against N34,000 that we were complaining of; sugar used to be N18,000, it is now N20,000
‘’Butter used to be N9,000. Now we buy the same butter for N14,000 to N15,000.
‘’We have other issues such as the high cost of power. Last month, Abuja Electricity Distribution Company gave us a bill of N955,300, almost a million yet, the power is not stable.
‘’We still run on generator, water is not free.
“We need the government to look into these issues and help us regulate the price of all the raw materials we are using in the bread industry and other industries,” she said.
**Revokes Trading Licences of LMB, Platinum Stockbrokers
By Aduragbemi Omiyale
A stockbroking company, Premium Capital and Stockbrokers Limited, has been fined N5 million for engaging in “unauthorised sale of its clients’ securities.”
A circular issued by the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Regulation Limited disclosed that the trading licence of the organisation has also been revoked.
In the notice signed by the Head of Market Regulation for NGX RegCo, Chinedu Akamaka, Premium Capital violated Rule 11.9 of the Rulebook of The Exchange, 2015 (Dealing Members’ Rules), which focuses on the Prohibition of Unauthorised Sale of Securities.
Business Post reports that Premium Capital was not the only stockbroker that had its trading licence withdrawn, as it also affected others.
The licence of LMB Stockbrokers Limited was revoked by NGX RegCo for prolonged inactivity, which falls contrary to Rule 6.4: Revocation of Inactive Dealing Members’ Licences, Rulebook of The Exchange, 2015 (Dealing Members’ Rules), as amended.
The same also affected Platinum Stockbrokers Limited, which has not witnessed activity on the floor of the NGX Limited for a while.
Similarly, the authorised dealing clerkship of Mr Bernard Oluwole Ilori, was taken back with immediate effect in alignment with an earlier determination by the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Administrative Proceedings Committee (APC), which arose from his involvement in regulatory infractions connected to Mutual Alliance Investment and Securities Limited and resulted in his 10-year ban from the Nigerian capital market since March 25, 2021.
Investors have been “strongly advised not to engage in any activity with the firms” whose trading licenses have been revoked.
By Aduragbemi Omiyale
The securities of DN Tyre and Rubber Plc, and Greif Nigeria Plc have been delisted by the regulatory arm of the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Group Plc, NGX Regulation Limited.
A statement signed by the Head of the Issuer Regulation Department of NGX RegCo, Mr Godstime Iwenekhai, said the delisting became effective on Thursday, April 9, 2026.
In the notice issued yesterday, it was further disclosed that the action complied with the provisions of Clause 14 of the Amended Form of General Undertaking, for Listing on Nigerian Exchange Limited General Undertaking.
According to this clause, “The exchange reserves the right to, at its sole and absolute discretion, suspend trading in any listed securities of the Issuer, delist such securities, or remove the name of the issuer (listed company) from the daily official list of the exchange with or without prior notice to the issuer, upon failure of the issuer to comply with any one or more of the provisions of this General Undertaking, or when in its sole discretion, the exchange determines that such suspension of trading or delisting is in the public interest, or otherwise warranted.”
It was explained that the shares of the two firms were delisted because they fell below the listing standards.
“The securities of DN Tyre and Rubber Plc and Greif Nigeria have been delisted from the facilities of Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) effective Thursday, April 9, 2026, on the grounds that the companies are operating below the listing standards of NGX and their securities are no longer considered suitable for continued listing and trading in the market,” the disclosure noted.
By Adedapo Adesanya
The NASD Over-the-Counter (OTC) Securities Exchange declined by 0.95 per cent on Thursday, April 9, plunging the Unlisted Security Index (NSI) by 37.41 points to 3,893.50 points from 3,930.91 points.
In the same vein, the market capitalisation lost N22.38 billion during the session to N2.329 trillion from the N2.351 trillion it ended at midweek.
The OTC securities exchange was under selling pressure yesterday, resulting in a negative market breadth index after three securities lost weight and one gained weight.
Central Securities Clearing System (CSCS) Plc led the losers’ table after it shed N3.74 to sell at N64.21 per unit versus N67.95 per unit. Food Concepts Plc went down by 19 Kobo to N2.68 per share from N2.87 per share, and Free Range Farms Plc dropped 10 Kobo to settle at 90 Kobo per unit versus N1.00 per unit.
On the flip side, MRS Oil gained N5 to close at N165.00 per share compared with the preceding day’s N160.00 per share.
At the trading session, there was a 23.5 per cent jump in the value of securities to N40.4 million from N32.7 million, but the volume of securities fell by 81.9 per cent to 1.04 million units from 5.7 million units, and the number of deals went down by 29.7 per cent to 26 deals from the preceding session’s 37 deals.
At the close of transactions, Great Nigeria Insurance (GNI) Plc remained the most active stock by value on a year-to-date basis with 3.4 billion units valued at N8.4 billion, followed by CSCS Plc with 57.5 million units exchanged for N3.9 billion, and Okitipupa Plc with 27.5 million units traded for N1.8 billion.
Also, GNI Plc ended the trading day as the most traded stock by volume on a year-to-date basis with the sale of 3.4 billion units worth N8.4 billion, trailed by Resourcery Plc with 1.1 billion units worth N415.7 million, and Infrastructure Guarantee Credit Plc with 400 million units sold for N1.2 billion.
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