Economy

FMDQ Honours Alade, Onyema, Onasanya, Oduoza, Others

Published

7 years ago

02/11/2017

By Modupe Gbadeyanka

On Friday, October 27, 2017, FMDQ OTC Securities Exchange (FMDQ) held a befitting cocktail reception and dinner party in honour of the immediate past Chairman of the FMDQ Board of Directors, Mrs Sarah Alade, and six other retired Non-Executive Directors, who served the OTC Exchange until April 28, 2017.

The retired Non-Executive Directors who were also honoured at the event were Mr Olabisi Onasanya, Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, The Address Homes Ltd.; Mr Phillips Oduoza, Chairman, Nova Merchant Bank Ltd.; Mr Yinka Sanni, Chief Executive, Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC; Alhaji Muhammad Nda, Commissioner/Deputy Chairman, Niger State Planning Commission; Mr Oscar Onyema, Chief Executive Officer, The Nigerian Stock Exchange; and Mr Sadiq Mohammed; Deputy Group Chief Executive Officer, ARM.

The event, which was held at the Intercontinental Hotel, Lagos, was well attended by FMDQ current and inaugural Board of Directors, including the inaugural Chairman, Mr Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, shareholders, FMDQ’s members, including Managing Director/CEOs of banks and other financial institutions, regulators, captains of industry, and the financial markets community in general, as invitees turned out in large numbers to honour the special guest of honour, Mrs Sarah Alade, also former Deputy Governor, Economic Policy Directorate, Central Bank of Nigeria, for her immense contributions to not just FMDQ, but to the Nigerian financial markets as a whole.

Welcoming the honourees and guests to the event, Managing Director/CEO of FMDQ, Mr Bola Onadele Koko, in his address, thanked the honourees for their various contributions to the development of FMDQ and by extension, the Nigerian financial markets.

Speaking about Mrs Alade, Mr Onadele noted that she shepherded the establishment of FMDQ, in collaboration with other financial markets stakeholders, and led the OTC Exchange in accomplishing many firsts such as the listings and quotations of Federal Government of Nigeria Bonds and Treasury Bills on the OTC Exchange, the launch of the Naira-settled OTC FX Futures Market, amongst many others.

Messrs Olabisi Onasanya, Phillips Oduoza, Muhammad Nda and Yinka Sanni, were commended for their service on the FMDQ Board Governance and Human Resources Committee, in shaping the corporate governance standards of FMDQ and creating the foundation for FMDQ to aspire to be an employer of choice; Mr Sadiq Mohammed was commended for his service on the FMDQ Board Listings, Markets and Technology Committee, in positioning FMDQ as a reputable market organiser; and Mr Oscar Onyema, for his immense guidance in establishing FMDQ as a platform for listing debt securities and an effective self-regulatory organisation.

The Chief Host and Chairman of the Board of FMDQ, Dr Okwu Joseph Nnanna, represented by the Vice Chairman of FMDQ, Mr Jibril Aku, during his special remarks expressed gratitude to the honourees, on behalf of the OTC Exchange, for their dedication in discharging their duties to FMDQ and affirmed his commitment to fostering a conducive environment for all stakeholders to build on the foundation which was laid by his predecessors.

The keynote speaker, Mr Bismarck Rewane, during his address, celebrated the special guest, Mrs Sarah Alade, as a focused individual and policy maker with very good intellectual depth, who rose through the ranks in the Nigerian public sector without any blemish to her reputation; he also acknowledged the transparency FMDQ has brought to the Nigerian financial markets.

Mrs Sarah Alade, during her remarks, which followed the unveiling of the publication in her honour, ‘A Securities Exchange as an Agent of Change’ (Vol. 2), a special FMDQ literature chronicling the progress of the OTC Exchange during her tenure as Chairman, expressed her appreciation for the opportunity to serve, while commending the other honourees and current Board Members for creating the enabling environment and offering the needed support for ensuring that FMDQ lived true to its founding mandate to empower the financial markets to be innovative and credible, in support of the Nigerian economy.

Economy

FAAC Disburses 1.727trn to FG, States Local Councils in December 2024

Published

22 hours ago

14/12/2024

Modupe Gbadeyanka

By Modupe Gbadeyanka

The federal government, the 36 states of the federation and the 774 local government areas have received N1.727 trillion from the Federal Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) for December 2024.

The funds were disbursed to the three tiers of government from the revenue generated by the nation in November 2024.

At the December meeting of FAAC held in Abuja, it was stated that the amount distributed comprised distributable statutory revenue of N455.354 billion, distributable Value Added Tax (VAT) revenue of N585.700 billion, Electronic Money Transfer Levy (EMTL) revenue of N15.046 billion and Exchange Difference revenue of N671.392 billion.

According to a statement signed on Friday by the Director of Press and Public Relations for FAAC, Mr Bawa Mokwa, the money generated last month was about N3.143 trillion, with N103.307 billion used for cost of collection and N1.312 trillion for transfers, interventions and refunds.

It was disclosed that gross statutory revenue of N1.827 trillion was received compared with the N1.336 trillion recorded a month earlier.

The statement said gross revenue of N628.972 billion was available from VAT versus N668.291 billion in the preceding month.

The organisation stated that last month, oil and gas royalty and CET levies recorded significant increases, while excise duty, VAT, import duty, Petroleum Profit Tax (PPT), Companies Income Tax (CIT) and EMTL decreased considerably.

As for the sharing, FAAC disclosed that from the N1.727 trillion, the central government got N581.856 billion, the states received N549.792 billion, the councils took N402.553 billion, while the benefiting states got N193.291 billion as 13 per cent derivation revenue.

From the N585.700 billion VAT earnings, the national government got N87.855 billion, the states received N292.850 billion and the local councils were given N204.995 billion.

Also, from the N455.354 billion distributable statutory revenue, the federal government was given N175.690 billion, the states got N89.113 billion, the local governments had N68.702 billion, and the benefiting states received N121.849 billion as 13 per cent derivation revenue.

In addition, from the N15.046 billion EMTL revenue, FAAC shared N2.257 billion to the federal government, disbursed N7.523 billion to the states and transferred N5.266 billion to the local councils.

Further, from the N671.392 billion Exchange Difference earnings, it gave central government N316.054 billion, the states N160.306 billion, the local government areas N123.590 billion, and the oil-producing states N71.442 billion as 13 per cent derivation revenue.

Economy

Okitipupa Plc, Two Others Lift Unlisted Securities Market by 0.65%

Published

1 day ago

14/12/2024

Adedapo Adesanya

By Adedapo Adesanya

The NASD Over-the-Counter (OTC) Securities Exchange recorded a 0.65 per cent gain on Friday, December 13, boosted by three equities admitted on the trading platform.

On the last trading session of the week, Okitipupa Plc appreciated by N2.70 to settle at N29.74 per share versus Thursday’s closing price of N27.04 per share, FrieslandCampina Wamco Nigeria Plc added N2.49 to end the session at N42.85 per unit compared with the previous day’s N40.36 per unit, and Afriland Properties Plc gained 50 Kobo to close at N16.30 per share, in contrast to the preceding session’s N15.80 per share.

Consequently, the market capitalisation added N6.89 billion to settle at N1.062 trillion compared with the preceding day’s N1.055 trillion and the NASD Unlisted Security Index (NSI) gained 19.66 points to wrap the session at 3,032.16 points compared with 3,012.50 points recorded in the previous session.

Yesterday, the volume of securities traded by investors increased by 171.6 per cent to 1.2 million units from the 447,905 units recorded a day earlier, but the value of shares traded by the market participants declined by 19.3 per cent to N2.4 million from the N3.02 million achieved a day earlier, and the number of deals went down by 14.3 per cent to 18 deals from 21 deals.

At the close of business, Geo-Fluids Plc was the most active stock by volume on a year-to-date basis with a turnover of 1.7 billion units worth N3.9 billion, followed by Okitipupa Plc with the sale of 752.2 million units valued at N7.8 billion, and Afriland Properties Plc with 297.3 million units sold for N5.3 million.

In the same vein, Aradel Holdings Plc remained the most active stock by value on a year-to-date basis with the sale of 108.7 million units for N89.2 billion, trailed by Okitipupa Plc with 752.2 million units valued at N7.8 billion, and Afriland Properties Plc with a turnover of 297.3 million units worth N5.3 billion.

Economy

Naira Trades N1,533/$1 at Official Market, N1,650/$1 at Parallel Market

Published

1 day ago

14/12/2024

Adedapo Adesanya

By Adedapo Adesanya

The Naira appreciated further against the United States Dollar at the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM) by N1.50 or 0.09 per cent to close at N1,533.00/$1 on Friday, December 13 versus the N1,534.50/$1 it was transacted on Thursday.

The local currency has continued to benefit from the Electronic Foreign Exchange Matching System (EFEMS) introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) this month.

The implementation of the forex system comes with diverse implications for all segments of the financial markets that deal with FX, including the rebound in the value of the Naira across markets.

The system instantly reflects data on all FX transactions conducted in the interbank market and approved by the CBN.

Market analysts say the publication of real-time prices and buy-sell orders data from this system has lent support to the Naira in the official market and tackled speculation.

In the official market yesterday, the domestic currency improved its value against the Pound Sterling by N12.58 to wrap the session at N1,942.19/£1 compared with the previous day’s N1,954.77/£1 and against the Euro, it gained N2.44 to close at N1,612.85/€1 versus Thursday’s closing price of N1,610.41/€1.

At the black market, the Nigerian Naira appreciated against the greenback on Friday by N30 to sell for N1,650/$1 compared with the preceding session’s value of N1,680/$1.

Meanwhile, the cryptocurrency market was largely positive as investors banked on recent signals, including fresh support from US President-elect, Mr Donald Trump, as well as interest rate cuts by the European Central Bank (ECB).

Ripple (XRP) added 7.3 per cent to sell at $2.49, Binance Coin (BNB) rose by 3.5 per cent to $728.28, Cardano (ADA) expanded by 2.4 per cent to trade at $1.11, Litecoin (LTC) increased by 2.3 per cent to $122.56, Bitcoin (BTC) gained 1.9 per cent to settle at $101,766.17, Dogecoin (DOGE) jumped by 1.2 per cent to $0.4064, Solana (SOL) soared by 0.7 per cent to $226.15 and Ethereum (ETH) advanced by 0.6 per cent to $3,925.35, while the US Dollar Tether (USDT) and the US Dollar Coin (USDC) remained unchanged at $1.00 each.