Economy
NASD Investors Count Losses as N8.14bn ‘Vaporises’ from Portfolios
By Adedapo Adesanya
It was a week of losses for investors at the NASD Over-the-Counter (OTC) Securities Exchange as the 51st trading week of the year ended in the negative territory.
During the five-day trading week, the unlisted securities market depreciated by 1.49 per cent and this came on the back of losses suffered by three main stocks admitted on the exchange.
As a result, the portfolios of investors depreciated by N8.14 billion and made the market capitalisation of the bourse to reduce to N537.27 billion from N545.41 billion it ended in the preceding week.
In the same vein, the situation depleted the NASD Unlisted Security Index (NSI) by 10.95 points, closing for the week at 722.82 points as against 733.77 points of the earlier trading week.
According to data from the NASD Exchange, FrieslandCampina WAMCO Nigeria Plc, which currently holds a market capitalisation of N126.92 billion, depreciated by 3.70 per cent to settle at N130 per share compared with N135 per share it finished at week 50.
On its part, the Central Securities Clearing System (CSCS) Plc, which currently holds a market capitalisation of N75.00 billion, lost 2.60 per cent to end at N15 per unit as against N15.40 per unit of the earlier week.
Also, the Niger Delta Exploration and Production (NDEP) Plc, which currently holds a market capitalisation of N55.33 billion, depreciated by 2.22 per cent to finish at N305.00 per share in contrast to the previous week’s N311.94 per share.
On the activity chart, there was a 64.6 per cent decrease in the trading value last week as securities worth N94.5 million exchanged hands compared with the earlier week’s N266.7 million.
Equally, the trading volume reduced by 16.8 per cent to 5,370,977.00 units from 6,456,444.00 units achieved in the previous week, while the number of deals decreased by 60.5 per cent to 15 deals from 38 deals in the comparative periods.
Business Post reports that the week closed with CSCS Plc ranked top among the five most traded securities by value with N72.2 million, while NDEP Plc recorded N16.2 million, FrieslandCampina WAMCO Nigeria Plc had N6.0 million, with Food Concepts Plc at N91,057.
In terms of the trading volume, CSCS Plc also led with 5.2 million units, Food Concepts Plc followed with 113,821 units as NDEP Plc traded 53,000 stocks, while FrieslandCampina WAMCO Nigeria Plc transacted 46,346 securities.
Since the first trading session of this year till last Friday, a total of 7.926 billion shares worth N12.6 billion have been traded in 1,476 deals, while the year-to-date return stood at 3.6 per cent.
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.
