By Modupe Gbadeyanka
The website of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) is presently. The online platform of the nation’s bourse has been down since weekend.
Business Post gathered that the website has been inaccessible as a result of an upgrade being carried out on it.
As at 11:20am on Monday, January 15, 2018, when Business Post checked the online platform, it was still down.
“We are currently upgrading our website and will be back online shortly. Please excuse the inconvenience and come back soon. Thank You,” a notice on the website, www.nse.com.ng, read.
The platform provides a veritable tool for investors who want to know update on the Nigerian stocks traded on the NSE platform.
In November 2017, the management of the NSE upgraded the website to be mobile friendly with a cleaner layout and navigation befitting of the brand.
It was also upgraded to enable users to access information quickly and easily on the various products and instruments that are listed and traded on the platform.
“We are excited about our newly upgraded website which has been fully optimized to be mobile friendly and contains robust information for diverse stakeholders in our ecosystem. The revamp was fuelled by feedback from users that wanted certain high demand pages easier to navigate and some key changes implemented.
“For example, using analytics from visits and usage of our website, we added filter functionality to the Corporate Disclosure page to enable users browse through results filed by listed companies easily. Our online visitors can now experience a more vibrant and seamless view of our offerings,” Head of Corporate Communications at the NSE, Olumide Orojimi, had said at the last upgrade.
“Accessibility and usability are our watchwords in providing capital market information to existing and potential investors.
“We aim for an Exchange that is easily accessible and actively used by investors who now have greater thirst for more information and detailed disclosure information to make sound investment decisions,” Chief Executive Office of the NSE, Mr Oscar Onyema, had also commented then.
