Economy
Stakeholders Suggest Ways to Fast-track Growth of Impact Investing in Nigeria
By Modupe Gbadeyanka
The Nigerian government has been advised to formulate strong policies and incentives to attract more impact investments in the country.
These and other recommendations were given at a stakeholder validation workshop organised by the Nigerian National Advisory Board for Impact Investing (NABII) in partnership with the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG).
The event was themed Investing for Impact in Nigeria: A deep dive into Agriculture, Education and Health Sectors, and it was aimed at unlocking the country’s impact investing potential with a focus on the agriculture, education and health sectors.
The initiative was made possible with support from the Global Steering Group for Impact Investment (GSG), OTT Impacto and financed by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC).
The seminar was used to unveil the findings of the report and gather expert opinions and feedback on areas where the deep dive research report could further be improved.
The Vice Chair for NABII, Mr Afolabi Oladele, while presenting his keynote address at the event, expressed confidence in the findings of the study, saying it would bridge the information gap for impact investing in Nigeria and accelerate its growth.
The expert panel session, moderated by the chief executive of the Impact Investors Foundation, Ms Etemore Glover, had the Vice President, Financial Markets, AFEX Commodities Exchange Limited, Oluwafunto Olasemo; the founder of Teesas, Mr Osayi Izedonmwen; the Chairman/Medical Director of ECHOLAB Radiology and Laboratory Services, Dr Ayodele Cole Benson; the Director of Partnership and Coordination of Small and Medium Enterprise Development Agency (SMEDAN), Dr Friday Okpara; and the Executive Director of Policy Innovation Centre at NESG, Dr Osasuyi Dirisu.
They discussed the high-level findings of the study, provided deep insight into issues in the various sectors and highlighted potential policy recommendations for developing an inclusive and gender-balanced impact investing market in Nigeria.
Olasemo emphasized the need for capacity building for all stakeholders, particularly MSMEs, investors and policymakers to fast-track the growth of the impact investing ecosystem.
Izedonmwen noted that investors needed to get educated on the viability of impact investment and why it was important to allocate funds from Development Finance Institutions and pension funds to impact investments, adding that social enterprises need to realize that the funds they received are meant to generate profit and social impact.
Sharing his perspectives on the health sector, Benson noted that a weak governance structure, poor financial accountability systems and low-profit margin in most private healthcare facilities are limiting access to funding, adding that the operators in the sectors require financing with a long-gestational period.
Dirisu advocated policies that would increase the participation of women in impact investing while ultimately creating a more equitable society for all men and women.
Commenting on the plight of MSMEs in the country, Okpara stated that access to capital is a major impediment to business growth and called for policies that would enhance their businesses and improve access to finance.
The collaborative study revealed a $186.17 billion financing gap in Nigeria’s agriculture, health and education sectors.
The research identified key investment instruments for MSMEs operating within the agriculture, healthcare and education sectors, with gender and sustainability as the cross-cutting guiding principles. Some of these instruments include low-cost debt financing, grant, equity and hybrid financing (debt and grant).
By Adedapo Adesanya
TotalEnergies EP Nigeria has signed a Sale and Purchase Agreement with Vaaris for the divestment of its 10 per cent non-operated interest in the Renaissance JV licences in Nigeria.
The Renaissance JV, formerly known as the SPDC JV, is an unincorporated joint venture between Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (55 per cent), Renaissance Africa Energy Company Ltd (30 per cent, operator), TotalEnergies EP Nigeria (10 per cent) and Agip Energy and Natural Resources Nigeria (5 per cent), which holds 18 licences in the Niger Delta.
In a statement by TotalEnergies on Wednesday, it was stated that under the agreement signed with Vaaris, TotalEnergies EP Nigeria will sell its 10 per cent participating interest and all its rights and obligations in 15 licences of Renaissance JV, which are producing mainly oil.
Production from these licences, it was said, represented approximately 16,000 barrels equivalent per day in company’s share in 2025.
The agreement also stated that TotalEnergies EP Nigeria will also transfer to Vaaris its 10 per cent participating interest in the three other licences of Renaissance JV which are producing mainly gas, namely OML 23, OML 28 and OML 77, while TotalEnergies will retain full economic interest in these licences, which currently account for 50 per cent of Nigeria LNG gas supply.
Business Post reports that the conclusion of the deal is subject to customary conditions, including regulatory approvals.
“TotalEnergies EP Nigeria has signed a Sale and Purchase Agreement with Vaaris for the sale of its 10 per cent non-operated interest in the Renaissance JV licences in Nigeria.
“Under the agreement signed with Vaaris, TotalEnergies EP Nigeria will sell to Vaaris its 10 per cent participating interest and all its rights and obligations in 15 licences of Renaissance JV, which are producing mainly oil. Production from these licences represented approximately 16,000 barrels equivalent per day in the company’s share in 2025.
“TotalEnergies EP Nigeria will also transfer to Vaaris its 10 per cent participating interest in the 3 other licenses of Renaissance JV, which are producing mainly gas (OML 23, OML 28 and OML 77), while TotalEnergies will retain full economic interest in these licenses, which currently account for 50 per cent of Nigeria LNG gas supply. Closing is subject to customary conditions, including regulatory approvals,” the statement reads in part.
The development is part of TotalEnergies’ strategies to dump more assets to lighten its books and debt.
By Aduragbemi Omiyale
The trading licence of Monument Securities and Finance Limited has been revoked by the regulatory arm of the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Group Plc.
Known as NGX Regulations Limited (NGX Regco), the regulator said it took back the operating licence of the organisation after it shut down its operations.
The revocation of the licence was approved by Regulation and New Business Committee (RNBC) at its meeting held on September 24, 2025, a notice from the signed by the Head of Market Regulations at the agency, Chinedu Akamaka, said.
“This is to formally notify all trading license holders that the board of NGX Regulation Limited (NGX RegCo) has approved the decision of the Regulation and New Business Committee (RNBC)” in respect of Monument Securities and Finance Limited, a part of the disclosure stated.
Monument Securities and Finance Limited was earlier licensed to assist clients with the trading of stocks in the Nigerian capital market.
However, with the latest development, the firm is no longer authorised to perform this function.
Economy
NEITI Advocates Fiscal Discipline, Transparency as FG, States, LGs Get N6trn in Three Months
By Adedapo Adesanya
The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has called for fiscal discipline and transparency as data showed that federal government, states, and local governments shared a whopping N6 trillion Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) disbursements in the third quarter of last year.
In its analysis of the FAAC Q3 2025 allocation, the body revealed that the federal government received N2.19 trillion, states received N1.97 trillion, and local governments received N1.45 trillion.
According to a statement by the Director of Communication and Stakeholders Management at NEITI, Mrs Obiageli Onuorah, the allocation indicated a historic rise in federation account receipts and distributions, explaining that year-on-year quarterly FAAC allocations in 2025 grew by 55.6 per cent compared with Q3 of 2024 while it more than doubling allocations over two years.
The report contained in the agency’s Quarterly Review noted that the N6 trillion included 13 per cent payments to derivative states. It also showed that statutory revenues accounted for 62 per cent of shared receipts, while Value Added Tax (VAT) was 34 per cent, and Electronic Money Transfer Levy (EMTL) and augmentation from non-oil excess revenue each accounted for 2 per cent, respectively.
The distribution to the 36 states comprised revenues from statutory sources, VAT, EMTL, and ecological funds. States also received additional N100 billion as augmentation from the non-oil excess revenue account.
The Executive Secretary of NEITI, Mr Sarkin Adar, called on the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation, the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) FAAC, the National Economic Council (NEC), the National Assembly, and state governments to act on the recommendations to strengthen transparency, accountability, and long-term fiscal sustainability.
“Though the Quarter 3 2025 FAAC results are encouraging, NEITI reiterates that the data presents an opportunity to the government to institutionalise prudent fiscal practices that will protect the gains that have been recorded so far in growing revenue and reduce vulnerability to commodity shocks.
“The Q3 2025 FAAC results are encouraging, but windfalls must be managed with discipline. Greater transparency, realistic budgeting, and stronger stabilisation mechanisms will ensure these resources deliver durable benefits for all Nigerians,” Mr Adar said.
NEITI urged the government at all levels to ensure the growth of Nigeria’s sovereign wealth and stabilisation capacity, by committing to regular transfers to the Nigeria Sovereign Wealth Fund and other related stabilisation mechanisms in line with the fiscal responsibility frameworks.
It further advised governments at all levels to adopt realistic budget benchmarks by setting more conservative and achievable crude oil production and price assumptions in the budget to reduce implementation gaps, deficit, and debt metrics.
This, it said, is in addition to accelerating revenue diversification by prioritising reforms that would attract investments into the mining sector, expedite legislation to modernise the Mineral and Mining Act, support reforms in the downstream petroleum sector, as well as the full implementation of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) to expand domestic refining and value addition.
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