Economy
These Are 184 Authorised, Active Stockbrokers in Nigeria
By Dipo Olowookere
The business of trading in stocks on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) is incomplete without the input of stockbrokers.
These are the agents given the authority to transact equities on the platform and anyone planning to trade their shares for cash must approach them before such can be successful.
In this report, Business Post is bringing to its readers the brokerage firms empowered to trade stocks on behalf of investors in the nation’s capital market.
There are 184 active stockbroking firms presently operating in the country and most of them are domiciled in Lagos, the commercial capital of Nigeria. They are listed below in alphabetical order:
Afrinvest Securities Limited, Anchoria Investment & Securities Ltd, Apel Asset Limited (Formerly Apel Asset & Trust Limited), APT Securities & Funds Limited, ARM Securities Limited, Arthur Stevens Asset Management Ltd, Associated Asset Managers Limited and Atlass Portfolio Limited.
Barclays Stockbrokers Nigeria Limited, Bauchi Investment Corporation Securities Limited, Belfry Investment & Securities Limited and Bestworth Assets & Trust Limited.
Calyx Securities Limited, Camry Securities Limited, Capital Assets Limited, Capital Bancorp Plc, Capital Express securities Limited, Capital Trust Brokers Limited, CardinalStone Securities Limited (Formerly Plural Securities Limited), Cashcraft Securities Limited, Cashville Investments & Securities Ltd, CDL Capital Markets Limited and Centre Point Investment Limited.
Century Securities Limited, Chapel Hill Denham Securities Limited, Chartwell Securities Limited, Citi Investment Capital Limited, City Code Trust & Invest Company Ltd, Compass Investments & Sec. Ltd, Cordros Securities Limited, Core Securities Limited, Coronation Securities Limited, CowrySecurities Ltd, Crane Securities Limited, Crossworld Securities Limited, Crown Capital Limited and CSL Stockbrokers Limited.
Deep Trust & Investment Limited, De-Lords Securities Limited, Dominion Trust Limited, DSU Brokerage Services Limited, Dunbell Securities Limited, Dunn Loren Merrifield Securities Limited and Dynamic Portfolio Limited.
EDC Securities Limited, Edgefield Capital Management Limited, EFG Hermes Nigeria Limited, El-Elyon Alliance and Securities Ltd, Elixir Securities Limited (Formerly known as Merit Securities Limited), Enterprise Stockbrokers Limited, Equity Capital Solutions Limited, Eurocomm Securities Limited and Express Portfolio Services Limited.
Falcon Securities Limited, FBC Trust & Securities Limited, FBNQuest Securities Limited, FCSL Asset Management Company Limited, Fidelity Finance Company Limited, Financial Trust Company Nigeria Limited, Finmal Securities Limited, First Integrated Capital Management Ltd, FIS Securities Limited, Foresight Securities & Investment Limited and Forte Financial Limited.
Forthright Securities & Investments Limited, Fortress Capital Limited, FSDH Securities Limited, FSL Securities Limited, Funds Matrix & Asset Management Limited, Fundvine Capital & Securities Limited and Futureview Securities Limited.
Gidauniya Invest & Sec Ltd, Global Asset Management (Nig) Ltd, Globalview Capital Limited, Golden Securities Limited, Greenwich Securities Limited, Growth & Development Asset Management Limited, Gruene Capital Limited (Formerly Mc-Finerco Investment Limited) and GTI Securities Limited.
Harmony Investment & Securities Ltd, Heartbeat Investments Limited, Hedge Securities & Investment Ltd, Helix Securities Limited and Heritage Capital Markets Limited.
ICMG Securities Limited, Icon Stockbrokers Limited, Imperial Assets Managers Limited, Integrated Trust & Investments Limited, Interstate Securities Limited, Investment One Stockbrokers Int’l Ltd (formerly GTB Securities Limited), Investors & Trust Company Limited, Kapital Care Trust & Securities Limited, Kedari Capital Limited (Formerly Kedari Securities Ltd), Kinley Securities Limited, Kofana Securities & Investment Limited, Lambeth Capital Limited, Lead Securities & Invests Ltd and Lighthouse Asset Management Limited.
Magnartis Finance & Investment Limited, Mainstreet Bank Securities Limited, Maxifund Investment & Securities Plc, MBC Securities Limited, MBL Financial Services Limited, Mega Equities Limited, Meristem Stockbrokers Limited, Midas Stockbrokers Limited, Milestone Capital Management Limited (Formerlly Ocean Securities & Stockbrokers Ltd), Mission Securities Limited, Molten Trust Limited, Morgan Capital Securities Limited and Mountain Investment & Securities Ltd.
Network Capital Limited (Formerly Crescent Capital Limited), Networth Securities & Finance Ltd, Newdevco Invests & Sec. Co. Ltd, Nigerian International Securities Ltd, Nigerian Stockbrokers Limited and Osborne Capital Markets Limited.
PAC Securities Limited, Peace Capital Markets Limited, Pilot Securities Limited, Pinefields Investment Services Limited, PIPC Securities Limited, Pivot Capital Limited, Planet Capital Limited (Merger between Emerging Capital and Strategy & Arbitrage Limited), Portfolio Advisers Limited, Premium Capital and Stockbrokers Limited, Primewealth Capital Limited, Prominent Securities Limited, Pyramid Securities Limited, Qualinvest Capital Limited (Formerly Independent Securities Limited) and Quantum Zenith Securities & Investments Limited.
Rainbow Securities Limited, Readings Investment Limited, Regency Assets Management Ltd, Rencap Securities (Nig) Limited, Resort Securities Limited, Reward Investment & Service Ltd, RMB Nigeria Stockbrokers Limited, Rostrum Investment & Sec. Ltd, Rowet Capital Management Limited, Royal Crest Finance Limited, Royal Guaranty & Trust Ltd, Royal Trust Securities Limited, Sankore Securities Limited, Santrust Securities Limited, Securities & Capital Management Company Limited (formerly Fountain Securities Limited) and Securities Africa Financial Limited (Formerly Skye Stockbrokers Limited).
Security Swaps Limited, Shalom Investment & Securities Limited, Shelong Investment Limited, Sigma Securities Limited, Signet Investment & Securities Ltd, Skyview Capital Limited, Smadac Securities Limited, Solid Rock Securities & Investment Plc, Spring Board Trust & Investment Limited, Spring Trust & Securities Limited, Stanbic IBTC Stockbrokers Limited and Standard Union Securities Ltd.
Tellimer Capital Limited, TFS Securities & Investment Co. Ltd, The Bridge Securities Limited, Tiddo Securities Limited, Tomil Trust Limited , Topmost Sec Ltd, Tower Securities & Invest Co. Ltd, Trade link Securities Limited, Traders Trust & Investment Co. Limited, Transworld Investment & Securities Limited, Trust Yields Securities Limited, Trustbanc Capital Management Limited (Formerly IMTL Securities Limited), Trusthouse Investment Limited, TRW Stockbrokers Limited and Tyndale Securities Limited (formerly Truebond Capital & Asset Mgt Ltd).
UIDC Securities Limited, UNEX Capital Limited, Union Capital Markets Limited, United Capital Securities Limited (formerly UBA Securities Limited), Valmon Securities Limited, Valueline Securities & Investments Limited, Vetiva Securities Limited, WCM Capital Limited, WSTC Securities Limited and Zion Stockbrokers & Securities Limited.
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.
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.
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.
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