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🇳🇬 GOOD NEWS: SEPLAT PLANTS 200,000 TREES, TARGETS 1 MILLION BY 2030

Seplat Energy has planted 200,000 trees under its Tree4Life Programme, advancing its goal of planting one million trees by 2030.

Beyond restoring ecosystems and protecting biodiversity, the initiative has https://t.co/2X7yV9tXGP

UBA Leads NGX Trading With 36.4 Million Shares Worth N1.56 Billion

UBA was the most actively traded stock on the Nigerian Exchange on Thursday, with 36.37 million shares worth N1.56 billion exchanged. The bank accounted for approximately 12.7 percent of the 286.76 million shares traded across the equities market during the session.

Zichis Agro-Allied listed on the Nigerian Exchange in January at ₦1.81 a share. Within a month it was ₦17.36. People rushed in because the price was flying, not because they'd checked the business.

NGX then suspended trading in the stock to investigate the price moves.

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NGX Extends Recovery as All-Share Index Edges 0.01% Higher to 247,707.13

The NGX All-Share Index rose 0.01% to 247,707.13 points on Thursday, adding 33.48 points and recording a second consecutive session of gains. The recovery came alongside a sharp decline in the value of transactions.

📊 WEEKLY MARKET WRAP: 3 THINGS THAT MOVED NGX, NYSE & NASDAQ

🇳🇬🇺🇸 Week of October 12–16, 2026 | UZEE INVEST

What moved the markets this week—and what should investors learn from it?

🇳🇬 NGX: PROFIT-TAKING & Q3 EARNINGS EXPECTATIONS

The NGX All-Share Index closed Thursday at

📊 WEEKLY MARKET WRAP: 3 THINGS THAT MOVED NGX, NYSE & NASDAQ

🇳🇬🇺🇸 Week of October 12–16, 2026 | UZEE INVEST

What moved the markets this week—and what should investors learn from it?

🇳🇬 NGX: PROFIT-TAKING & Q3 EARNINGS EXPECTATIONS

The NGX All-Share Index closed Thursday at

🇳🇬🇺🇸 NIGERIAN vs. U.S. STOCK MARKETS: WHAT SHOULD EVERY INVESTOR KNOW?

You don’t need to invest in every market. But you should understand how the markets work before deciding where your money belongs.

📍 1. NIGERIAN EXCHANGE (NGX) 🇳🇬
The NGX provides a platform for trading

🇳🇬🇺🇸 NIGERIAN vs. U.S. STOCK MARKETS: WHAT SHOULD EVERY INVESTOR KNOW?

You don’t need to invest in every market. But you should understand how the markets work before deciding where your money belongs.

📍 1. NIGERIAN EXCHANGE (NGX) 🇳🇬
The NGX provides a platform for trading

Fun fact: John Holt, the founder of John Holt Plc was one of the original signatories to the documents that established the Lagos Stock Exchange in 1960.

John Holt Plc has been listed on the NGX since May 1974 and is still trading today.

Fun fact: Juli Pharmacy has been listed on the NGX for 40 years, yet its stock is still painfully illiquid.

Four decades on the exchange, but finding a buyer is still a pharmacy-sized prescription!

Villagers flee, hospitalised as oil explosion rocks Eleme in Rivers

A suspected oil explosion erupted in the Eleme area of Rivers State, near Port Harcourt Refineries I and II. Villagers fled the area and some people were hospitalised, according to the report.

@DOGON_NIG @yelele19 @georgewayne_ke @BD_Africa The Nigerian banks with operations in Kenya are:

UBA (entered 2009),
GTBank/GTCO (entered 2013 via Fina Bank),
Access Bank (entered 2020 via Transnational Bank, plus National Bank of Kenya in 2025),
and Zenith Bank (acquired Paramount Bank in 2026).

These are licensed

🇳🇬 NGX MARKET WATCH | 15 OCTOBER 2026

The Nigerian stock market is up nearly 60% YTD—but are investors looking at fundamentals or chasing momentum?

📊 Market snapshot (figures from the supplied market update)

🔹 NGX All-Share Index: 247,707.13
🔹 Daily gain: +0.01%
🔹 Reported

🇳🇬 NGX INVESTORS: DON’T CONFUSE MARKET ACTIVITY WITH OPPORTUNITY.

InfoWARE IDIA’s October 15, 2026 alert highlighted unusual trading volume, a daily market report and an ASI chart comparing the All-Share Index with its advance-decline line.

But here’s the critical question:

🇳🇬 NGX INVESTORS: DON’T CONFUSE MARKET ACTIVITY WITH OPPORTUNITY.

InfoWARE IDIA’s October 15, 2026 alert highlighted unusual trading volume, a daily market report and an ASI chart comparing the All-Share Index with its advance-decline line.

But here’s the critical question:

🇳🇬 NGX MARKET UPDATE | 15 OCTOBER 2026

The Nigerian stock market edged higher—but is this a recovery or just bargain hunting?

The NGX All-Share Index (ASI) gained 33.48 points (+0.01%) to close at 247,707.13, while market capitalisation rose by ₦21.74 billion to ₦160.83

🇳🇬 NGX MARKET UPDATE | 15 OCTOBER 2026

The Nigerian stock market edged higher—but is this a recovery or just bargain hunting?

The NGX All-Share Index (ASI) gained 33.48 points (+0.01%) to close at 247,707.13, while market capitalisation rose by ₦21.74 billion to ₦160.83

NGX Group Takes Dangote Refinery IPO Campaign to African Exchanges, Seeks Cross-Border Investment https://t.co/ByDDnczVOr

The fiat-to-crypto pipeline: How public funds bypass Nigeria’s financial safeguards

Nigeria’s cryptocurrency regulatory framework faces scrutiny over suspicious public funds moving through banks, fintechs and private companies. The article focuses on how such flows may bypass existing financial safeguards.

Nigeria has seed innovation to ‘nourish tomorrow ’, but distribution lags

A farmer in Kaduna reported harvesting 3.5 tons of wheat per hectare after using improved seeds. The article highlights seed innovation in Nigeria while noting that distribution remains a challenge.