The Market Pulse

🌱 THE STOCK MARKET CAN TEACH YOU A LOT — IF YOU STOP CHASING STOCK TIPS.

Let’s take GTCO 🇳🇬, MTN Nigeria 🇳🇬 and the Magnificent 7 🇺🇸 and ask the same five questions:

FQVDM.

🧵👇

1️⃣ F — FUNDAMENTALS 📊

GTCO delivered ₦302.9bn PBT in Q1 2026, while deposits grew 6.3% and net

🌱 THE STOCK MARKET CAN TEACH YOU A LOT — IF YOU STOP CHASING STOCK TIPS.

Let’s take GTCO 🇳🇬, MTN Nigeria 🇳🇬 and the Magnificent 7 🇺🇸 and ask the same five questions:

FQVDM.

🧵👇

1️⃣ F — FUNDAMENTALS 📊

GTCO delivered ₦302.9bn PBT in Q1 2026, while deposits grew 6.3% and net

The Man Between Market and the State

Kehinde Sowole examines Temi Popoola’s role and NGX Group’s efforts to connect economic reform with capital formation. The discussion focuses on how the exchange and its leadership may support Nigeria’s financial-market development and broader mobilisation of investment capital.

And then there are individual stocks on the NGX.

More room for growth, more exposure to specific businesses and sectors, and the chance to earn dividends when companies pay them.

AIRTEL AFRICA is now 40.12% larger than MTNN in market valuation

It's time to add more MTNN to my holdings
NFA https://t.co/gqI2mOzkRr

🇳🇬 NIGERIAN MARKET
The NGX has been extremely strong in 2026, with the All-Share Index recently pushing above 248,000 points and market capitalization approaching/reclaiming the ₦160 trillion area.
That sounds exciting.
But here's the UZEE warning:
🚨 When markets rise quickly,

🇳🇬 NIGERIAN MARKET
The NGX has been extremely strong in 2026, with the All-Share Index recently pushing above 248,000 points and market capitalization approaching/reclaiming the ₦160 trillion area.
That sounds exciting.
But here's the UZEE warning:
🚨 When markets rise quickly,

FUNDAMENTALS 📊
Before touching the BUY button, understand the business.
We look at:
• Revenue
• Profit
• EPS
• Cash flow
• Debt
• Balance sheet
• Growth
• Industry position
For Nigerian investors, that could mean studying:
ZENITHBANK • GTCO • FBNH • SEPLAT • DANGCEM

FUNDAMENTALS 📊
Before touching the BUY button, understand the business.
We look at:
• Revenue
• Profit
• EPS
• Cash flow
• Debt
• Balance sheet
• Growth
• Industry position
For Nigerian investors, that could mean studying:
ZENITHBANK • GTCO • FBNH • SEPLAT • DANGCEM

📊 🇳🇬 NIGERIAN + 🇺🇸 U.S. STOCK MARKET ANALYSIS THREAD
The market is moving.
NGX is pushing around record levels, while U.S. investors are still watching earnings, inflation, interest rates, oil prices and the massive AI investment cycle.
But here's the problem:
A rising market

📊 🇳🇬 NIGERIAN + 🇺🇸 U.S. STOCK MARKET ANALYSIS THREAD
The market is moving.
NGX is pushing around record levels, while U.S. investors are still watching earnings, inflation, interest rates, oil prices and the massive AI investment cycle.
But here's the problem:
A rising market

📊 ZENITH BANK (NGX: ZENITHBANK): QUICK FQVDM BREAKDOWN

Everybody wants to know:

“Will Zenith Bank go up?”

But at UZEE, we ask a better question:

“Is the business still strong enough to justify the price?”

Let’s run it through FQVDM 👇

🟢 F — FUNDAMENTALS

Zenith remains

📊 ZENITH BANK (NGX: ZENITHBANK): QUICK FQVDM BREAKDOWN

Everybody wants to know:

“Will Zenith Bank go up?”

But at UZEE, we ask a better question:

“Is the business still strong enough to justify the price?”

Let’s run it through FQVDM 👇

🟢 F — FUNDAMENTALS

Zenith remains

📊 FBN HOLDINGS (FBNH): LET’S LOOK BEYOND THE SHARE PRICE

If you’re considering FBN Holdings, the first question shouldn’t be:

“How much can this stock rise?”

It should be:

“What am I actually buying?”

Because a stock can be popular, everybody can be talking about it, and

📊 FBN HOLDINGS (FBNH): LET’S LOOK BEYOND THE SHARE PRICE

If you’re considering FBN Holdings, the first question shouldn’t be:

“How much can this stock rise?”

It should be:

“What am I actually buying?”

Because a stock can be popular, everybody can be talking about it, and

@Lean_Puffs My oga Cozy haven get business account with FCMB 🤭

Caverton’s quarterly losses ease as marine business grows

Caverton Offshore Support Group Plc recorded improved second-quarter performance in 2026, with revenue accelerating and quarterly losses narrowing as its marine business expanded. The update provides earnings-related information relevant to investors tracking the company’s financial results.

Omatek shares gain 40% YTD despite widening losses

Omatek Ventures Plc recorded a 148.9 percent widening in loss during the first half of 2026, while its shares had gained 40 percent year to date, highlighting a divergence between market performance and reported earnings.

UBA, Mikano make car ownership easier with 70% financing offer

United Bank for Africa Plc has partnered with Mikano Motors to offer customers financing covering up to 70 percent of new vehicle purchases. The arrangement is intended to improve access to vehicle ownership through UBA’s consumer lending services.

Airtel Africa bought back its own shares every single day last week. Five days straight. 🇳🇬

1,427,030 shares purchased between August 3 and 7, 2026.

Since May 22, the total is now 17,411,099 shares bought and cancelled at an average of 337.75 GBp.

When a company this size