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NASS commends SEC on fiscal sustainability

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2 years ago

September 8, 2022

The Management of the Securities and Exchange Commission has been commended on decisive steps taken in ensuring that it attains fiscal sustainability.

Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Finance, Hon. James Abiodun Faleke who stated that at the 2023-2025 Medium Term Expenditure Framework/Fiscal Strategy Paper, MTEF/FSP interactive session with the House of Representatives Committee on Finance in Abuja Tuesday, expressed his pleasure at the various efforts the Commission has taken so far in shoring up its finances.

Faleke said, “Last year when you came here, we challenged you to look inwards and return the SEC to sustainability and I am happy you have done that and that you are living up to expectations. I want to commend you for your efforts thus far, while also admonishing you to work harder.”

Speaking earlier, Director General of the SEC, Mr. Lamido Yuguda stated that 2020 and 2021 were particularly difficult times for the Commission as the SEC was running a deficit.

According to him, “When we came on board, it was very difficult but we assured the National Assembly that we were going to take certain actions to make this deficit a thing of the past and our story this year is that we have actually turned the corner.

“If you look at our 2021 and 2020, compare with the 2022 budget and the six months in 2022 you will see that there is an actual improvement in the way we manage the finances of the Commission. It shows our budget for 2022 and the actual out time for the first half of that year. You can see that we projected a deficit of N1.6 billion, but as at the end of the first half, we have a surplus of about N2.5billion.”

He stated that the presentation is a summary of the kind of efforts the current Management has made over the past few years to position the Commission on the path of fiscal sustainability.

Yuguda told the Members that the SEC has so far carried out its promise to reduce the top heavy structure in the Commission by offering some top personnel a voluntary exit package.

He said, “Mr. Chairman we were top heavy and we said before this committee that we had a plan to offer a voluntarily early exit to some of our top personnel and I am happy to report that at the end of last year we offered this scheme and quite a number of our staff took the offer and we were able to substantially reduce our work force by almost 30 per cent.

The DG disclosed that although the Commission makes more money when the economy is buoyant, he also stated that due to the current shape of the economy, there was the need to cut cost to ensure

While admitting that the Commission has been operating under very difficult circumstances since it is currently superintending over a market that was affected by the negative impact of the coronavirus pandemic, he assured that steps are being taken to ensure that the fortunes of the SEC continues to improve.

He said, “If we go through the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework which we started last year, if we look at 2022 and 2023, you will see that we have worked on our expenditure and the deficit is now turning into a surplus. surplus. We therefore need the support of all to engineer the kind of transition we are thinking of at the SEC.”

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Stock market recovery short-lived as investors lose N199bn

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2 days ago

April 24, 2024

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Investors in the Nigerian equities market lost N199 billion at the close of trading on Tuesday.

Before Monday’s N70 billion gain, investors had endured over two weeks of consecutive bearish trading sessions.

Yesterday’s loss followed the dip in the value of stocks like Honey Well Flour, FBNH, Oando and FTN Cocoa Processors, amongst others on the trading floor today.

After five hours of trading at the capital market, the equity capitalisation decreased to N56.1 trillion from N56.3 trillion posted by the bourse on Monday.

Similarly, the All-Share Index (ASI) decreased to 99,311.54 from 99,665.05 achieved by the bourse the previous day.

The market breadth was negative as 16 stocks advanced, 24 declined, while 75 others remained unchanged in 7,324 deals.

Sunu Assurances Nigeria led other gainers with 10 percent growth in share price to close at N1.10 from its previous N1.00 per share.

Japaul Gold and Ventures, CAP, and Omatek Ventures also raised their share prices by 9.58 percent, 9.38 percent, and 9.21 percent respectively.

On the flip side, Honeywell Flour Mills led other price decliners as it shed 9.89 percent off its share price to close at N3.19 from its previous N3.54 per share.

First Bank of Nigeria Holdings (FBNH), Oando, and FTN Cocoa Processors equally shed their share prices by 9.88 percent, 9.82 percent, and 9.40 percent respectively.

On the volume index, Transcorp traded 125.700 million shares valued at N1.8 billion in 467 deals followed by United Bank for Africa (UBA) which traded 55.486 million shares worth N1.27 billion in 685 deals.

Access Holdings traded 51.473 million shares valued at N883.2 million in 958 deals.

On the value index, Transcorp also recorded the highest value for the day trading stocks worth N1.89 billion followed by UBA which traded equities worth N1.27 billion in 685 deals.

Access Corp traded stocks worth N833 million in 958 deals.

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MRS Oil Nigeria seeks shareholders’ approval to delist from NGX

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2 days ago

April 24, 2024

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The Board of MRS Oil Nigeria Plc will, at the company’s Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM), request shareholders’ endorsement to voluntarily delist from the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX).

The decision to exit from the NGX was contained in the notice of an Extraordinary General Meeting to be held in Lagos on May 21, 2024.

The company will also seek shareholders’ approval for its Memorandum and Articles of Association (MemArts) to be modified to allow for a share buyback and share capital reduction.

This will be carried out in accordance with applicable laws and regulations at the discretion of the board.

It will also seek an understanding that following the conclusion of voluntary delisting and while the company remains public, the board is empowered to facilitate the admission of its shares on the NASD OTC Securities Exchange.

This action ensures compliance with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s rules on trading in unlisted securities.

According to the statement signed by O.M Jafojo, Company Secretary, as part of special business, the company will request the shareholders to consider, and if thought fit, pass, with or without modification, the following sub-joined resolutions as special resolutions:

“That the voluntary delisting of all the Company’s issued shares from the daily official list of Nigerian Exchange Limited (the ‘Voluntary Delisting’) be and is hereby approved, on such terms and conditions (including but not limited to timing of implementation, arrangements for dissenting shareholders (if any) and the fulfilment of specific conditions precedent to effectiveness (if any)), that the Board of Directors of the Company (the ‘Board’) deems appropriate in connection with the Voluntary Delisting; and subject to obtaining all requisite regulatory approvals.

“That the Memorandum and Articles of Association (‘MemArts’) of the Company be and are hereby amended to authorize the Company to undertake a share buyback and share capital reduction.

“That the Company be and is hereby authorised to undertake a share buyback and share capital reduction in connection with any of its issued shares which may be purchased from dissenting shareholders where necessary as a consequence of the Voluntary Delisting; on such terms and conditions, in such volumes and at such times as the Board deems fit; subject to, and in accordance with, applicable laws and regulations.

“That the MemArts of the Company be amended upon completion of the share buyback and share capital reduction, to reflect the Company’s updated share capital.

“That upon conclusion of the Voluntary Delisting, and whilst the Company remains a public limited liability company, the Board be and is hereby authorised to take all such action as may be required, to admit the Company’s shares on the NASD OTC Securities Exchange in order to ensure that dealings in the Company’s shares are implemented in accordance with the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Rules on Trading in Unlisted Securities.”

The company will also seek approval to authorise the board to take all such lawful actions and steps (including but not limited to entering into/executing such agreements and documents, appointing professional advisers and other parties, complying with directives of any regulatory authority) deemed necessary to give full effect to the above-referenced resolutions.

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Bearish trend halted as investors gain N70.87bn

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3 days ago

April 23, 2024

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Investors in the Nigerian equities heaved a sigh of relief as the losing streak on the bourse was halted on Monday, April 22, 2024 as investors recorded a profit of N70bn at the end of trading.

This followed the boom in the share value of stocks like Japaul Gold, GTCO, FTN Cocoa, Universal Insurance Company and RT Briscoe amongst others on the trading floor today.

After five hours of trading at the capital market, the equity capitalization increased to N56.367 trillion from N56.296 trillion posted by the bourse on Friday, last week.

Similarly, the All-Share Index (ASI) grew to 99,665.05 from 99,539.75 achieved by the bourse the previous day.

The market breadth was negative 16 stocks advanced, 18 stocks declined, while 85 stocks remained unchanged in 8, 298 deals.

Japaul Gold and Ventures Plc led other gainers with 9.58 percent growth to close at N1.83 from its previous price of N1.67, Guaranty Trust Holding Company (GTCO), FTN Cocoa Processors, and Universal Insurance Plc are amongst other gainers that also grew their share prices by 9.55 percent, 8.76 percent, and 8.57 percent respectively.

On the flip side, The Initiate Plc led other price decliners as it shed 10% off its share price to close at N1.80 from its previous close of N2.00. Prestige Assurance, Omatek Ventures, and VitaFoam Nigeria Plc are amongst other losers that also shed their share prices by 9.84 percent, 9.52 percent, and 9.26 percent respectively.

On the volume index, Guaranty Trust Holding Company (GTCO) Plc traded 50.158 million units of its shares in 630 deals, valued at N1.1774 billion followed by Access Holdings Plc which traded 48.067 million units of its shares in 951 deals, valued at N815.925 million and United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc which traded 41.746 million units of its shares in 776 deals, valued at N956.455 million.

On the value index, GTCO recorded the highest value for the day trading stocks worth N1.773bn in 630 deals followed by UBA which traded equities worth N956bn in 776 deals and ACCESSCORP which traded equities worth N815m in 951 deals.