The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NGSE), on Thursday, January 14, 2015, admitted 7,600,403,900 ordinary shares of Transcorp Hotels Plc at N10 per share on its Daily Official List. This is the first company to be listed on The NSE this year.

The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), South Africa and the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) are forging a new partnership that will lead to more opportunities for investors and companies in the African capital markets. The partnership, according to the Exchanges, will strengthen other African economy.

The Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE yesterday said that its target of reaching $1 trillion capitalisation by 2016 is no longer attainable. Chief Executive Officer, NSE, Mr. Oscar Onyema , disclosed this while briefing news men in Lagos on “2014 market recap and outlook for 2015”.

As the management of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) presents the score card of the stock market for 2014 today, data obtained from the exchange had shown that five top stocbroking firms accounted for 51 percent equity transactions valued N1.362 trillion during the period.