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Investment › Re: Nigerian Stock Exchange Market Pick Alerts by mikeapollo: 11:49am On Sep 08
rmx:
businesses and governments will buy from the cheapest sources available , it’s not a big deal , china and India buys some of this discounted oils , be it from Iran , Russia or wherever available , sanction is an American thing , not compulsory for everyone to bow to that narrative and not everyone is in agreement especially when there is significant gain to be made
It is a ''big deal''. Govt should not buy unlawful, illegal or harmful products and sell to citizens.
Don't mix or confuse govt with the actions of some unscrupulous gangs or businessmen.
Investment › Re: Nigerian Stock Exchange Market Pick Alerts by mikeapollo: 11:47am On Sep 08
rmx:
businesses and governments will buy from the cheapest sources available , it’s not a big deal , china and India buys some of this discounted oils , be it from Iran , Russia or wherever available , sanction is an American thing , not compulsory for everyone to bow to that narrative and not everyone is in agreement especially when there is significant gain to be made
Investment › Re: Nigerian Stock Exchange Market Pick Alerts by mikeapollo: 11:45am On Sep 08
awesomeJ:
No one is praising the government for having slack oversight. I was only responding to @streetinverstor2's question as to why imported fuel could be cheaper despite the added logistics.

If you want to criticize the government, this lack of diligence would be one area to criticize, cos of the health and environmental hazards you mentioned, not to talk of potential expensive engine replacements for cars and machines.

A bigger area of criticism is perhaps insecurity.

That's my own perspective. I do not even have a voter's card, and this is not the only citizenship I hold, so I don't really care much.
God dey.
Some of us dey inside ''one chance'' in this country, that is why we dey ''shout'' grin
Investment › Re: Nigerian Stock Exchange Market Pick Alerts by mikeapollo: 11:32am On Sep 08
Alhaji should let NGX breathe ooo
His refinery IPO is painting everywhere ''red'' grin
Investment › Re: Nigerian Stock Exchange Market Pick Alerts by mikeapollo: 11:30am On Sep 08
awesomeJ:
Where were you about 2 or 3 years ago when the entire country was subjected to fuel with excess ethanol? How did such fuel make it to pumps if the regulator had good enough QA?

And you have started delving into another matter, no one is saying fuel of the same standards (50ppm sulphur for instance) would be cheaper if imported.

What we're saying is that the regulator who issues the import license has no laboratory to check what comes in, so off spec products do indeed make it into the pumps, and that's why they're cheaper- cos they're either sanctioned or off spec or both.
.

I am not saying what you are saying is not true.
But these are not permissible as rational or reasonable excuses to be given by or in defense of the govt.
The govt. should not be allowing harmful products because it is cheaper!
Doing so (for whatever reason) would be an indictment of the govt. It makes the govt look bad, which I DONT WANT..
Investment › Re: Nigerian Stock Exchange Market Pick Alerts by mikeapollo: 11:12am On Sep 08
awesomeJ:
You do realize there are sanctioned oil cargoes which trade at significant discounts. There are also cheaper off-spec (dirty fuels). When those get imported, they'll naturally be cheaper.
I don't think the government claims any ban on importation, that would be too risky for prices given the monopoly in that space. What they celebrate is that the country is a net exporter, and even that is a metric that might change with trade balances per time.

And @mikeapollo, your logic of importantion implying subsidies is flawed.
It's not importation that spells subsidies, it's pump prices. There's currently importation without subsidies cos we're still buying at prices close to what's seen on benchmarks like Platt.

On the other hand the government could work on an arrangement with DR that would peg prices at #500 , that's when there would be subsidies and likely no importation.

So, subsidies are about prices not product source.

How you make correlations isn't quite clear atimes.
Why find excuses where no credible one exists?
So Nigeria now allows fuel importers to scout or look for ''sanctioned oil cargoes which trade at discounts'' to import into the country as standard products? Is that a sustainable and reliable way to source for critical products like petroleum? Only smugglers and shylock profiteers would do that, and such should not be allowed by govt. because it indirectly aids international piracy, bunkering, smuggling etc.
And again, it is criminal to import off-spec (dirty-fuel) into the country because of cheap price. Importation of petroleum is regulated and guided by health, environmental, quality and performance compliance requirements.

With the current crisis in the Middle East and price of crude oil globally, it is very unlikely for imported fuel of the right spec and quality to be cheaper than Dangote.
Investment › Re: Nigerian Stock Exchange Market Pick Alerts by mikeapollo: 10:39am On Sep 08
SonofElElyonRet:
Na me create greed and fear index? grin
Ogbeni semi jeje o cool
Chief ''Semi Jeje'' of Lagos. grin
Investment › Re: Nigerian Stock Exchange Market Pick Alerts by mikeapollo: 10:10am On Sep 08
Agbalowomeri:
If government no give license, na una go still shout monopoly grin grin grin
It is always good to see the broad picture of things or issues; not everything should be seen as '' he is a critic, he does not like my govt'' mindset.

Even people like you should be arrested for questioning by the govt. No ''good'' govt should be friends with an ''Agbalowomeri''. grin
Investment › Re: Nigerian Stock Exchange Market Pick Alerts by mikeapollo: 9:43am On Sep 08
Agbalowomeri:
And they told you that na government dey import? grin
You just dey look for anything to discredit the government which shows you have never been objective
Sorry, no be govt dey import!
Na ''spirit'' or ''demon'' dey issue the import licence for people to import!
Always good at playing the ''Ostrich'' for this govt.

Maybe you don't know that import of petroleum products is controlled and authorized by the NMDPRA/NNPC, owned by govt.

My concern was even about the possible effect on Dangote Refinery since I want to buy the IPO, but you brought in govt.
Investment › Re: Nigerian Stock Exchange Market Pick Alerts by mikeapollo: 9:26am On Sep 08
Nigeria's Petrol Import Bill Surges 989% To N952billion in Q2 2026
https://nairametrics.com/2026/09/08/nigerias-petrol-import-bill-surges-989-4-to-n952-15-billion-in-q2-2026/

They are still importing fuel!.
Has subsidy ended?
Investment › Re: Nigerian Stock Exchange Market Pick Alerts by mikeapollo: 9:04am On Sep 08
SonofElElyonRet:
Hopefully Otedola and Tony will aggressively accumulate more of the shares. I know say Otedola na greedy belly grin
Look at someone that wants to be a billionaire, calling another billionaire ''greedy''. grin grin
Na wa to you ooo
Investment › Re: Nigerian Stock Exchange Market Pick Alerts by mikeapollo: 9:02am On Sep 08
KarlTom:
Q1: 111.67bn shares
Q2: 7.5bn shares (initially 3bn units but it was oversubscribed by 3.7 factor so an extra 1.5 factor was allocated)
Q3: not yet disclosed

111.67 + 7.5 + 4.1 ~= 123bn

If we add PP and IPO (7.5 +4.1), we have 11.6 (about 10%)
Therefore, there has been no stock split, right?
Investment › Re: Nigerian Stock Exchange Market Pick Alerts by mikeapollo: 6:00pm On Sep 07
emmanuelewumi:
Otedola bought the private placement and would have enjoyed stock split
Why are some of you suggesting or suspecting that there has been a stock split after the private placement of 3 billion shares at $0.35 (~N460-N480)
Investment › Re: Nigerian Stock Exchange Market Pick Alerts by mikeapollo: 4:55pm On Sep 07
emmanuelewumi:
What was the par value of the shares during the private placement?

Private companies usually have a par value of N1.00 and above.

Whereas the par value for the public offer will be 50 kobo per share
Did you see the prospectus for the private placement?
Investment › Re: Nigerian Stock Exchange Market Pick Alerts by mikeapollo: 4:54pm On Sep 07
nosa2:
My religion forbids me from buying IPO's unless they are government privatization exercises. So I am certainly not buying
You, nosa2?
Which ''religion'' is that?
Na wa oooo
Investment › Re: Nigerian Stock Exchange Market Pick Alerts by mikeapollo: 4:47pm On Sep 07
deathwing:
It closes in October. Shares list in Nov. Where did you see December?
Sorry, I made a mistake.
Reading another thing entirely
Investment › Re: Nigerian Stock Exchange Market Pick Alerts by mikeapollo: 4:33pm On Sep 07
NSEstudent:
If you haven't decided before today, then... grin

My point is folks should have decided whether to participate or not, long before now.
Events or new info to come may still influence people's final decision e.g. a more lucrative offer or opportunity in other stocks.
The closing date is Dec 13, which is 2 months period, plus additional 1 week if you are paying through one the issuing houses
Investment › Re: Nigerian Stock Exchange Market Pick Alerts by mikeapollo: 12:45pm On Sep 07
GeneralDae:
Watch live: Dangote IPO signing ceremony

https://www.youtube.com/live/evWIc3gKHLA?is=0KiG1e21KiIfJULw
This IPO would have been overwhelmingly oversubscribed if it had been in 2004-2006, before the financial crisis of 2007-2009.
But many old timers and new comers will still buy, especially institutional investors
Investment › Re: Nigerian Stock Exchange Market Pick Alerts by mikeapollo: 11:39am On Sep 07
Valthegreat:
MTN dividend safety landed this morning. At least this one will go a long way towards consoling us for the reddish market.
Since it landed ''safely'', don't let it ''jam accident'' inside your account oooo. grin
Keep or use am well.
Investment › Re: Nigerian Stock Exchange Market Pick Alerts by mikeapollo: 11:10am On Sep 07
orriyomi33:
1 for 7
Okay, thanks
Investment › Re: Nigerian Stock Exchange Market Pick Alerts by mikeapollo: 11:01am On Sep 07
Discussions on this forum will change as from next week.
You are either ''for'' or ''against'' ..... Dangote Refinery IPO grin
Investment › Re: Nigerian Stock Exchange Market Pick Alerts by mikeapollo: 10:45am On Sep 07
orriyomi33:
Yes
Thanks.
What was the ratio?
Investment › Re: Nigerian Stock Exchange Market Pick Alerts by mikeapollo: 10:38am On Sep 07
Agbalowomeri:
So NAHCO has dropped almost 50% from it's ATH
Did NAHCO issue any bonus shares recently?
Food › Re: Let Me Teach You How To Prepare Meals With #2000 by mikeapollo: 7:30am On Sep 06
Imalwayshorny:
Bean 1 derica 1k naira
Palm oil 300 naira
Ata rodo 200 naira
Maggi 100 naira
Salt 200 naira
Garri 200 naira

That's 2k naira drop your own
God bless you for reminding me of hiw I survived my days /years at Uni.
Maggi was mot ilevn in my recipe.
That Derica or "Kongo" has measurement of equivalent mumber of cups. One cup per day. No miscalculations!. Any miscalculation mismeasurement or error meant that hunger would deal with me ruthlessly during the week.

But man survived and today, it is all history. But the lessons and discipline are still a blessing to me today. ....the ability, discipline and confidence to manage in difficult times. It is priceless!
Investment › Re: Nigerian Stock Exchange Market Pick Alerts by mikeapollo: 9:54pm On Sep 05
Agbalowomeri:
East African refineries are separate entities from Dangote refinery and being funded by their grandparents and other investors
What is your source.?
Investment › Re: Nigerian Stock Exchange Market Pick Alerts by mikeapollo:
PETERiCHY:
Those HOPING to make QUICK MONEY from DANGOTE REFINERY will be highly DISAPPOINTED.

Like Dangote Sugar
Like Dangote Flour
Like Dangote Cement
Like Dangote Refinery


BARGAIN HUNTERS TAKE NOTE!
Very flawed Insinuation!

Which of the other companies was making sales or turnover in dollars?
Which of them was exporting its products to US or Europe?
Which of them was a monopoly?
Which of of them was the largest or 2nd largest in the world?
Which of them was operating from a free trade zone?
What was the listing price of Cement and Sugar? And how much are they now?
Investment › Re: Nigerian Stock Exchange Market Pick Alerts by mikeapollo: 9:26pm On Sep 05
Agbalowomeri:
Shey na $5B go do expansion, come still build new refery? grin
So you think everything will be done immediately or overnight?
The company will surely generate some reserves as years go by which will be used in addition to the new equity funds raised to finance the expansion and other projects.
Again, the expansion may not be as expensive as the construction of the turnkey refinery, as only the main refining units will be involved, as things like land, pipeline etc might not need too much expansion.
Investment › Re: Nigerian Stock Exchange Market Pick Alerts by mikeapollo: 2:44pm On Sep 05
D
SonofElElyonRet:
grin
You and mikeapollo sha dey market Oando. Una marketing don dey work on me
Oando is not for lilly-livered investors ooo! Better gird your loins very very well if you want to enter Oando. You will be taunted by sidetalks, but fortune awaits you if you tarry.
Not an investment advice. DYOR6
Investment › Re: Nigerian Stock Exchange Market Pick Alerts by mikeapollo: 2:32pm On Sep 05
Meerahbel:
If it's subscription, I'd pay particular attention to what the company plans to do with the money. If it's sale, I'd want to understand why existing shareholders are selling and who exactly is selling.
They want to use the money to expand Lekki refinery from 650,000 to 1.4m barrels per day and also to build the Kenya refinery.
Alhaji Dangote will the one selling because he is the sole or overwhelming majority shareholder right now
Investment › Re: Nigerian Stock Exchange Market Pick Alerts by mikeapollo: 5:22am On Sep 05
B
Streetinvestor2:
It looks the guys who participated in the PP must have benefited from share split for them to have arrived at 120.13 billion registration for existing shares
The ipo of 4.1 billion is new shares created by the company. That is why the money is going to the company. If it is from the existing shares. The money will be going to the share holder selling
I would be surprised if the refinery has already done share split in a company that is just starting operations.
We also need to confirm if the IPO is an Offer for Sale or Offer for Subscription

Intl Breweries has an OS of about 120b shares yet it recorded gains in price even though it has been reportilng osses for a while.
Investment › Re: Nigerian Stock Exchange Market Pick Alerts by mikeapollo: 9:48pm On Sep 04
Stockpromoter:
Look well before dog bite you.
Is the OS encouraging?
Confirm the OS is not 120B units.
Confirm Aradel OS before making comparisons.
I think Total registered shares is the AUTHORISED shares, NOT necessarily ISSUED shares
Dividends, EPS etc eill be on IISSUED shares, NOT on the Toral Rehistered (Authorised) shares .

I may be wrong though.
Investment › Re: Nigerian Stock Exchange Market Pick Alerts by mikeapollo: 7:23pm On Sep 04
deathwing:
No. Fert is next year IPO
Is Fertilizer likely to be more profitable than oil refiner?

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