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It may be a ploy by Wale to keep shareholders hoping for a better tomorrow.

mikeapollo:
I guess seeking to list on another exchange is to enable them raise equity/debt capital in dollars/euros.
They need huge funds to clear the commercial loans costing billions in finance costs thereby draining profits.

faoogoke:
It may be a ploy by Wale to keep shareholders hoping for a better tomorrow.

How?
The decision/resolution to raise capital in foreign currency was approved at prior AGM.

Avacap! Avacap!!! Avacap!!!

Erniemax101:
Avacap! Avacap!!! Avacap!!!

Today, I believe it was manipulation goin on.

Ameboperoo:
Today, I believe it was manipulation goin on.

Most newly listed stocks are always manipulated.
People are only complaining about this one because it is going south. If it were to be going up it would have been another story.

Could be. Foreign investors do serious DD, they may not buy Oando shares.

faoogoke:
It may be a ploy by Wale to keep shareholders hoping for a better tomorrow.

Cement
https://saharareporters.com/2026/08/18/cement-cheaper-kenya-tanzania-togo-nigerian-government-probes-price-manipulation-cement?




https://leadership.ng/fccpc-uncovers-possible-price-manipulation-in-cement-market/

HesInMe:
N31 billion in an "escrow account" just disappeared? How is that even possible? There are set processes to verify, secure, and transfer assets during an acquisition. And they just discovered that N31 billion went missing six months later?

SMH. We're not a serious people. It is a miracle that we're still chugging along as a country.

FO cowboy
Don't play!

mikeapollo:
I guess seeking to list on another exchange is to enable them raise equity/debt capital in dollars/euros.
They need huge funds to clear the commercial loans costing billions in finance costs thereby draining profits.

Abeggiiii. Make Wale (alias Mikeapollo) face front

Which huge funds does he need wey wan pass Aradel and Seplat own

did Aradel listed on multiple exchanges to achieve its own

Even Seplat wey list for London na very recently dem list

what has been the benefit of Oando listed in JSE after more than 10 years

that is after listing on Toronto exchange earlier on

The guy is just a confused man all because he wan chop alone

robobo:
Abeggiiii. Make Wale (alias Mikeapollo) face front

Which huge funds does he need wey wan pass Aradel and Seplat own

did Aradel listed on multiple exchanges to achieve its own

Even Seplat wey list for London na very recently dem list

what has been the benefit of Oando listed in JSE after more than 10 years

that is after listing on Toronto exchange earlier on

The guy is just a confused man all because he wan chop alone

Happy I'm out

chimex38:
Cement
https://saharareporters.com/2026/08/18/cement-cheaper-kenya-tanzania-togo-nigerian-government-probes-price-manipulation-cement?




https://leadership.ng/fccpc-uncovers-possible-price-manipulation-in-cement-market/

Oligopoly , What were they expecting cartels to do ? they are just finding out , better late than never sha

megawealth01:
This red sha

What app do u use. And I'm wondering, my previous zenith bank shares, how can I lay hold of them to know what's going on

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojxbqpk9K10?si=qtzbk_2voRkcH14d

Here's a summary of today's trading session on the NGX

Otedollar the top striker with another strike

Property tax outside Nigeria

https://leadership.ng/30-capital-gains-tax-indirect-transfer-rules-reshaping-nigeria-deals-pwc/

Substantial part of IPO has been underwritten.

https://leadership.ng/dangote-refinery-completes-1bn-underwriting-programme-ahead-of-ipo/

robobo:
Abeggiiii. Make Wale (alias Mikeapollo) face front

Which huge funds does he need wey wan pass Aradel and Seplat own

did Aradel listed on multiple exchanges to achieve its own

Even Seplat wey list for London na very recently dem list

what has been the benefit of Oando listed in JSE after more than 10 years

that is after listing on Toronto exchange earlier on

The guy is just a confused man all because he wan chop alone

I read the AFS and understand that the company is hugely indebted. They also announced they want to raise fresh capital to settle the debts
If you dont know or understand the above, then I cannot force you to.
My investment decisions/appraisals are not controlled by emotions. Once I lose confidence in the prospects and management of a company, I sell off and have my peace. Anyone can do same, including you.
No need attacking or calling anyone sharing his opinion names. It is petty, amateurish, childish and doesnt make sense
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Nigeria’s Power Sector Is Burning Through Billions and Heading for a Crisis

https://naijaticker.com/news/naijaticker/nigerias-power-sector-is-burning-through-billions-and-heading-for-a-crisis?utm_source=nairaland&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=post

A Total of 9 Insurance stocks gained prices today in NGX. Is the market getting ready for an Insurance sector Rally?

Nigeria’s tax treatment of capital losses is much stricter than in places like the US or UK.

*How it works in Nigeria - CGT Act + CITA*

1. *Capital Gains Tax (CGT) Act Cap C1 LFN 2004*
CGT in Nigeria is charged at *10%* on gains from disposal of chargeable assets: shares, land, buildings, etc.

2. *Treatment of Capital Losses*
Under the CGT Act, *capital losses can only be offset against capital gains of the same year of assessment*.
- If you sell Stock A at a loss of ₦1,000,000 and Stock B at a gain of ₦1,500,000 in the _same tax year_, your net chargeable gain = ₦500,000. CGT = 10% x ₦500,000 = ₦50,000.
- *BUT*: If the loss is bigger than the gain, or if you have no gains that year, *the excess loss cannot be carried forward to future years* to offset future capital gains.

The law does not provide for “capital loss carry-forward” like corporate income tax does.

3. *Contrast with Companies Income Tax*
For companies, CITA allows business/trading losses to be carried forward indefinitely to offset future profits.
Capital losses under CGT do NOT get that same benefit.

*Practical example*
- *2026*: You sell ROYALEX shares at ₦2m loss. You have no other disposals.
Result: No CGT payable, but that ₦2m loss is lost. You cannot use it in 2027.
- *2027*: You sell AIICO shares at ₦3m gain.
Result: Full CGT = 10% x ₦3m = ₦300,000. You cannot deduct the 2026 loss.

*Important notes*
1. *Shares exemption*: Gains from disposal of shares were exempt from CGT between 1998-2014, and there was a further exemption from 2012-2019. As of 2026, *disposal of shares is back under CGT* unless a new exemption is declared.
2. *Assets covered*: Land, buildings, shares, goodwill, etc. Personal effects and government securities are exempt.
3. *WHT vs CGT*: Dividends attract WHT. Only the sale itself attracts CGT.

*Bottom line*
Under Nigerian law today:
*Capital losses can only offset capital gains in the same year. They cannot be carried forward to offset future CGT obligations.*

If you’re doing tax planning, the strategy is to realize gains and losses in the same tax year to net them out.

The government has been reviewing CGT a lot lately.

A few stocks id be keeping an eye on in today's trading session on the NGX.

Pidgin English

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1UBF4sqv66opR6BXD79Jd5?si=V0Ea6UKgTL-RMdNpBy6GDg

English

https://open.spotify.com/episode/796JxFj4Jgc3n5DzlXhaLS?si=AyRRYj_wSS6KDOzAciE5hw

*Rex Insurance Limited can’t just "bail out" Royal Exchange Prudential Life Limited* to save *Royal Exchange Assurance Plc’s license* for 3 main reasons: legal structure, capital rules, and who NAICOM holds responsible.

Here’s why:

*1. They are 3 different legal entities*
This is the biggest issue people mix up:

1. *Royal Exchange Assurance Plc*: The listed holding company. Regulated for: Owns subsidiaries.

2. *Royal Exchange General Insurance Limited*: Non-life subsidiary of Royal Exchange Assurance Plc. Regulated for: General insurance license. Their name was later changed to REx Insurance Limited.

3. *REx Insurance Limited*: Separate non-life insurer. Regulated for: General insurance license. Their name was previously called Royal Exchange General Insurance Limited.

4. *Royal Exchange Prudential Life Limited*: Life subsidiary of Royal Exchange Assurance Plc. Regulated for: Life insurance license.

NAICOM revokes *insurance operating licenses*, not the holding company’s stock exchange listing.
So if NAICOM threatens to revoke a license, it would be for *Royal Exchange Prudential Life Limited*, not the License of "Royal Exchange Assurance Plc" as a whole.

REx Insurance Limited bailing out the *Life* company does nothing for the *General* company’s license, and vice versa.

*2. NAICOM capital rules forbid it*
Under *NIIRA 2025* and NAICOM guidelines:

1. *Separate capital*: Life and General companies must meet separate MCRs. Life = N10bn, General = N15bn. You can’t use REx’s General capital to fund a Life company’s shortfall.
2. *Solvency first*: REx must maintain its own MCR + solvency margin at all times. If REx gives money to Royal Exchange Prudential Life, Rex risks falling below MCR. NAICOM would then sanction REx too.
3. *Related Party / Connected Transactions*: Any capital support between insurers needs NAICOM’s prior written approval. It must be a commercial deal, not a gift. Policyholder funds cannot be used to bail out another insurer.

*3. "Bailouts" in insurance don’t work that way*
NAICOM’s post-recap framework only allows 3 options for a distressed insurer:
1. *Acquisition/Merger*: REx buys Royal Exchange Prudential Life outright. But Rex would need to raise *new* capital on top of its own N15bn MCR to absorb the life company’s liabilities.
2. *Portfolio Transfer*: NAICOM approves moving the life policies to another life insurer.
3. *Recapitalization by existing shareholders*: Royal Exchange Assurance Plc, as the parent, injects capital into its life subsidiary.

REx doing a random bailout helps no one because NAICOM’s license test is: *Does THIS specific company meet capital, governance, and claims-paying standards?* Money from another company doesn’t count unless it’s a formal merger.

*4. The NIA/Industry position post-recap*
NIA Chairman Ebelechukwu Nwachukwu said Aug 17:
> “The real measure of success... is: Are insurers more responsive, financially stronger, and more reliable in paying genuine claims?”

The whole point of the N810bn recapitalisation was to end the era of weak companies relying on others. Now each of the 50 approved firms must stand on its own.

*Bottom line*:
REx can’t just wire money to "save" Royal Exchange Prudential Life. The only legal routes are:
1. Rex acquires Royal Exchange Prudential Life with NAICOM approval + fresh capital, or
2. Royal Exchange Assurance Plc’s own shareholders recapitalize the life subsidiary, or
3. NAICOM intervenes with portfolio transfer/liquidation.😭

https://www.youtube.com/live/NYyd8BkrCb8?si=iUTJGiA1bX4U3f5q

A few thoughts on how today's trading session could shape out


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojxbqpk9K10

*Royal Exchange Assurance Plc’s operating license cannot be revoked by NAICOM* because it never had one to begin with.

Here’s how it played out under NAICOM’s corporate separation rules:

*1. The "Amputation" - Life Subsidiary Gone*
*Royal Exchange Prudential Life Insurance PLC*
- *Action*: License revoked effective *Aug 3, 2026* for failing to meet the *₦10 billion* MCR under NIIRA 2025
- *Result*: NAICOM ordered immediate winding-up
- *Liquidator Appointed*: *Titilayo Akinlawon (SAN)* as Receiver and Provisional Liquidator.

*2. The "Survivor" - General Business Safe*
*REx Insurance Limited* _formerly Royal Exchange General Insurance Limited_
- *Status*: Fully compliant
- *Action*: Met independent *₦15bn* MCR and made NAICOM’s final list of 50 approved underwriters
- *Result*: Capital is ring-fenced. The liquidation of the life sister company does not affect REx’s license or operations.

*3. Impact on Royal Exchange Assurance Plc - The Holding Company*
Because Royal Exchange Assurance Plc is a *non-operating holding company* listed on the NGX, NAICOM can’t revoke its license. NAICOM only regulates the underwriting subsidiaries.

But there _is_ a financial hit:
- Royal Exchange Assurance Plc was the majority owner of the life business.
- With Royal Exchange Prudential Life now in liquidation, REA Plc must *write down that equity investment to zero*
- The holding company survives via dividends or profits from *REx Insurance Limited* and other assets, but its balance sheet takes a structural loss.

*Bottom line*:
NAICOM amputated the sick limb, to save the body.
The group holding company stays listed and alive, REx Insurance Limited keeps writing general business, and the life company goes into liquidation.

*NAICOM has cancelled Universal Insurance Plc’s licence* and put the company into receivership/liquidation.

*Key details:*

1. *Effective date*: Licence cancellation took effect *August 14, 2026*
2. *Reason*: Failed to meet the *Minimum Capital Requirement* within the compliance period that ended July 31, 2026
3. *Law used*: Nigerian Insurance Industry Reform Act 2025 - NIIRA 2025
4. *Receiver appointed*: *Ogbonna Chukwumerije* of Pinheiro LP, appointed by NAICOM CEO Olusegun Ayo Omosehin.

*What the receiver must do:*
- Trace, recover, secure and take possession of Universal’s assets
- Collate, verify and settle liabilities
- Submit periodic reports to NAICOM
- Liaise with NAICOM throughout the process.

*Public notice to:*
- *Banks/Financial institutions*: Do NOT honor any instructions, payments, withdrawals or transfers from Universal Insurance unless signed & stamped by the Receiver
- *Policyholders, creditors, agents, customers*: Cooperate with liquidation. Only deal with the Receiver or someone he authorizes in writing.

The notice took immediate effect on *August 18, 2026* and will remain until liquidation is complete.

*What this means for Universal Insurance*
Remember that Universal Insurance had a last minute deal with FPNG Co-Nvest for N7.128bn to get 50.1% stake. That didn’t close fast enough.

Now instead of recapitalizing, the company is being wound down. This is the first confirmed enforcement action from the 6 insurers that missed the deadline.

*For policyholders*: Valid claims will be identified and handled under NIIRA 2025, but the value of assets/liabilities hasn’t been disclosed yet.

*Context*
NAICOM had said 48 insurers + 2 reinsurers were compliant. The 6 that missed it were:

1. Goldlink
2. Staco
3. NICON
4. Nigeria Re
5. Royal Exchange Prudential Life
6. Universal.

*NAICOM has also recently revoked Nigeria Reinsurance licence* and appointed a liquidator. So Nigeria Re, is likely the next.

*Universal Insurance Plc: Trading of its shares will be Suspended immediately, now that it's License has been Revoked*.

This is a compulsory liquidation case triggered by NAICOM. Here’s what’s happening:

*1. Why trading will be stopped*
NAICOM revoked Universal Insurance’s operational license effective *Aug 14, 2026* due to failure to meet *NIIRA 2025* recapitalisation deadlines.
Per NGX rules, the Nigerian Exchange Limited must immediately suspend trading when a listed insurer’s license is revoked. This protects investors and market integrity.

*2. The recapitalisation shortfall*
Universal tried 2 last-minute moves but missed the deadline:
- *₦3.2 billion Rights Issue* - extended trading period in June 2026
- *₦7.12 billion private placement* with *FPNG Co-Nvest Limited* - announced Aug 15, 2026.

The funds were either insufficient or finalized too late to satisfy NAICOM’s strict compliance window under NIIRA 2025. As a result NAICOM used its ultimate enforcement: permanent license revocation.

*3. What liquidation means for shareholders* ⚠️
You are in a *winding-up process*. Order of payment in liquidation:
1. Policyholders
2. Employee wages
3. Secured creditors
4. Tax authorities
5. *Shareholders* - paid last, only if anything is left.

*Translation: Equity investors face very real potential for total loss of capital.*

*4. What happens to the shares now*
*1. Suspension*
Market Status: Trading will be frozen on NGX.

What it means for you: You cannot buy or sell Universal Insurance Plc shares. Your capital is trapped and lost forever.

*2. Delisting*
Market Status: Imminent Delisting from the stock market.

What it means for you: Ticker will be removed from NGX main board, permanently.

*3. Liquidation Claims*
Market Status: Off-market.

What it means for you: Liquidator sells assets. Shareholders wait for residual payout, if any.

*5. Who to contact now*
*Stop dealing with former management.*
Control has passed now to the *provisional liquidator*:
*Ogbonna Chukwumerije of Pinheiro LP*
All claims, proof of debt, and legal correspondence must go through his office, or authorized legal practitioners, bearing his official seal.

*Important notes*
The news is moving fast. Aug 15-17 reported the ₦7.128bn FPNG deal, but NAICOM proceeded with revocation on Aug 14 anyway, meaning the deal didn’t close in time to meet the regulatory deadline.
This Aug 2026 event is a new, final enforcement.

*Bottom line*: The N810bn recapitalisation exercise is over. NAICOM’s message is clear: *Capital → Capacity → Claims → Confidence*. Companies that didn’t meet it are being wound up. Universal is now one of them.

The proposed Public Offer of Royal Exchange Assurance Plc at N1.30 has now been cancelled and will no longer take place, as the license of their subsidiary they wanted to raise the money for, has been revoked by NAICOM.

So, for Royal Exchange Assurance Plc, everything now is back to a new normal, and it's stock price will gradually rerate upwards.

What kind of business sense is in allowing the company to go down when it could have merged with another firm

essentialone:
https://businesstodayng.com/recapitalisation-naicom-revokes-royal-exchange-prudential-life-insurance-license/

Concerning Royal Exchange Assurance Plc

NAICOM targeted the *operating company* that failed capital, not the entire holding company.

*Official Regulatory Action Summary*
*Entity affected*: *Royal Exchange Prudential Life Insurance PLC*
- *Violation*: Failed to meet the ₦10bn mandatory minimum capital under *NIIRA 2025*
- *Effective Date*: Certificate revoked or cancelled from *August 3, 2026*
- *Action*: Immediate winding-up ordered
- *Receiver/Liquidator*: *Titilayo Akinlawon (SAN)* — takes full control to freeze operations, liquidate assets, and settle claims.

*The 3 Divergent Paths Inside the Royal Exchange Group*

*1. Royal Exchange Prudential Life Limited*
Market & Regulatory Status: License Cancelled or In Liquidation
Impact: Operations terminated. Assets seized by the SAN liquidator.

*2. REx Insurance Limited* *formerly Royal Exchange General Limited*
Market & Regulatory Status: Fully Cleared & Compliant
Impact: On NAICOM’s list of 50 approved underwriters. ₦15bn general insurance capital is ring-fenced and intact.

*3. Royal Exchange Assurance Plc* *Parent Holding Co.*
Market & Regulatory Status: Active / Listed on NGX
Impact: No license to revoke. But must write down its equity investment in the life subsidiary to zero.

*🛑 Crucial Notice for Policyholders and Claimants*
If you have:
- A life insurance policy
- An endowment plan
- An outstanding claim

*Do NOT contact former management.*
All instructions, claims, and correspondence must go *exclusively* through the office of *Titilayo Akinlawon (SAN)*, the Receiver and Provisional Liquidator. Banks and financial institutions have also been directed to cooperate only with her office.

*Bottom line*: NIIRA 2025 enforced "bad bank, good bank" separation. The life arm is being wound down, the general arm REx survives, and the listed holding company takes the balance sheet hit, but stays alive.

*What the revocation of the operating license of Royal Exchange Prudential Life Limited now triggers for Royal Exchange Assurance Plc*
1. *Fresh regulatory filing* - Royal Exchange Assurance Plc must now file a new material update with NAICOM + SEC.
2. *Updated prospectus* - The ₦1.30 public offer was based on a group that included the life business. That assumption is now invalid.
3. *Potentially a new shareholder vote* - Any major change to group structure or assets usually requires shareholder approval
= *Immense delays* to any capital raise

*📉 Implication for NGX Retail Investors*
If you were planning to subscribe to the public offer at *₦1.30*, do not buy into it, under its current framework.

*Why*:
The loss of Royal Exchange Prudential Life strips away a massive segment of the parent holding company’s revenue potential. Life business typically drives long-term premiums, investment income, and float.

Until the board files an official structural update with the *Nigerian Exchange (NGX)* explaining how they intend to treat this failed asset, the value proposition of the parent company's stock has fundamentally changed.

*Bottom line*: The offer at ₦1.30 was priced with the life company in it. Without it, investors need new numbers: revised earnings forecast, revised NAV, and a clear plan for what REx Insurance + other assets can deliver going forward.

Capitalism is not soft hearted. But they can still sell their assets to other firms.

faoogoke:
What kind of business sense is in allowing the company to go down when it could have merged with another firm