Regular trading window · WAT
09:00–16:00
The extended seven-hour session took effect on 27 April 2026. The opening phase begins before continuous trading.
Pre-open09:00
Continuous trading09:30–16:00
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New to the NGX? Take the 5-step path
Five short lessons that take you from “what is a stock?” to your first order — in order, about five minutes each.
What is the Nigerian Exchange?
The marketplace, the All-Share Index, trading hours, and who regulates what.
How shares work
Dividends, capital gains, why prices move — and the risk, stated plainly.
Stockbrokers and CSCS accounts
How you actually hold shares: BVN, valid ID, and the electronic vault.
How to buy your first stock
Account → fund → limit order → confirm. What fees to expect.
Mistakes new investors make
The seven classic ways beginners lose money — and how to dodge each one.
Know the market
Session timing and direct routes to official NGX information.
SECTOR GUIDES
Understand a sector before you buy into it
One sector at a time, in plain English — starting with the market’s engine room.
Nigerian banking stocks, compared
- GTCO, Zenith, First HoldCo, UBA, Access Holdings and Stanbic IBTC side by side — P/E, yields, earnings trends and verdicts.
Sources, calculations and limitations
Session figures follow Nairametrics’ 25 September report; THEWILL corroborated the index close and market capitalisation. The Investor Side reported a slightly different volume and deal count, so those two figures are shown here from one internally consistent source. Historical closes combine official NGX weekly reports with dated market reporting. Percentage returns are calculated from those sourced closes. April, May and early-September weekly closes were not available in the reviewed material, so the performance line shows selected sessions rather than a continuous series. This page is informational and is not investment advice.