BY SULE ADEYEMI —President Bola Tinubu has applauded the “remarkable growth” of Nigeria’s capital market under his administration, saying credited investors’ now have confidence in his economic reforms for the surge in activity on the Nigerian Exchange.
Tinubu, who made this disclosure while receiving the Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission(SEC) Dr. Emomotimi Agama, and the Board of Directors of the Nigerian Exchange Group in Brazil during his state visit, said the expansion of market capitalisation and trading volumes reflected the strength of his policies.
Presidential Adviser, Bayo Onanuga confirmed the meeting via a post on his X handle on the morning of Wednesday, 27 August, 2025.
The statement was titled, “President Tinubu Hosts NGX Group Board and SEC Director-General in Brazil, Invited to NGX Trading Floor.”
“Nigeria’s markets must be a trusted engine of enterprise and prosperity. My government will continue to pursue reforms that unlock capital, protect investors, and drive innovation, so that our economy works for every Nigerian,” Tinubu declared, just as he also reiterated his commitment to supporting the market and pledging additional reforms to elevate Nigeria’s financial ecosystem in line with the Renewed Hope Agenda.
The SEC boss, speaking at the meeting, praised Tinubu’s recent signing of the Investment and Securities Act (ISA) 2025, describing it as “one of Africa’s most comprehensive legal frameworks for capital markets” that would propel Nigeria toward a ₦300 trillion market.
In his own remarks at the meeting, NGX Group Chairman, Alhaji Umaru Kwairanga, said trading volumes and market values had “nearly tripled since the commencement of the current administration,” urging the fast-tracking of listings of major state-owned firms such as NNPC Limited.
He also invited the President to visit the NGX trading floor.
Similarly, according to the statement, the NGX Group CEO, Temi Popoola, and Director Nonso Okpala also showed the praises on Tinubu’s administration saying that the “reforms had boosted exchange rate stability, innovation, and investor confidence.”
Firm Vaccinates Over 200,000 Against HPV, Mpox, Others In Six Months
Sydani Group, a management consulting firm specializing in health system strengthening, agriculture, education, and socio-economic development, on Tuesday, 26 August, 2025 disclosed that it vaccinated at least 238,158 individuals with HPV, Mpox, polio, and other vaccines between January and June 2025.
The group, which made this disclosure during a media round-table to mark its seventh anniversary in Abuja on Tuesday, said it has led the development of several knowledge products and is actively supporting the design, implementation, and documentation of several research projects, with 30 articles published in high-impact journals in less than two years.
The Programme Manager at Sydani Group, Dr. Obiamaka Enwezor, speaking on health at the media parley, said the milestone on vaccination was achieved under the Saving Lives and Livelihoods project Phase 2, supported by Mastercard Foundation.
“SLL Phase II supported the advancement of Nigeria’s immunisation data governance by supporting the review of the country’s National Health Management Information System tools along with partners.
“A pilot protocol for integrated immunisation data was co-developed with the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare and partners, while the Open Data Kit enabled timely, validated field-level reporting for outreach teams.
“The impacts showed that we have conducted 11,019 outreach sessions across 10 states, 238,158 individuals vaccinated from January to June 2025, including 150,635 adult doses (tetanus, diphtheria, human papillomavirus); 517 health facilities activated to deliver integrated services; and more than 3,500 Hajj pilgrims were vaccinated with multiple antigens.” Enwezor said
According to her, with the Strengthening Routine Immunisation in Consequential Areas in Niger State, the firm targeted the high burden of zero-dose children in Niger State.
“We successfully vaccinated 13,423 and 18,390 under-five children across the four and six local government areas, respectively, and strengthened facility-based reporting for about 123 prioritised facilities across six LGAs in Niger state.
“On disease surveillance, we activated the epidemic preparedness and response committee, leading to the revitalisation of the early warning, alert and response system to further prepare for response.
“We successfully line-listed over 4,000 newborns across the four LGAs, which has been shared with health facilities to update micro plans and plan outreach sessions, leading to early enrolment of newborns in routine immunisation.
“We successfully vaccinated 6,757 zero-dose children across the four LGAs and 13,326 across the six LGAs, exceeding the project target by 61.5 per cent and 54.63 per cent, respectively,” she said
She also added that the firm has invested in capacity-building for the health workforce through the development and validation of a comprehensive suite of Expanded Programme on Immunisation training modules, covering logistics, service delivery, demand generation, data management and financial accountability.
