Guaranty Trust Holding Firm (GTCO) Plc, Entry Holdings Plc, Zenith Bank Plc, and United {Bank} for Africa (UBA) Plc took the middle stage of record-breaking supplementary listings on the Nigerian Alternate (NGX) in 9 months of 2025, accounting for the biggest share of fairness listings with a mixed market worth exceeding N2.1 trillion, in accordance with official NGX knowledge made obtainable to Nairametrics on the weekend.
Within the fairness phase, the info of listings confirmed that the NGX recorded a complete of N3.67 trillion of company fairness worth within the nine-month interval of 2025, of which {bank} listings accounted for over 90%.
Other than Legend Web Plc, which was a brand new itemizing by introduction valued at N11.28 billion, all different listings in the course of the interval beneath assessment had been supplementary listings by Multi-Trex Built-in Meals Plc (N3.24 billion), Ellah Lakes Plc (N3.09 billion), Lasaco Assurance Plc (N11.10 billion).
The NGX additionally listed 11,500,000 strange shares of Seplat Vitality Plc’s Worker Share-Based mostly Fee Scheme, however no amount of cash was ascribed to the whole models.
The surge, pushed primarily by rights points and public presents, displays the {financial} sector’s renewed capital-raising drive amid tightening regulatory necessities and recapitalization pressures from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
Banking sector shares accounted for greater than 90% of whole market capitalization from supplementary listings, with Guaranty Trust Holding Firm (GTCO) Plc rising as the highest listed banking entity, having raised N369.58 billion in two main public presents.
The primary, carried out in January 2025, generated N209.41 billion via the issuance of 4.71 billion shares priced at N44.50 per share. A second providing in July 2025 added one other N160.17 billion, ensuing from the sale of two.29 billion shares at N70 per share.
Following carefully was Entry Holdings Plc, which raised N351.01 billion through a rights problem. The provide concerned 17.77 billion strange shares offered at N19.75 every, on the idea of 1 new share for each two held. The shares had been listed on the NGX on January 17, 2025.
Zenith Bank Plc additionally made a powerful displaying, securing a mixed N350.46 billion via two main fairness transactions listed on February 10, 2025. The {bank} raised N188.38 billion through a rights problem involving 5.23 billion shares at N36 every, and a further N162.08 billion from a public provide of 4.44 billion shares priced at N36.50.
Past the highest three establishments, a number of different Tier-1 and mid-tier banks made notable contributions to market capitalization via important fairness issuances.
First HoldCo Plc raised N149.56 billion from the sale of 5.98 billion shares at N25 every, with the itemizing accomplished on April 7, 2025. Wema Bank Plc adopted with a capital elevate of N147.80 billion from 14.14 billion shares offered at N10.45 per share on September 30, 2025. Stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc secured N148.71 billion via the issuance of two.94 billion shares at N50.50 per share on June 25, 2025.
Different main banks additionally expanded their market footprint. United {Bank} for Africa (UBA) raised N239.40 billion through a rights problem of 6.83 billion shares at N35 per share, listed on Might 23, 2025. FCMB Group Plc undertook a dual-capital technique: a public provide in January 2025 that raised N144.56 billion from 19.80 billion shares at N7.30 every, adopted by a debt-to-equity conversion price N23.11 billion in September 2025, bringing its whole capital elevate to N167.67 billion for the 12 months.
Fidelity Bank Plc additionally executed a multi-tranche capital elevate. In March 2025, it accomplished a N146.25 billion public provide involving 15 billion shares at N9.75 every, alongside a N29.60 billion rights problem comprising 3.2 billion shares at N9.25. Mixed, the {bank} raised a complete of N175.85 billion.
Sterling {Financial} Holdings Firm Plc raised a complete of N101.64 billion via a mixture of presents. The primary was a N75 billion personal placement involving 16.67 billion shares at N4.50, accomplished in March 2025. This was adopted by a N26.64 billion rights problem of 6.66 billion shares at N4.00 in June 2025.
Altogether, the banking sector’s whole fairness issuance in 2025 exceeded N2.1 trillion, representing greater than 90 p.c of all capital raised within the Nigerian market that 12 months. The dimensions of those transactions displays not solely the sector’s pivotal position within the economic system but additionally its aggressive positioning forward of regulatory reforms, significantly the Central Bank of Nigeria’s recapitalization deadline.
Market analysts at {Financial} Derivatives Firm (FDC) counsel that the banking sector’s lively capital-raising efforts are poised to ship long-term advantages. Chief amongst these are stronger capital buffers in compliance with new CBN rules, improved investor sentiment towards Nigerian {financial} establishments, and enhanced liquidity throughout the capital market.
In his weekly LBS Breakfast Session revealed on the weekend, FDC Chief Govt, Mr. Bismarck Rewane, famous that giant banks which have lately undergone recapitalization are projected to seize a larger share of investor flows and buying and selling volumes. These stronger {financial} establishments are poised to consolidate market share, typically on the expense of weaker friends.
“There’s a transparent divergence taking place within the banking sector,” stated the {financial} analyst. “Stronger, recapitalized banks will lead the market whereas smaller, undercapitalized ones might both be acquired or exit.”
The publication titled “IS NIGERIA’S ECONOMIC RECOVERY AUTHENTIC?? YES, IT IS!” said that because the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) begins to decrease rates of interest, valuation multiples for interest-rate-sensitive shares will broaden. That is anticipated to create important upside potential for equities, significantly in sectors which were beneath strain attributable to excessive borrowing prices.
“Early easing from the CBN might be a turning level, particularly for consumer-facing and capital-intensive industries,” the market strategist famous. “It can possible reprice shares upward and encourage inflows into equities.”
Mixed whole raised by the ten banks: roughly N2.14 trillion
