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Gold trading begins on Nigerian exchange ahead of official launch

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Emele Onu and Anthony Osae-Brown
Bloomberg News
Wednesday, July 27, 2022

A newly licensed Nigerian commodities exchange started trading in gold ahead of its official launch this week, the first time the metal will be offered on a bourse in the West African nation. 

The Lagos Commodities and Futures Exchange is licensed by the Securities and Exchange Commission to trade gold with the specification of the London Bullion Market Association's 99.99% purity, targeting globally acceptable pricing and quality, according to Akinsola Akeredolu-Ale, managing director of the Lagos bourse.

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The exchange is scheduled for a formal launch on July 28 and will in addition to gold trade other commodities including cashew, shea butter, paddy rice, maize, soybeans. and sorghum, Akeredolu-Ale said in an interview. "The aim is to diversify the asset base of the capital market and improve government revenue sources," he said.

Nigeria, Africa's largest crude producer, is encouraging public and private-sector collaboration to develop other mineral resources such as gems, zinc, iron ore, and lead to help curb dependence on oil, which accounts for about 90% of export earnings. Last year Thor Explorations Ltd. recorded the country's first commercial gold output from its Segilola mine, with a target of 85,000 ounces a year.

The commodities exchange will broaden opportunities for Nigerian stockbrokers and reduce their dependence on the volatile equities market. It was established by the Association of Securities Dealing Houses of Nigeria to provide a platform for its members to diversify trading revenue. ...

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