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Dangote Refinery IPO: Minimum Investment remains N5,250 for 10 Shares

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has taken another major step towards deepening retail participation in its ongoing Initial Public Offering (IPO) by enabling prospective investors to subscribe for shares through participating Moniepoint Point-of-Sale (POS) agents across the country.

The initiative is designed to bring share ownership closer tomillion millions of Nigerians, particularly those in communities where agency banking has become a primary channel for accessing financial services.

Under the arrangement, interested investors can visit participating Moniepoint agents at any time to complete their subscription to the Dangote Petroleum Refinery IPO through the approved process. The development significantly expands access to the offer and aligns with the company’s vision of creating one of the broadest shareholder bases in Africa.

The refinery's shares are being offered at N525 per share, with a minimum subscription of 10 shares, representing an entry investment of N5,250. Investors are also permitted to subscribe multiple times throughout the offer period, enabling them to progressively build their holdings.

Speaking on the development, the company stated that the introduction of the Moniepoint agency network represents another deliberate effort to democratize investment opportunities and ensure that more Nigerians can participate in the ownership of one of Africa's most strategic industrial assets.

"One of the key objectives of this public offer is to broaden participation and make share ownership accessible to ordinary Nigerians. By leveraging the extensive Moniepoint agent network, we are bringing the opportunity to invest in the Dangote Refinery closer to the people, wherever they may be."

The company noted that agency banking has transformed financial inclusion in Nigeria by extending financial services to underserved communities and reducing barriers to access. The same infrastructure is now being deployed to help more Nigerians participate in the capital market.

According to the company, the move reinforces its long-term aspiration of building a wide and diversified shareholder community, with millions of Nigerians having a direct stake in the growth and success of the refinery.

Prospective subscribers using Moniepoint agents are required to complete their transactions through the approved subscription process and retain their receipts as evidence of payment. Investors will also receive confirmation of their subscriptions through SMS notifications linked to their registered telephone numbers.

The company advised intending investors to carefully review the Prospectus and seek professional advice from licensed stockbrokers or financial advisers before making investment decisions. Details of approved subscription channels, as well as the Prospectus, are available on the IPO portal.

With round-the-clock access through participating Moniepoint agents and a minimum entry investment of just N5,250, the Dangote Petroleum Refinery IPO is opening the door for millions of Nigerians to become part owners of one of the largest industrial investments on the African continent.

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CBN Governor hails self, Management, says Apex Bank back to its Core Mandate

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso, says the current management of the apex bank has done very well in its mandate of ensuring monetary and price stability.

Cardoso said this on Tuesday in Abuja, after presenting the communiqué from the 307th meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC).

”This is 36 months, three years precisely, that we assumed leadership role in the CBN. And, like all things, it is a pretty good time to look back and reflect.

“In terms of context, we need to remember where we were coming from. We were coming from a place where confidence had been lost in the bank and in the country.

“That was manifested very clearly from the confidence that was lost in our currency.

“This was a time when our currency was regularly depreciating. You could not plan, and people panicked, and a lot of people externalised all they could to be able to protect their hard-earned savings,” he said.

He said this was at a time when even the rating agencies had knocked us down and really did not see much hope for the future without radical reform.

He said that the crop of individuals that constituted leadership of the CBN since 2023 had been very helpful for the MPC and for him as the CBN governor.

“The first thing, given the context that I have laid here today, was that we were able to take the bank back to its core mandate.

“At that time, Ways and Means had dropped the economy to a huge leap. We had N23.7 trillion per capita in Ways and Means, and that fuelled the very sorry situation we had with inflation. We also had interventions of over N10 trillion.

“We had a very dysfunctional foreign exchange market, whereby there were multiplicity of rates.

“Our responsibility was to restore stability and maintain both price and financial stability. Our proudest moments have been in our ability over the years to take the right decisions that have been able to take us back there,” he said.

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