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May & Baker, United Capital Plc make best stocks as NSE closes negatively
@nsenigeria ended Tuesday’s trading session in negative territory. The All Share Index closed at 27,527.40 basis points, down 0.51%. Year to date, the index is down by 12.42%.

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The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) ended Tuesday’s trading session in negative territory. The All Share Index closed at 27,527.40 basis points, down 0.51%. Year to date, the index is down by 12.42%.
Top Gainers: May & Baker Nigeria Plc was the best-performing stock today. The stock gained 4.35% to close at N2.40. United Capital Plc also gained 3.88% to close at N2.14. Sterling Bank Plc gained 3.48% to close at N2.38. Cement Company of Northern Nigeria Plc gained 3.46% to close at N13.45. Access Bank Plc rounded off the top five gainers for today. The stock gained 1.64% to close at N6.20.
Top Losers: On the flip side, Beta Glass Plc was the worst-performing stock, declining by 9.95% to close at N59.75. Continental Reinsurance Plc fell by 9.88% to close at N1.55. Cadbury Nigeria Plc fell by 9.65% to close at N10.30. Law Union & Rock Insurance Plc fell by 8.51% to close at N0.43. Caverton Offshore Support Group Plc rounded off the top five losers for the day. The stock shed 8.00% to close at N2.30.
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Top Trades by Volume: Access Bank Plc was the most actively-traded stock today. 65.12 million shares valued at N409.15 million were traded in 201 deals. Guaranty Trust Bank Plc was next with 17.6 million shares valued at N488.82 million traded in 220 deals, followed by Dangote Flour Plc with 16.15 million shares valued at N324.54 million traded in 276 deals.
Zenith Bank Plc was next with 10.93 million shares valued at N197.41 million traded in 371 deals. United Bank for Africa Plc rounded off the top five most actively traded stocks today with 7.57 million shares valued at N45.16 million traded in 173 deals.
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Energy
Nigeria breaks transmission record again, hitting 5,801.60 MW
The TCN has broken its own transmission record three times in the space of a week.

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March 3, 2021
The Transmission Company of Nigeria announced another record, as grid transmission hits a peak of 5801.60 MW.
This was disclosed by the Minister of Power, Engineer Sale Mamman in a statement on Tuesday evening.
“Back-to-Back Peak Transmission, Yesterday, 1st of March at 9:30 pm, we hit a new HIGH,” he said.
He added that 5801.60 MW transmitted at a frequency of 50.09 hz.
“Next Level heights for the Power Sector. Kudos to all at the TCN & MoP striving towards stable energy for Nigerians,” he added.
Back-to-Back Peak Transmission, Yesterday, 1st of March at 9:30pm, we hit a new HIGH!
5⃣,8⃣0⃣1⃣.6⃣0⃣Megawatts transmitted at a frequency of 5⃣0⃣.0⃣9⃣Hz💡⬆️ 🇳🇬
Next Level heights for the Power Sector. Kudos to all at the TCN & MoP striving towards stable energy for Nigerians.👏🏾
— Engr. Sale Mamman (@EngrSMamman) March 2, 2021
In case you missed it
- Nairametrics reported yesterday that the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) announced that it hit another record milestone on transmission, as it recorded a national peak of 5,615.40MW.
- On March 1st that the TCN announced it has broken its transmission record once again, after hitting a record of 5,584.40 MW.
Coronavirus
COVID-19 Update in Nigeria
On the 2nd of March 2021, 479 new confirmed cases and 8 deaths were recorded in Nigeria

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March 3, 2021
The spread of novel Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria continues to record significant increases as the latest statistics provided by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control reveal Nigeria now has 156,496 confirmed cases.
On the 2nd of March 2021, 479 new confirmed cases and 8 deaths were recorded in Nigeria.
To date, 156,496 cases have been confirmed, 134,551 cases have been discharged and 1,923 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
A total of 1.54 million tests have been carried out as of March 2nd, 2021 compared to 1.49 million tests a day earlier.
COVID-19 Case Updates- 2nd March 2021,
- Total Number of Cases – 156,496
- Total Number Discharged – 135,136
- Total Deaths – 1,923
- Total Tests Carried out – 1,544,008
According to the NCDC, the 479 new cases are reported from 22 states- Lagos (153), Enugu (75), Rivers (50), FCT (40), Kaduna (18), Ebonyi (17), Plateau (17), Edo (17), Borno (16), Oyo (12) Kano (11), Abia (10), Cross River (10), Taraba (9), Nasarawa (7), Bauchi (4), Bayelsa (3), Delta (3), Ekiti (2), Niger (2), Ogun (2) and Akwa Ibom (1).
Meanwhile, the latest numbers bring Lagos state total confirmed cases to 56,001, followed by Abuja (19,274), Plateau (8,911), Kaduna (8,531), Oyo (6,746), Rivers (6,544), Edo (4,607), Ogun (4,398), Kano (3,764), Ondo (2,983), Kwara (2,931), Delta (2,576), Osun (2,433), Nasarawa (2,234), Enugu (2,078), Gombe (2,051), Katsina (2,030), Ebonyi (1,881), Anambra (1,726), and Abia (1,530).
Akwa Ibom has recorded 1,519 cases, Imo (1,497), Borno (1,292), Bauchi (1,232), Benue (1,188), Niger (917), Taraba (813), Ekiti (804), Bayelsa (772), Sokoto (769), Adamawa (762), Jigawa (496), Kebbi (377), Cross River (334), Yobe (268), Zamfara (219), while Kogi state has recorded 5 cases only.
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Lock Down and Curfew
In a move to combat the spread of the pandemic disease, President Muhammadu Buhari directed the cessation of all movements in Lagos and the FCT for an initial period of 14 days, which took effect from 11 pm on Monday, 30th March 2020.
The movement restriction, which was extended by another two weeks period, has been partially put on hold with some businesses commencing operations from May 4. On April 27th, 2020, Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari declared an overnight curfew from 8 pm to 6 am across the country, as part of new measures to contain the spread of the COVID-19. This comes along with the phased and gradual easing of lockdown measures in FCT, Lagos, and Ogun States, which took effect from Saturday, 2nd May 2020, at 9 am.
On Monday, 29th June 2020 the federal government extended the second phase of the eased lockdown by 4 weeks and approved interstate movement outside curfew hours with effect from July 1, 2020. Also, on Monday 27th July 2020, the federal government extended the second phase of eased lockdown by an additional one week.
On Thursday, 6th August 2020 the federal government through the secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and Chairman of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 announced the extension of the second phase of eased lockdown by another four (4) weeks.
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State announced the closed down of the Eti-Osa Isolation Centre, with effect from Friday, 31st July 2020. He also mentioned that the Agidingbi Isolation Centre would also be closed and the patients relocated to a large capacity centre.
Due to the increased number of covid-19 cases in Nigeria, the Nigerian government ordered the reopening of Isolation and treatment centres in the country on Thursday, 10th December 2020.
On 26th January 2021, the Federal Government announced the extension of the guidelines of phase 3 of the eased lockdown by one month following the rising cases of the coronavirus disease in the country and the expiration of phase 3 of the eased lockdown.
On 28th February 2021, the federal government confirmed that the first tranche of Covid-19 vaccines will arrive in Nigeria on Tuesday, March 2nd, 2021.
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