THE NIGERIAN STOCK EXCHANGE FACTBOOK 2008

 

Published Under the Authority

 of the Council of:

 

THE NIGERIAN STOCK EXCHANGE

STOCK EXCHANGE HOUSE

  2/4 Customs Street,

P.O. Box 2457, Lagos

 Telephone: 234-01-2660287, 2660305, 2660335, 2669978, 2661293

   Telex 23567 STEX.NG

Fax: 234-01-2668281, 2668724

E-mail: nse@nigerianstockexchange.biz

Website:www.nigerianstockexchange.com

 

 

BRANCHES:

Abuja (Area Office)

Kaduna

Port Harcourt

Kano

Onitsha

Ibadan

Yola

Benin

Ilorin

Uyo

 

EDITORIAL BOARD

Prof. Ndi Okereke-Onyiuke, PhD, OON (Chairman)

Mr. Kene Okafor (Editor)

Mr. Farooq Oreagba (Editor)

Mr. Arize Nwobu (Deputy Editor)

  

Copyright:

The Nigerian  Stock Exchange

ISBN 978 0262 - 1 - 6

 

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FACTBOOK 2008

 

 

 

NIGER INSURANCE COMPANY PLC

 

 

1. Head Office:

  48/50, Odunlami Street,

  P. O. Box 2718, Lagos.

  Tel: 234-01-2630862, 2630887, 2630928, 2632343.

 

2. Nature of Business:

  Life and General Insurance Businesses.

 

3. Date of Incorporation:

  29th August, 1962

 

4. Date Listed on The Exchange:

  1st September, 1993

 

5. NSE Classification:

  Insurance

 

6. Board of Directors:

  Alhaji Bala Zakariya’u - (Chairman)

  Justus Clinton Uranta - (MD/CEO)

  Mr. Dauda Kolapo Adedeji

  Mr. Andrew Onyenweuwa Nwaujo

  Mr. Osa Osunde

  Alhaji Idris Onalapo Sulaimon

  Mr. Frederick Nnamdi Udechukwu

  Hajia Amina Abubakar

 

7. Company Secretary:

  Taiwo A. Otuneye Esq.,

 

8. Auditors:

  Oyelami Soetan Adeleke & Co.

  (Chartered Accountants)

  Kresta Laurel Complex, (4th Floor)

  376, Ikorodu Road,

  Maryland - Ikeja

  P. O. Box 15016, Lagos.

 

 

9. Company Registrars:

  NIC Securities and Trust Limited

  3/5, Customs Street,

  Lagos.

  P. O. Box 60276, Lagos.

  Tel: 234-01-2663287.

 

10. Subsidiaries/Associates:  

  NIC Properties Limited

  NIC Securities and Trustee Limited

  River Plaza and Mall Limited

 

11. End of Accounting Year

    31st December

 

12. Number of Employees

  472

 

13. Capital Structure

  i.  Authorised:  N2,000,000,000.00

  ii. Paid-Up        N1,975,418,321.25

 

14. Analysis of Shareholding

  Management Alliance Co. Limited - 20%

  Fidelity Finance Company Limited - 12%

  Chrome Oil Services - 13%

  Other Nigerian Individuals and Asso.- 55%

 

 

FIVE-YEAR FINANCIAL SUMMARY

 

CAPITAL

EMPLOYED                                         2006          2005          2004          2003          2002

                                                        N‘000         N‘000         N‘000         N‘000         N‘000

 

Share Capital                                1,580,330      750,000      500,000      400,000      350,000

Share premium                              2,304,591        47,221      308,201      100,607      100,607

Capital reserve                                465,629      465,629      465,629      465,629      465,629

Contingency reserve                         342,831        33,039      190,012      143,437      108,992

Reserve for bonus share issue                    -      250,000      250,000                -        50,000

General reserve                               794,084      317,524      145,763      130,844      106,047

                                                    ————      ————      ————      ————      ————

                                                  5,487,465    2,063,413    1,859,605    1,240,517    1,181,275

                                                   =======      ======    =======      ======    =======

 

USE OF FUNDS:

Fixed Assets                                1,344,908    1,316,939    1,311,826    1,281,998    1,141,378

Investments                                  8,105,360    5,650,037    5,753,273    4,829,588    3,377,366

Statutory Deposit                              35,000        35,000        35,000        13,500        13,500

Other assets                                 1,669,613    1,399,006    1,148,884    1,057,239      763,532

                                                    ————   —————      ————      ————      ————

                                                 11,154,881    8,400,982    8,248,983    7,182,325    5,295,776

Deduct:

Current liabilities                              700,030      712,895      690,364      820,496      359,857

                                                    ————      ————      ————      ————      ————

                                                 10,454,851    7,688,087    7,558,619    6,361,829    4,935,919

Deposit administration                   3,649,881    4,416,461    4,512,560    4,086,050    2,805,624

                                                    ————      ————      ————      ————      ————

                                                  6,804,970    3,271,626    3,046,059    2,275,779    2,130,295

Deduct:

Insurance fund reserve                   1,317,505    1,208,213    1,186,454    1,035,262      949,020

                                                    ————      ————      ————      ————      ————

                                                  5,487,465    2,063,413    1,859,605    1,240,517    1,181,275                                                       =======    =======      ======      ======      ======

TURNOVER AND PROFITS:

Premium (net)                               1,664,414    1,002,613      917,974      866,776      635,703

Profit before taxation                       734,196      312,672      285,332      192,160      176,235

Profit after taxation                          575,821      280,041      252,390      171,203      155,766

Dividend                                                  -        75,000      200,000      120,000      105,000

 

Financial Ratios:

Earnings per 50k share                       18.22k         8.86k         7.99k         5.42k         4.93k

Dividend per share                                    -         2.37k         6.33k         3.80k         3.32k

Dividend cover (times)                               -           3.74           1.26           1.43           1.48

Net assets per share                           N1.74         N0.65         N0.59         N0.39         N0.37

 

NOTE:

* Financial ratios for previous years have been adjusted for purposes of comparability.

 

 

 

Important Note:

While every effort is made to ensure accuracy, no responsibility is accepted for any error, which may occur in this book.

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