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How to buy shares in Nigeria, step by step
Eight things happen between creating an account and your name appearing on a share register. Here is every one of them, including the parts we don't do ourselves.
Create Your Free Account
Download the Shares Saver investment app or sign up at sharessaver.com. Registration is free. Provide your basic personal details to get started.
Takes less than 5 minutes.
Complete Identity Verification
Upload your identity documents — a valid Nigerian ID, passport, or driver's licence — to verify your identity in line with Nigerian KYC (Know Your Customer) regulations.
Usually approved within 1–3 business days.
Choose Your NSE-Listed Company
Browse the available companies listed on the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX) and select the one you want to invest in. Shares Saver offers a curated selection of established Nigerian companies.
Pick one or multiple companies.
Set Up a Monthly Savings Plan
Set the amount you want to save each month towards buying shares. Shares Saver creates a structured plan that helps you invest regularly and consistently over time.
Start with whatever amount suits you.
Fund Your Account
Add money to your Shares Saver account using your preferred payment method. Funds are held securely while your savings plan accumulates towards a purchase.
Multiple funding options available.
Shares Saver Instructs a Regulated Stockbroker
Once your savings plan reaches the threshold for a purchase, Shares Saver instructs one of its regulated stockbroker partners to buy your shares on the NGX at market price.
All brokers are fully regulated.
Shares Are Registered Directly in Your Name
After market settlement, the shares you purchased are registered directly in your legal name with the relevant registrar — not in a collective fund, not as a platform balance.
This is the key difference. You own the shares.
Manage Your Portfolio
View your shareholding, track value over time, access ownership documentation, and set up future contributions — all from within the Shares Saver app.
Your dashboard. Your portfolio.
The parts we don't do
Who does what
Shares Saver is an administrator, not a stockbroker or an adviser. The buying, settlement and registration are done by regulated firms — and that is the point.
Shares Saver
Collects your monthly amount, instructs the broker, keeps your records and shows you your portfolio.
Regulated stockbroker
Executes the purchase on the NGX at the market price and settles the trade.
Registrar & CSCS
Record you as the legal owner. The shares exist in your name whether or not Shares Saver does.
Questions
Before your first purchase
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