Bloomberg is First to Provide Real-Time Nigerian Exchange Data

NEW YORK, Oct. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- The real-time market data feed from the
Nigerian Stock Exchange is now available to investors across the globe via the
BLOOMBERG PROFESSIONAL® service. With this development, Bloomberg users can
access real-time trade reports, orderbook updates and index pricing from the
Nigerian Stock Exchange. Bloomberg is the first vendor to carry Nigerian Stock
Exchange data in real-time.

"We are excited to have our data available to Bloomberg users, which will
boost our international presence and further position The Nigerian Stock
Exchange as an investment destination of choice in the global securities
market arena", said the Director General/Chief Executive Officer of The
Exchange, Professor Ndi Okereke-Onyiuke.

"Bloomberg is the first vendor to offer the global distribution of real time
data from Nigeria. This addition reinforces Bloomberg's commitment to the
emerging markets and to offer the widest possible choice of real-time data and
analytical tools for our users," said Gerard Francis, Bloomberg's head of
Global Emerging Markets.

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