Despite uncertainty in the nation’s political space, in addition to prolonged foreign exchange (forex) illiquidity and other macroeconomic challenges, coupled with the crises rocking the global economy, improved corporate earnings churned out by listed firms spurred local patronage in equities as investors gain about N5.6 trillion or 19 per cent in 2022. The figure is,…

• Local patronage hits N1.7tr in 10months, foreigners trail with N349 billion • Operators insist primary market still in comatose, urge govt to tackle impeding issues Uncertainty in the nation’s political space, prolonged foreign exchange (forex) illiquidity and other macroeconomic challenges, exacerbated by the global economic issues have continued to depress foreign portfolio investors’ appetite…