MTN’s IPO: How to Buy MTN Shares with less than N50,000

Here is your time to shine, you can now buy MTN shares and join the leagues of MTN shareholders in Nigeria.

Nigeria’s telecommunication giant, MTN Nigeria recently announced the selling of 575 million of its shares to the public on Tuesday, November 30th, 2021. Just in case you don’t know what “shares” is, let’s me quickly tell how it works;

What are Shares?

Share simply means a percentage of ownership in a company. Those who hold these shares are called “shareholders” and you can also call them “investors”.

What that simply means is that, let’s say you buy MTN shares, you have a percentage of every percentage of the company. If the stock rises, your share rises and vise versa.

How Shares Work?

The more shares of a company you’re holding, the more decision-making power you have in that company and the more your profit if the company is performing well.

Let’s say you buy 250 units of MTN shares at the rate of N169 each, which is N42,250.

And luckily, MTN stocks jump to x10, that’s also N42,250 x 10 for you. You’ve made N422,500!

That’s just the simple idea, if you know how FOREX, stocks, or cryptocurrency work, you have the idea of how Shares work also.

But you don’t need to panic because MTN Nigeria is leading and doing well in Nigeria, investing your money to buy from their shares will be a good return on investment (ROI) for you.

…and this is a golden opportunity if you’ve been looking for where to invest your money.

Right in this blog post, I’m going to share with you how can buy these MTN shares easily and answer a few things you may want to know. But let’s start with the eligibility and requirements;

Eligibility and Requirements to Buy MTN Shares

1. You must be 18 years old and above – No minors *(-_-)*
2. You need a Bank Verification Number, BVN
3. You need a CSCS (Central Securities and Clearing System) account
4. You must behold the shares for at least 12 months, if you can’t let your money work for you in 12 months, don’t even try buying.
5. You must be able to buy a minimum of 20 unit shares, while the maximum is 250 units.

Buying MTN Shares: Other things you need to know

• The general public can buy the MTN shares from December 1 to December 14, 2021 (just 2 weeks)
  The MTN share offer will be priced at N169 per one unit
• The minimum amount you’ll invest (for 20 units) is N3,380 and the maximum (250 units) is N42,250
  Your stockbroker or a certified Momo Agent can help you
• Visit https://mtnoline.com/PO in case you need help

Now, let’s talk about how you can buy MTN shares before the deadline!

How to Buy MTN Shares in Nigeria

There are two ways to buy the shares, you can buy through;

1. PrimaryOffer
2. MTN MoMo agents

• Buy MTN Shares with PrimaryOffer

PrimaryOffer is a service (or product) by NGX exchange where you can buy new public offers like this MTN share. Here is how to buy your MTN shares on PrimaryOffer:

– Visit www.primaryofferng.com and click on “Get Started”
– Click on “I am an individual investor” if you’re buying for yourself
– You’ll land on a page with MTN branded banner at the top, but click on “Create an Account” to get a PO account
– Put your BVN number and correct date of birth
– Click on “Continue”
– On the next page, your primary data would have been generated from your BVN, fill out the remaining data such as “email address”, “your mother’s maiden name” etc.
– Click on “continue”
– Verify your OTP: check your email address to get the code
– If you do that correctly, your account will be verified and the next thing is to login
– Login with your email address and password

Finally, buy the MTN shares!

After you log in to your PrimaryOffer account, you will see the only shares available (MTN shares), click on the MTN logo, it will load to open a new page.

– Scroll down and put in the unit of shares you want to buy. Note that the minimum is 20 and the maximum is 250
– Check the agreement and conditions, and
– Click on “continue”
– CSCS account will be created for you, but you need to complete it manually on the next page by filling in one of your bank details
– Click on “update Bank”
– Continue to complete all necessary stuff such as uploading a proof of address, your national ID card, and your signature.
– You can as well complete your social profile
– If you’re done with that part, go back to offerings to buy the MTN shares.

Important Notice: You can also use the PrimaryOffer mobile app to do all these things.

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That’s the first method of buying MTN shares in Nigeria.

• Buying MTN Shares with Receiving Agents

Just in case the steps above are too technical for you to do, you can use a receiving agent and the person will do all the hard work for you.

Receiving Agents you can use:

1. MTN MoMo Agents

MoMo agents have received training on how to help people buy MTN shares. So you can visit any MoMo agent close to you and they’ll help you out.

2. A Stockbroker

Stockbrokers are professional, if you see one, ask them for help but be careful and make sure you use a trusted broker.

So, that’s how to buy MTN shares in Nigeria.

Summary: How to Buy MTN Shares in Nigeria

– You can buy MTN shares for as low as N3,380 and the highest you can buy is N42,250
– The best way to buy MTN Shares is through the PrimaryOffer’s website or mobile app
– The public sale of MTN Shares will end on December 14, 2021 (Maybe this will be extended, I don’t know)

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