Nigeria, Feb. 9 -- Last week, Nigerian stocks posted their strongest weekly gain this year as positive market sentiments built on broadly impressive corporate results.

Save for the insurance index, all the sector indexes appreciated in the lead up to a 3.8 per cent jump in the benchmark index. The oil & gas index led the charge, advancing by almost 11 per cent.

"We anticipate sustained interest in the real sector, supported by ongoing corporate earnings releases and growing expectations around dividend declarations, which should continue to provide support for the overall market sentiment," analysts at Meristem Securities forecasted in their earnings note last week.

Looking ahead, investors will be on the lookout for more earnings and ...