Nigeria, Feb. 5 -- Abuja-based telecommunications firm Briclinks Africa Friday debuted on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) as the first company to be quoted on the bourse this year, and the first since BUA Cement listed its shares in January 2020.

Briclinks Africa was admitted to the NSE Growth Board, which aims to attract small to medium-sized companies that show the prospect for swift growth in their corporate earnings and are in the growth phase of their business cycle.

Companies in this category include Chellarams Plc, Living Trust Mortgage Bank Plc, McNichols Plc, and The Initiates Plc.

Briclinks Africa's 10 million ordinary shares of N1 each at N6.26 per unit were listed by way of introduction, with Chief Executive Officer Moham...