Is the NGX open right now? Lagos trading hours
The Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX) trades 09:30–14:30 Lagos local time (UTC+1), Monday to Friday. That's 5 hours a day. The live status above shows whether it's open this second and counts down to the next bell, in your own timezone.
The Middle East / Africa session
NGX against the exchanges it shares a session with. Switch the filter to see every market on the same axis.
- JSEJohannesburg 09:00–17:00 · Johannesburg local
- NGXLagos 09:30–14:30 · Lagos local
- EGXCairo 10:00–14:30 · Cairo local
- NSE KenyaNairobi 09:00–15:00 · Nairobi local
- CSECasablanca 09:30–15:30 · Casablanca local
- TadawulRiyadh 10:00–15:00 · Riyadh local
- QSEDoha 09:30–13:15 · Doha local
- TASETel Aviv 10:00–17:15 · Tel Aviv local
- DFMDubai 10:00–15:00 · Dubai local
Live status loads with the page.
Days NGX is closed
Public holidays in Nigeria. On these the board above shows NGX shut even though the weekly schedule would have it trading — which is the whole reason to check.
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- 01 01 New Year's Day Thursday
- 20 03 Id el Fitr Friday
- 03 04 Good Friday Friday
- 06 04 Easter Monday Monday
- 01 05 Worker's Day Friday
- 27 05 Id el Kabir Wednesday
- 12 06 Democracy Day Friday
- 16 06 Islamic New Year Tuesday
- 25 08 Birthday of Muhammad (Mawlid) Tuesday
- 01 10 Independence Day Thursday
- 01 11 National Youth Day Sunday · falls on a weekend
- 25 12 Christmas Day Friday
- 26 12 Boxing Day Saturday · falls on a weekend
- 01 01 New Year's Day Friday
- 09 03 Id el Fitr Tuesday
- 26 03 Good Friday Friday
- 29 03 Easter Monday Monday
- 01 05 Worker's Day Saturday · falls on a weekend
- 03 05 Worker's Day (substitute day) Monday
- 16 05 Id el Kabir Sunday · falls on a weekend
- 27 05 Children's Day Thursday
- 06 06 Islamic New Year Sunday · falls on a weekend
- 12 06 Democracy Day Saturday · falls on a weekend
- 14 06 Democracy Day (substitute day) Monday
- 14 08 Birthday of Muhammad (Mawlid) Saturday · falls on a weekend
- 01 10 Independence Day Friday
- 01 11 National Youth Day Monday
- 25 12 Christmas Day Saturday · falls on a weekend
- 26 12 Boxing Day Sunday · falls on a weekend
| time zone | trading hours |
|---|---|
| Lagos (local) | 09:30–14:30 |
| London | 09:30–14:30 |
| New York | 04:30–09:30 |
About NGX trading hours
The Nigerian Exchange Group runs on Africa/Lagos, currently UTC+1. Its regular session is 09:30–14:30 in Lagos, 5 hours of continuous trading with no lunch break. The table above translates those hours into London and New York time so you can see exactly when the bell rings from wherever you follow the market.
Because the exchange keeps local time, its hours move when Lagos changes its clocks for daylight saving, and since not every financial centre shifts on the same date, the gap between NGX and other exchanges wobbles by an hour for a few weeks each spring and autumn. The live panel at the top sidesteps all of that: it reads the current offset straight from the time-zone database, so OPEN, CLOSED and the countdown are always right to the second.
What is and is not modelled: the weekly schedule and the public holidays of Nigeria, so on a national holiday the panel says CLOSED and the countdown skips to the next real session rather than to a bell that will not ring. Not modelled: half-days, where the NGX opens and closes early — Christmas Eve is the usual one — and unscheduled halts, which are on nobody's calendar. On a half-day the session is drawn in full. For anything time-critical, confirm against the exchange's own calendar.
Sources and last check
Times, offsets and sun positions on this page are computed live from the IANA timezone database and the NOAA solar algorithm, so they do not depend on the review dates below.
- Trading sessions for 16 stock exchanges
- Source: Each exchange's published trading-hours page. Last checked, reviewed every 6 months.
Not covered:Regular weekly schedule only. Public holidays, half days and unscheduled halts are not modelled.
FAQ
What are the NGX trading hours?
09:30–14:30 Lagos local time (UTC+1), Monday to Friday, 5 hours per trading day.
Is the NGX open right now?
The status panel above updates live from Lagos's time zone and shows OPEN or CLOSED plus a countdown to the next bell. Public holidays in Nigeria are taken into account, so on those days it says CLOSED and counts down to the next real trading session rather than to a bell that will not ring.
What time zone does the NGX use?
Africa/Lagos (UTC+1 right now), so its hours shift with daylight saving in Lagos, the live panel always uses the current offset.
How many days a year is the NGX closed for holidays?
20 public holidays in Nigeria fall on a weekday over the next two calendar years and cost a trading day each. The full list, including the ones that land on a weekend and cost nothing, is on this page and can be added to your calendar.