Nigeria advances toward T+1 settlement as SEC announces sweeping market reforms

Barbara Bako, Abuja. Nigeria is moving closer to a T+1 and eventually T+0 settlement cycle as the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rolls out a broad set of reforms aimed…

SEC warns against unregulated digital assets, ponzi schemes

Barbara Bako, Abuja. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has raised concerns over the growing risks associated with unregulated digital assets and Ponzi schemes, revealing that Nigerians have lost about…

Digital assets fraud a major threat to market integrity – SEC DG

Barbara Bako, Abuja The Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Dr. Emomotimi Agama, has raised the alarm over the increasing incidence of fraud involving digital assets, stressing…

SEC targets financial inclusion by 2030, warns on inequality

Barbara Bako, Abuja. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has sounded a strong warning that Nigeria must act swiftly to deepen financial inclusion through targeted investments by 2030—or risk exacerbating…

SEC bans independent directors from taking executive roles

SEC bans independent directors from taking executive roles In a major regulatory move, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has banned public companies and key capital market operators from converting…