Ponzi Schemes

SEC to intensify clampdown on ponzi schemes in 2025

The director-general (DG) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Emomotimi Agama has said that the regulator’s top priority for 2025 is to revamp regulations on investment fraud, also known as ponzi scheme, to enhance detection and accountability. In his…

SEC urges FRSC officers to shun Ponzi schemes

Officers of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) have been urged to avoid Ponzi schemes and only invest in entities registered with the regulatory body. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) gave the advice during an investor enlightenment programme tagged…

SEC laments resurgence of Ponzi schemes

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has frowned at the resurgence of Ponzi schemes and illegal fund managers in the country’s financial sector. The Director-General of SEC, Mr Lamido Yuguda, frowned at the development at an enlightenment workshop with the…