With effect from January 1, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will begin imposing regulatory fees on fixed income secondary market transactions. This was disclosed in a recently released document titled “Circular on the commencement of regulation on a…
Capital Market Operators (CMOs) will from Jan. 1 begin payment of regulatory fees on bonds for secondary market transactions, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) says. A circular by the management of the Commission in Abuja on Thursday, said it…
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is looking to partner with stakeholders in real estate investment to reduce Nigeria’s estimated 20 million housing deficit. The Director-General, SEC, Lamido Yuguda, who disclosed this recently at a meeting with the Nigerian Institution…
By Seun Ibiyemi The Director-General, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has warned quoted companies and capital market registrars to desist from selective payments and distribution of dividends. Yuguda stated this in his keynote address on Saturday at the Institute of…
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…
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in collaboration with the Financial Literacy Technical Committee (FLTC), has joined the rest of the world to commemorate the 5th edition of the 2021 World Investor Week (WIW). The week-long event being coordinated by…
The Senate has queried the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for spending N6 billion out of its N9 billion revenue on salaries and other emoluments. The Chairman, Senate Committee on Capital Market, Sen. Ibikunle Amosun (APC-Ogun) gave the query when…
Prof. Uche Uwaleke, a professor of Capital Market, has appealed to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to collaborate with telecommunication firms to facilitate access to capital market products. Uwaleke made the appeal during a webinar with the theme ‘Repositioning…
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has stated that it will continue to strive to deliver coordinated and coherent policy advice, capacity building and regulatory support to build the momentum for a green economy. Green finance has been defined as…
The Securities and Exchange Commission has stated the need to reduce the substandard commodities in the market and encourage global acceptance of commodities produced in Nigeria. Executive Commissioner Operations SEC, Mr. Dayo Obisan stated this during a Commodities Standards Sensitisation…
