SEC
15 Nov
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has unveiled plans to create a new e-dividend portal that would help simplify the process of mandating accounts in the capital market.
17 Oct
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has said the value of state bonds issued and registered by the commission from 1978 to 2022 has risen from N20 million to N1.13 trillion in the debt capital market.
29 Aug
Shareholders have lamented the rising unclaimed dividends in the capital market currently put at N190 billion, stating that unless the parties involved in the processing of the claims adopt robust technology infrastructure that would enable investors to process their unclaimed dividend at the comfort of their homes, the menace may not be eliminated in the capital market.
30 Jul
The Securities and Exchange Commission(SEC) has the onerus responsibility of regulating and developing the Nigerian capital market, especially in the areas of ensuring that the market provides an important channel of financing for the real economy, allocating risk, supporting financial stability as well as smoothening transmission of monetary policy.
11 Jun
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has declared the activities of Binance in Nigeria illegal. According to a circular by the Commission, any Nigerian trading on Binance Nigeria Limited,....
8 Jun
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said it is partnering the Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) to develop standards that would make the nation's agricultural commodities more acceptable in the international market and generate foreign exchange (forex).
2 May
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has blacklisted six online trading platforms in its latest crackdown on unregistered firms offering investment services in the country.
13 Apr
Lingering inflation and other socio-economic challenges have triggered a fresh call from investors whose funds, running into N700 billion, were trapped in private placement scams.
27 Feb
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said it is currently working with the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) to develop standards that would make the country's commodities acceptable in the international market.
15 Feb
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has expressed its readiness to partner with the Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation (NAIC) in a bid to further deepen the commodities trading ecosystem and generate foreign exchange for the country.
9 Feb
Efforts by the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) to develop a focused strategy that would woo financial technology (Fintech) firms and millennials to the nation’s stock market may have yielded some progress with the appointment...
6 Feb
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has expressed concerns about the prevalence of illegal fund managers' activities as well as the proliferation of unlawful investment outfits.
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