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- 31 Jul 2014
Changes in AFC’s Board, Alade Assumes Chairmanship
Board of the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) on Wednesday announced that as part of AFC’s Board succession process, Mr. Adebayo Ogunlesi and Mr. Aliyu Dikko retired from the Board of Directors.…
- 29 Aug 2022
SEC to Flush Out Ponzi Scheme Operators
Mr Lamido Yuguda, director-general of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has said that his agency partner with relevant agencies to flush out Ponzi scheme operators . Speaking over the…
- 21 Aug 2022
SEC to Sanction Stakeholders over Unclaimed Dividends
Mr Lamido Yuguda, the Director-General of Security and Exchange Commission (SEC), said this at a post Capital Market Committee (CMC) news conference on Friday in Abuja. According to Yuguda, in spite…
- 8 Dec 2022
SEC Targets N5trn Capitalization for Shariah Products by 2025
Mr. Lamido Yuguda, the Director General, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), in Abuja said that the revised edition of the Capital Market Master plan (2021 – 2025) that was recently launched…
- 19 Aug 2021
SEC to Collaborate with Stakeholders on Capital Market Dispute Resolution
Mr. Lamido Yuguda, the Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has expressed the commission’s readiness to collaborate with relevant Alternative Dispute Resolution…
- 18 Dec 2022
We will Continue to Support Fintech, Others -SEC
Mr. Lamido Yuguda, director general of the Securities and Exchange Commission, has said that the Executive Management of the Commission will continue to create awareness, imparting knowledge and…
- 6 Sept 2021
SEC Remits N1.5bn to FG, Assures of Profitability in Two Years
Following comments attributed to the Nigerian Senate that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was gradually becoming insolvent and could go bankrupt very soon, Mr. Lamido Yuguda,…
- 29 Dec 2023
SEC says Nigeria’s Potential for Islamic Finance Jurisdiction Outstanding
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has said Nigeria has the potential to join the leading global Islamic finance jurisdictions. Mr. Lamido Yuguda, Director General, SEC, said this when the…
- 28 Nov 2021
Unclaimed Dividend: SEC Reads Riot Act to Companies, Registrars
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has warned quoted companies and capital market registrars to desist from selective payments and distribution of dividends. Mr Lamido Yuguda, director-general…
- 16 Apr 2021
Capital Market Operators Get April 30 Deadline to Renew Licences
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has given Capital Market Operators, CMO, April 30, 2021, as deadline to renew their operation licences. Mr. Lamido Yuguda, director general of SEC, who…
- 14 Apr 2023
SEC Vows to Protect Minority Interests in Capital Market
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has assured investors that the interest of minority shareholders would be protected during all transactions in the capital market. Mr. Lamido Yuguda, the…
- 17 Nov 2022
SEC Urges Strategy on Cyber Risks Mitigation in Capital Market
In recognition of the risk posed by cybercrime to financial market confidence, integrity and efficiency, Mr. Lamido Yuguda, the Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission, has harped…
- 27 Mar 2022
SEC Laments High Level of Unclaimed Dividends
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has lamented the high number of unclaimed dividends in the capital market. A statement by the Commission in Abuja on Sunday, said Mr Lamido Yuguda, the…
- 21 Feb 2023
SEC DG says Capital Market Developing Products to Attract Younger Generation
Mr. Lamido Yuguda, the Director General, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has stated that the capital market regulating body is working to develop products targeted at making the market…
- 25 Nov 2021
SEC Pledges Crackdown on Ponzi Schemes, Illegal Fund Managers
The Securities and Exchange Commission has vowed to continue to crack down on Ponzi schemes and illegal fund managers amid the recent resurgence of their activities. Mr Lamido Yuguda, the…
- 13 Aug 2021
Nigeria’s Unclaimed Dividends Hit N170Bn- SEC
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Friday said the total unclaimed dividends in the Nigerian capital market stood at N170 billion as of December 2020. Mr Lamido Yuguda, director-general,…
- 30 Mar 2021
SEC Affirms Potential of Non-interest Capital Market in Deepening Financial System
Mr. Lamido Yuguda, the director general of the Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, has described the non-interest capital market sector in Nigeria as one that is unique and full of potentials to…
- 16 Feb 2022
SEC Enlists other Agencies to Curb Ponzi Schemes
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is working in collaboration with other agencies to clean up the Nigerian capital market of Ponzi schemes. Mr Lamido Yugudu, director-general of SEC, expressed…
- 8 Apr 2022
SEC to Tackle Cyber-security Threats in Capital Market
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has disclosed it has commenced measures to tackle any potential cyber-security threat in the Nigerian capital market. Director-General of SEC, Mr. Lamido…
- 10 Nov 2021
SEC Targets 25% of Islamic Capital Market Capitalization by 2025
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has said that it was working with stakeholders develop the non-interest segment of the capital market that is expected to contribute at least 25 percent…
- 22 Oct 2023
Yuguda, SEC DG Explains How Credit Rating Agencies Influence Investment Decisions
Lamido Yuguda , The Director General Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, has said credit rating agencies, CRAs, play an important role in infrastructural development by providing independent…
- 26 Oct 2022
SEC Lauds NGX for Ensuring Sustainability, Investor Resilience in Capital Market
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has commended NGX and NGX RegCo for their efforts towards fostering sustainability and investor resilience in the Nigerian capital market. Speaking at the…
- 22 Jan 2022
NGX, SEC Strengthen Alliance to Enhance Market Development
The Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) has deepened its collaboration with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to undertake innovative initiatives that will drive the development of the…
- 12 Jul 2020
SEC, NITDA Collaborate on Data Protection in Capital Market
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has restated its preparedness to collaborate with the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) in a bid to foster safe conduct of…
- 24 Feb 2023
SEC, Pencom to Collaborate in Deepening Commodities Ecosystem
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has expressed its readiness to collaborate with the National Pensions Commissions (Pencom) on areas that would assist in further deepening the commodities…
- 6 Dec 2021
SEC Urges Stakeholders to Leverage on Technology to Deepen Financial Inclusion
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has called on policymakers and capital market stakeholders to leverage technology to expand access to financial services and deepen financial inclusion.…
- 25 May 2021
SEC Considering Job Cuts to Save Cost
Security and Exchange Commission (SEC), said it was considering an option that would help it reduce the cost of governance. Lamido Yuguda, director-general of SEC, who appeared the House of…
- 23 Apr 2024
Former SEC Leadership Failed to Regulate, Develop Capital Market- ASCSN
Senior Staff Union under the aegis of Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) of Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has accused the past administration of the Commission led by…
- 3 Dec 2020
SEC to Partner SON on Commodities Trading
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has disclosed its intention to collaborate with the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) to ensure speedy approval and publication of standards relevant to…
- 14 Feb 2023
SEC, NAIC to Partner on Commodities Trading Ecosystem
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has stated its readiness to partner with the Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation (NAIC) in a bid to further deepen the commodities trading…