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- News16 Aug 2026
SEC Orders Capital Market Operators to Cut Banking, Business Ties with Iran, DPRK
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has directed all capital market regulated entities to terminate correspondent banking relationships and restrict business dealings involving the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) and Iran.
- News14 Aug 2026
SEC Clears Blockchain for Accelerated Regulatory Incubation Programme
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has cleared additional Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs) for admission into its Accelerated Regulatory Incubation Programme (ARIP). Among the newly…
- News13 Aug 2026
SEC Orders Immediate Freeze of Assets Linked to Six Terrorism Financiers, Three Entities
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has directed capital market operators to immediately freeze the assets of six individuals and three entities designated as terrorism financiers by the Nigeria…
- News12 Aug 2026
SEC Directs Operators to Subscribe to NigSac Alerts, Freeze Terrorists-Linked Funds
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued an urgent directive requiring all capital market-regulated entities (CMREs) to immediately subscribe to Nigeria’s Sanctions (NigSac) Alerts system.…
- News10 Aug 2026
SEC Moves to Recover Unclaimed Dividends, Inherited Investments Nationwide
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched a nationwide awareness campaign aimed at helping investors and beneficiaries recover unclaimed dividends and inherited investments, as part…
- News6 Aug 2026
SEC Unveils Probate/Unclaimed Monies Clinic to Help Families Recover Inherited Investments
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has intensified efforts to reduce unclaimed funds and other dormant investment assets by launching a Probate/Unclaimed Monies Awareness and Investor Clinic…
- News5 Aug 2026
SEC Begins Full e-Registration for Capital Market Services
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has commenced the implementation of a fully electronic registration process for capital market operators, enabling designated regulatory services to be…
- News29 Jul 2026
SEC Begins Full e-Registration for Capital Market Operators
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has commenced the implementation of a fully electronic registration system for capital market operators, marking a major milestone in its digital…
- News16 Jul 2026
SEC Begins Drive to Recover Unclaimed Dividends
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has commenced a nationwide enlightenment campaign to help Nigerians recover unclaimed dividends and other monies arising from capital market transactions. The…
- News10 Jul 2026
SEC Unveils Plans to Enforce Mandatory ESG Reporting for Large Firms Next Year
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has unveiled plans to make sustainability reporting mandatory for large public interest entities from 2027 as Nigeria moves to align its corporate…
- News3 Jul 2026
SEC Grants Approval to Luno, Other Crypto Firms under Regulatory Sandbox
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has admitted seven new companies into its Accelerated Regulatory Incubation Programme (ARIP), expanding the number of digital asset firms operating under…
- News24 Jun 2026
SEC Bars Dangote Refinery IPO Adverts
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has banned the marketing and promotion of a purported initial public offering (IPO) by Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals FZE,. It further warned…
- News18 May 2026
SEC Sets June 1 for Transition to T+1 Settlement Cycle
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved the transition to the T+1 settlement cycle for capital market transactions from June 1, 2026. T+1 settlement is a financial rule requiring that…
- News14 May 2026
SEC Raises Alarm Over Fake Investment Platforms Flooding Social Media
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has warned Nigerians against investing in unregistered online investment schemes being promoted across social media platforms, describing many of them as…
- News5 May 2026
SEC Flags Weak Disclosures by Nigerian Companies
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has raised concerns over weak sustainability reporting among Nigerian companies, warning that poor disclosure practices could hinder their access to global…
- News15 Apr 2026
SEC Sets N7.5Bn Capital Floor to Shield Investors in FTZE Public Offerings
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed new rules for Public Offering of securities by a Free Trade Zone Entity (FTZE). Free Trade Zone Entity is a business licensed by the Nigeria…
- News13 Apr 2026
SEC Freezes Assets of 13 Terrorism Financiers in Capital Market Crackdown
Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has slammed an immediate asset freeze on 13 entities—10 individuals and three companies - designated as terrorism financiers by the Nigeria…
- News23 Mar 2026
SEC Issues Six-Week Ultimatum to Market Operators to Submit Recapitalisation Plan
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said it has handed a six-week deadline to capital market operators to submit board-approved recapitalisation or license downgrade plans. The directive was…
- News22 Mar 2026
SEC, NYSC Partner to Combat Ponzi Schemes
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) have formalised a strategic partnership aimed at embedding financial literacy and anti-Ponzi education into the…
- News19 Mar 2026
Binance is Missing from Ghana’s Crypto Sandbox
Ghana’s Securities and Exchange Commission has given the nod to 11 crypto trading platforms to participate in its new regulatory sandbox programme, its first major step in support of crypto after…
- News17 Mar 2026
SEC Shuts Over 400 Fraudulent Investment Schemes, Arrests Operators
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has warned that unregistered schemes pose serious risks for investors. This is coming after the commission announced that it has shut down more than 400…
- News16 Mar 2026
Crypto Transactions Hit $96Bn in Nigeria -SEC
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) yesterday said that Nigeria’s digital finance ecosystem recorded about $96bn in cryptocurrency and other virtual asset transactions. Emomotimi Agama,…
- News10 Mar 2026
SEC Cautions Fintechs of Rising Risks as Digital Finance Expands
The Securities and Exchange Commission Nigeria (SEC) has cautioned fintech operators that while technology can expand access to investment opportunities, it also has the potential to magnify risks if…
- News8 Mar 2026
Dimension Data Nigeria Seals N20bn Bond Deal to Bridge Digital Infrastructure Gap
Dimension Data Nigeria has formally executed its N20 billion ($15m) Bond Programme under Dimension Data SPV Funding Plc, following approval from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The…
- News3 Mar 2026
SEC Revokes Registration of Kensington Agro Trading Limited
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has revoked the registration of Kensington Agro Trading Limited as a capital market operator with immediate effect. In a public notice issued by the…
- News2 Feb 2026
SEC Warns of Potential Ponzi-style Risks in AURUM BOT, ModMount
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued warnings regarding the activities of AURUM BOT and ModMount Services Limited. The apex regulator of the capital market flagged both entities for…
- News16 Jan 2026
SEC Hikes Minimum Capital Requirements for Market Operators After a Decade
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has revised the minimum capital applicable to all categories of regulated capital market entities after 10 years. The minimum capital review, according to…
- News15 Jan 2026
SEC Partners Police in Nationwide Crackdown on Ponzi Schemes, Crypto Frauds
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Nigeria Police Force have forged an alliance against illegal scheme operators, investment frauds, and cryptocurrency frauds in a bid to protect the…
- News5 Jan 2026
2026: SEC to Review Rules to Incentivise SME Listings
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced plans to review its rules to encourage the listing of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) on the nation’s stock exchanges as part of efforts to…
- News31 Dec 2025
GTCO Secures Regulatory Approvals to Raise N10bn in Private Placement
Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (“GTCO) has obtained the approvals of both the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to undertake a private placement of…