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July 21, 2025 No Responses

SEC Nigeria To Introduce USSD Codes For Verifying Operators

As part of measures to curb the activities of unregistered investment operators and protecting investors from fraudulent schemes, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is set to introduce a dedicated Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) code system that will allow...

July 10, 2025 No Responses

Digital Assets Fraud Threatens Market Integrity

The Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Dr. Emomotimi Agama, has expressed concern over the growing threat of digital assets fraud, warning that it poses a significant challenge to market integrity and undermines investor confiden...

July 6, 2025 No Responses

At United Capital Investment Forum, SEC DG Seeks Inclusive Capital Market

June 21, 2025 No Responses

SEC Bans Independent Directors From Becoming Executive Directors

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has prohibited Independent Directors from transitioning into Executive Director roles within the same company or group.In a circular to public companies and capital market operators titled “Circular to All Public ...

June 14, 2025 No Responses

Firm Drags Zenith Bank To UK Parliament, ICC Over $64m Contract Judgment

The stage is set for another round of legal battle between Zenith Bank and Owigs and Obigs Nigeria Limited over what the company terms institutional sabotage.In a petition before the UK Parliament and the International Criminal Court Hague, Owigs and...

June 11, 2025 No Responses

SEC To Firms: Honour Unclaimed Dividend Requests

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has directed all public companies and Registrars to stop treating unclaimed dividends older than 12 years as “statute-barred”, especially those from before the enactment of the Finance Act 2020.The directive rea...

June 10, 2025 No Responses

Seplat Energy Bags CIPS Procurement Excellence Standard Certificate

The Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS) has presented the Procurement Excellence Standard Certificate to Seplat Energy Plc, the foremost Nigerian independent energy company. The Global Chief Executive Officer, CIPS, Ben Farrell, m...

June 10, 2025 No Responses

AGF: Why I Dropped Fraud Charge Against Fidelity Bank’s MD, Onyeali-Ikpe

The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, on Monday, disclosed reasons why he discontinued a fraud charge the Federal Government entered against the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, MD/CEO, of Fid...

May 30, 2025 No Responses

SEC Nigeria Cautions Investors On Ponzi Schemes

Again, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has sounded a renewed warning on the dangers of Ponzi schemes, highlighting their devastating impact on investor confidence, financial stability, and the Nigerian capital market.This was the central theme of ...

May 27, 2025 No Responses

At Access Bank GLS, Tunji-Ojo Advocates Purpose-Driven Leadership

Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, recently challenged public and private sector leaders on decisive leadership skills at the Access Bank Guest Lecture Series (GLS) held at the Bank’s headquarters in Victoria Island, Lagos. Speaking on the t...

May 27, 2025 No Responses

Court Fixes July 4 For Judgment On CBN Act

Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has fixed 4 July for judgment to determine the legality of the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System Plc’s (NIBSS) management of the Bank Verification Number (BVN) database, said to be in line...

May 26, 2025 No Responses

United Capital Unveils Children Investment Fund

United Capital Asset Management (UCAML), a leading asset managementcompany and subsidiary of United Capital Group, on Monday in Lagos, unveiled its latest mutual fund, The Children Investment Fund (CIF).The Children Investment Fund is a naira-denominated, open...

May 25, 2025 No Responses

Listed Firms Declare N1.1trillion Dividend In 2024

The Securities and Exchange Comission (SEC) has said that listed companies declared dividends totaling N1.1trillion to shareholders in 2024.The Director-General of SEC, Dr Emomotimi Agama, disclosed this at the first quarter Capital Market Committee (CMC) meet...

May 22, 2025 No Responses

Court Winds Up Illegal Capital Market Firm

Justice C.J. Aneke of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi , Lagos, on Thursday, May 22, 2025, ordered the winding up of a fraudulent collective investment scheme firm, CJC Markets Limited, over failure to register with the Securities and...