Regulatory Updates
Launch of the SEC’s redesigned website
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Read moreRequest for Submission of Q2 2026 Balance of Payments, Capital Flows Returns, and Ownership Structure Information July 8, 2026
SEC Clears further 2 additional VASP’s for Admission into the Accelerated Regulatory Incubation Programme (ARIP) July 3, 2026
SEC Clears Seven New Fintech Firms for Admission into the Accelerated Regulatory Incubation Programme (ARIP) July 2, 2026
PROPOSED RULES ON CROSS-BORDER SECURITIES TRADING AND CUSTODY July 2, 2026
SEC NIGERIA 2026 Service Level Agreement (SEC NG SLA) The primary purpose of this SLA is to create a transparent framework where Our service commitments are clearly defined. It establishes a mutual expectation: while the SEC fulfills its delivery obligations, stakeholders (such as issuers and investors) are also expected to adhere to the requirements set out in the document. May 15, 2026
Postponement Of Q2 2026 Pre-Registration Training And Examination For Capital Market Operators June 7, 2026
Circular To All Prospective Capital Market Operators On Q2 2026 Pre-Registration Training And Examination June 3, 2026
Transition To T+1 Settlement Cycle In The Nigerian Capital Market May 15, 2026
Public notice – unregistered online investment schemes May 14, 2026
Circular on Mandatory Registration of Collateral Management Companies, Warehouse Operators and Warehouses May 11, 2026
Article – Successful ₦4.65 Trillion Banking Recapitalisation How the Nigerian Capital Market Mobilised, Absorbed and Amplified the Most Consequential Banking Reform Since 2005 April 16, 2026
Guidelines On Revised Minimum Capital For Regulated Entities The objectives of these Guidelines are to: a. Promote investor protection by ensuring that CMOs maintain adequate financial resources to absorb operational and market-related losses; b. Enhance the resilience, integrity, and stability of the Nigerian capital market; c. Establish a risk-sensitive and proportionate capital framework aligned with the nature, scale, and complexity of regulated activities; d. Support effective supervision and early regulatory intervention through clear capital adequacy standards; and e. Reinforce domestic and international confidence in the prudential soundness of the Nigerian capital market, consistent with IOSCO principles. March 18, 2026
Biannual Regulatory Fintech Clinic Join the 1st Biannual SEC Regulator/FinTech Clinic as regulators and FinTech stakeholders engage on regulatory clarity, compliance expectations, and responsible innovation in Nigeria’s capital market. March 5, 2026
Revocation Of Registration Of Kensington Agro Trading Limited As A Capital Market Operator The Securities and Exchange Commission, “the Commission” hereby notifies the general public of the revocation of the registration of Kensington Agro Trading Limited as a capital market operator March 2, 2026
Circular To All Prospective Capital Market Operators On Q1 2026 Pre-Registration Training And Examination Feb. 24, 2026
Suspected Fraudulent Activities Of Modmount Services Limited Jan. 30, 2026
Suspected Fraudulent Activities Of Aurum Bot Jan. 30, 2026
Revised Minimum Capital (MC) for Regulated Capital Market Entities Jan. 16, 2026
Suspected Fraudulent Activities of TUNBOSAYO OKEKUNLE STRATEGIC ALPHA FUND (TOSAF) The attention of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) has been drawn to the activities of an online investment platform known as TUNBOSAYO OKEKUNLE STRATEGIC ALPHA FUND (TOSAF) through its website and various social media platforms, which holds itself out as an Investment platform that provides investors varied stock options and other financial instruments purportedly under the supervision of the Commission. Jan. 15, 2026
Suspected Fraudulent Activities Of Voya Investment Management (VIM) The attention of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Nigeria (“the Commission”) has been drawn to the activities of an online investment platform known as, and operating under the name Voya Investment Management (VIM) through its website https://investmemts.voya.com/. Jan. 6, 2026
Notice to all Capital market Operators (CMOS) on 2026 Renewal of Registration This is to inform all Capital Market Operators (CMOs) and the general public that the annual renewal of Registration of CMOs for the year 2026 will commence from January 01, 2026. Dec. 12, 2025
Suspected Fraudulent Investment Activities Of Glorious Wealth Fund (GWF) Dec. 3, 2025
CIRCULAR TO ALL PROSPECTIVE CAPITAL MARKET OPERATORS ON Q4 2025 PRE-REGISTRATION TRAINING AND EXAMINATION The Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) hereby notifies all applicants for registration as Capital Market Operators that the next cycle of the pre-registration training and examination is scheduled to commence on Monday, November 3, 2025. Eligible applicants are as follows: Oct. 28, 2025
Updated Circular To All Prospective Capital Market Operators On Q4 2025 Pre-Registration Training And Examination Oct. 30, 2025
List of Approved Commercial Papers as at 23 October 2025 Oct. 30, 2025
News updated: Jul 15, 2026 4:00 pm
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