Nigeria’s apex capital market regulator, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has set up a committee to review curriculum already approved by the National Universities Commission (NUC) on securities and investment management for Nigerian universities and other tertiary institutions.
The review is to align the curriculum to include emerging trends like cyber security, artificial intelligence and advanced crypto among others in line with current market trends.
The Director General of SEC, Emomotimi Agama, at the inauguration of the review committee, said the initiative which has been ongoing remains a priority to the commission as part of its efforts to equip future professionals with relevant capital market knowledge and skills.
“Due to new development in fintech, cyber security, Artificial Intelligence and others, there is a need to expand the curriculum to accommodate the new trends. It is an important time and we want to latch in to be able to teach Nigerians, especially the young people about the capital market.
“In the light of this, the Commission has set up a Committee to review and enrich the existing curriculum to reflect these advancements.”
