The Securities and Exchange Commission has pledged to intensify its oversight of capital market operators to ensure strict adherence to regulations and enhance investor confidence in Nigeria’s financial system.
Speaking at the office launch of Norrenberger Asset Management Limited and the 2025 capital market outlook event in Abuja on Monday, the SEC Director-General, Emomotimi Agama, reaffirmed the Commission’s zero-tolerance policy for infractions and outlined key initiatives for the coming year.
He announced that the SEC would prioritise risk-based supervision and closely monitor operators to ensure compliance.
Agama said, “We are going to get to every capital market operator, watching them like an eagle, making sure they are doing just the right thing. We want to be sure that Nigerians that are here and abroad and even foreigners believe and trust in our market.”
He added that the Commission’s goal is to create a market that inspires confidence among Nigerians, foreign investors, and the diaspora, without requiring external validation.
Agama disclosed that the recently passed bill awaiting presidential assent would empower the SEC to enforce regulations more effectively.
