Securities and Exchange Commission (Nigeria)

Securities and Exchange Commission, Nigeria
Agency overview
Formed1979 (1979)
Preceding agency
  • Capital Issues Commission
JurisdictionNigeria
HeadquartersAbuja
Agency executives
  • Olufemi Lijadu, Chairman
  • Timi Agama, Director General
Websitehttps://www.sec.gov.ng

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is the main regulatory institution of the Nigerian capital market. It is supervised by the Federal Ministry of Finance.[1] The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) is privately owned and self-regulating, but the SEC maintains surveillance over it with the mandate of ensuring orderly and equitable dealings in securities, and protecting the market against insider trading abuses.[2]

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