SEC Director-General Outlines Strategic Focus for 2025

SEC Director-General Emomotimi Agama Unveils Strategic Focus for 2025

In a recent New Year message to the capital market, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Director-General Emomotimi Agama outlined the commission’s strategic focus for 2025. With a strong emphasis on tackling investment fraud and enhancing the integration of the Nigerian capital market into the broader economy, Agama highlighted the SEC’s commitment to regulating and developing the market.

One of the primary goals for 2025 is to revamp regulations on investment fraud, particularly Ponzi schemes, to improve detection and accountability. Agama emphasized the importance of enforcement in effective regulation, stating that the SEC is enhancing its investigative processes to hold bad actors accountable more decisively.

Transparency is also a key focus for the SEC, with measures planned to increase the visibility of securities transactions to build investor confidence. Agama assured that the commission will introduce mechanisms to foster greater trust in the market.

Additionally, Agama discussed the SEC’s interest in the commodities market, noting the significant growth opportunities presented by Nigeria’s agrarian economy. He highlighted the importance of reinforcing legal and regulatory structures to support growth in the commodities ecosystem.

In closing, Agama reiterated the SEC’s commitment to guiding the capital market towards inclusive development, ensuring that all Nigerians within the market community benefit from its growth and progress. With a clear strategic focus for 2025, the SEC aims to strengthen regulations, enhance transparency, and support growth in the Nigerian capital market.