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December 29, (THEWILL) — The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has disclosed that Nigerian companies raised over ₦753 billion through the issuance of Commercial Papers (CPs) between April and October, underscoring growing corporate reliance on short-term debt instruments amid...

December 10, (THEWILL) — The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has asked the Investments and Securities Tribunal (IST) for an order to freeze bank accounts and seize assets belonging to Crypto Bridge Exchange (CBEX) and 25 other defendants,...

December 05, (THEWILL) — The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has warned Nigerians against transacting with an online investment platform, known as Glorious Wealth Fund (GWF). In a statement on Thursday, the SEC said the platform is not registered or...

June 01, (THEWILL) – The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has once again warned of the dangers of Ponzi schemes, highlighting their devastating impact on investor confidence, financial stability and the Nigerian capital market.    This was the central theme of...

April 24, (THEWILL) – The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a fresh warning to Nigerians, urging them to report any suspicious investment schemes for prompt investigation and enforcement. The development comes in the wake of the CBEX investment...

April 15, (THEWILL) – The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has warned Nigerians to steer clear of unregistered digital investment platforms, amid rising concern over the activities of CBEX, a digital asset trading platform, which has reportedly locked users...

April 14, (THEWILL) – The Investment and Securities Tribunal (IST) sitting in Abuja has adjourned to May 12, 2025, for the hearing of a suit filed by the Benue Investment and Property Company Limited (BIPC) against the Securities and...

March 16, (THEWILL) – The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has revoked the registration of Mainland Trust Limited as a capital market operator, citing regulatory non-compliance and unresolved complaints against the company. The decision, which takes immediate effect, was...

May 6, (THEWILL) - The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has unveiled plans by the Commission to delist the Naira from P2P (peer-to-peer) cryptocurrency trading platforms. The Ag Director General of the Commission, Dr. Emomotimi Agama, who disclosed this,...

June 11, (THEWILL) – The Nigeria Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC Nigeria) says the operation of Binance Nigeria Limited, the Nigerian subsidiary of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, is illegal. In a statement published on its website on...