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2025-12-23 09:00:00
In a statement relayed by Vanguard, Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission has directed capital market operators to renew their registration within January 2026, while also pushing digital upgrades to licensing and filings.
The regulator says it wants the renewal process to be clearer, faster and less dependent on physical visits, as part of broader reforms to market oversight and investor confidence.
SEC leadership is also signalling a bigger “automation” roadmap, including electronic receipt/processing and structured returns templates to strengthen risk-based supervision.
For operators, the key practical impact is compliance readiness: documentation, timelines, and how quickly the new portal workflows become mandatory.
Validation: The Nation reports that SEC “directed all capital market operators to renew their registration between January 1 and January 31, 2026.” Legit.ng reiterates that “The SEC has requested that capital market operators renew their registration between January 1 and January 31, 2026.”
Echotitbits take: If SEC’s digitisation actually reduces approval delays, this could quietly improve market depth. Watch for enforcement consistency: the real test is whether non-compliance triggers penalties equally across big and small operators.
Source: Vanguard — December 23, 2025 (https://www.vanguardngr.com/2025/12/sec-directs-market-operators-to-renew-registration-from-jan-1st/)
Vanguard 2025-12-23
