The enactment of the Investments and Securities Act, 2025 marks a significant strengthening of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s regulatory and enforcement framework in Nigeria. Repealing the ISA 2007, the new framework expands the SEC’s reach, strengthens its autonomy, and empowers it with tools to act more decisively against capital market infractions. With enormous new powers aimed at enhancing market integrity, protecting investors, and deterring misconduct, corporate entities, particularly public companies, capital market operators, and regulated entities, must align with a regulatory environment where the SEC has broader authority to intervene, investigate, and impose sanctions.
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