Olaniwun Ajayi LP

December 1, 2025

Beyond the Headlines: The ISA 2025 and the SEC Clampdown on Illegal Market Operators

The announcement on 24 October 2025 regarding Nigeria’s removal from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) list of jurisdictions under increased monitoring (commonly referred to as the Grey List) represents...

September 17, 2020

SEC Statements on Digital Assets

Securities and Exchange Commission’s Statement on Digital Assets

Previously, digital assets such as cryptocurrencies and tokens were unregulated in Nigeria, with regulators taking a cautious approach, and urging the public to tread carefully when investing in such assets....

June 5, 2020

WASRA

WASRA Guidelines on the Issuance of Fixed Income Securities

The Nigerian Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or the Commission) recently published Guidelines for the Issuance of Fixed Income Securities by Statutory Bodies in West Africa Securities Regulators Association (WASRA)...

April 8, 2020

Crowdfunding

Unveiling the Securities and Exchange Commission Regulations for Crowdfunding

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or the Commission) recently published its exposure draft of rules for the regulation of the currently unregulated crowdfunding activities in Nigeria. The Proposed Rules...

December 1, 2025

Beyond the Headlines: The ISA 2025 and the SEC Clampdown on Illegal Market Operators

The announcement on 24 October 2025 regarding Nigeria’s removal from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) list of jurisdictions under increased monitoring (commonly referred to as the Grey List) represents...

September 17, 2020

SEC Statements on Digital Assets

Securities and Exchange Commission’s Statement on Digital Assets

Previously, digital assets such as cryptocurrencies and tokens were unregulated in Nigeria, with regulators taking a cautious approach, and urging the public to tread carefully when investing in such assets....

June 5, 2020

WASRA

WASRA Guidelines on the Issuance of Fixed Income Securities

The Nigerian Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or the Commission) recently published Guidelines for the Issuance of Fixed Income Securities by Statutory Bodies in West Africa Securities Regulators Association (WASRA)...

April 8, 2020

Crowdfunding

Unveiling the Securities and Exchange Commission Regulations for Crowdfunding

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or the Commission) recently published its exposure draft of rules for the regulation of the currently unregulated crowdfunding activities in Nigeria. The Proposed Rules...