The Securities and Exchange Commision, Nigeria, has revealed more investment opportunities for all Nigerian especially youths.
At an event organized by Securities and Exchange Commision, SEC,, convener of the 2025 Digital Assets Market Masterclass Series in Lagos, Mr Nicky Okoye said, the Nicky Okoye Global Investment Advisory, NOGIA foundation, is set to train at least one hundred thousand youth aggregators in digital assets market.
In his keynote address at the master class, Mr. Okoye praised the alarming rates at which Nigerians are embracing digital marketing, describing digital market revolution as the way to go, whilst also urging all Nigerians especially young people, to join the digital transformation revolution through the capital market as regulated by Securities and Exchange Commission.
According to Okoye,
“A generation of investors in the entertainment industry have been wasted abroad”. He explained that likes of Don Jazzy, Wizkid and many Artists have their investment being managed abroad and in foreign currency.
Okoye noted that if such personalities have their investment being managed through SEC, the Naira will quickly appreciate against foreign currencies.
Dr. Okoye further emphasized the significance of the newly signed Investment and Securities Act 2025, which authorizes and defines the regulator’s role in overseeing digital assets.
The SEC has introduced rules governing digital assets, including registration requirements and tax implications. A 10% capital gains tax on digital assets has been introduced.
The regulatory framework aims to balance innovation and risk management, fostering growth while protecting investors.
Also speaking at the Digital Assets Market Masterclass, Joseph Tegbe, the director general of Nigeria and China Strategic Relationship, revealed that the relationship is focused on infrastructural development rather than trade.
Tegbe says three hundred investment expression of interest by chinese in the digital capital market in Nigeria is in progress, describing it as a plus for Nigeria/China relationship.
In the same vein, Senator Osita Izunaso, chairman senate committee on capital market, said the legislature is providing support for capital market Security to ensure cripto and tokenization remain safe while also urging Nigerians to embrace advancement in cripto and tokenization to remain competitive globally.
Senator Osita added that the aim is to provide new streams of income for Africans urging the youth population to take action in one form of digital assets market or another, and stay away from fraud.
A robust statistics expanded at the master class revealed that Nigeria could become the fourteenth largest economy in the world if Nigerians delve into the digital market space in the ongoing digital market assets revolution.
