OPENING REMARKS BY THE CHAIRMAN, NIGERIAN EXCHANGE GROUP (NGX) AT THE CAPITAL MARKET CORRESPONDENTS’ ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA WORKSHOP IN LAGOS ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2025.
I welcome you all to the 2025 Workshop of the Capital Markets Correspondents Association of Nigeria.
The Capital Markets Correspondents Association of Nigeria (CAMCAN) plays an important role in the capital market through its comprehensive coverage of activities in the market.
The prompt dissemination of market related news and information to the public helps to keep our investors informed and up to date with important developments and enables them to take appropriate investment decisions at the right time.
The regular review of market activities by CAMCAN members on print and electronic media as well as the publication of daily price lists and market indices in major newspapers keeps the Nigerian Capital Market in the market eye and reinforces the market’s importance in the economy and daily lives of millions of investors.
The Annual Workshop of CAMCAN provides a forum for robust discussion on contemporary financial issues. The workshop is expected to come up with suggestions and ideas to enhance the openness, transparency and reach of the capital market and improve the work of regulators and operators.
Today’s Workshop has the theme-Regulatory Reforms: ISA 2025 and Nigeria’s Investment Climate. The enactment of the Investment and Securities Act 2025 has been widely praised for expanding the reach and powers of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and introducing clauses that will strengthen the formal capital market and drive out dubious practitioners and pyramid schemes.
This will in turn improve the breadth and depth of the Capital Market and improve Nigeria’s investment climate.
Today, we have a distinguished capital market operator and entrepreneur, the Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the GTI Group, Alhaji Abubakar Lawal, who will give an in-depth breakdown of the new clauses in the ISA 2025 and the implications for Nigeria’s investment climate.
Let me invite the speakers and discussants for the day to give a broader view of the topic. I believe it will be a lively and enlightening conversation.
I thank the organisers for the work they have put in to make the workshop a reality and thank you all for making out time to attend.
Do enjoy the event.
Alhaji (Dr) Umaru Kwairanga
Chairman NGX
Nigeria Exchange Group
