…Schedules 2026 Capital Market Conference For October 19
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Nigeria has disclosed that it will launch of the Nigerian Capital Market Master Plan 2.0 (NCMMP 2.0) and the National Savings Scheme at its planned 2026 National Capital Market Conference scheduled to hold on October 19 in Abuja,
The commission stated that the event would feature key stakeholders from the public and private sectors as part of its efforts to further develop the capital market and strengthen its contribution to Nigeria’s economic growth and development.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, the SEC by the commission’s management stated that the conference would focus on strategic initiatives to enhance domestic resource mobilisation, strengthen investor participation and support sustainable economic growth and national development.
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According to the commission, the Vice-President, Senator Kashim Shettima, will be the Special Guest of Honour, while the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, will serve as Chief Host and its Director-General, Dr. Emomotimi Agama, will host the participants.
Speaking on the conference, Agama explained that the Capital Market Master Plan 2.0 remained a 10-year strategy designed to guide the development of the nation’s capital market, describing it as a critical document for measuring the growth and development of the market, adding that the endorsement of Vice-President Shettima would be vital to its implementation.
On the National Savings Scheme, the investment expert said it was mainly an inclusion tool designed to provide Nigerians across income groups with opportunities to save and invest for the future, adding that tax incentives will also be provided to encourage participation in the scheme.
According to him, the initiative aligns with the Federal Government’s fiscal policy direction, including tax relief for citizens earning below a specified income threshold, which he said would leave them with more disposable income.
The Director-General clarified: “The National Savings Scheme is principally an inclusion tool: every Nigerian is given the opportunity to save, and those savings will be invested for the future.”
Other activities lined up for the conference include the inauguration of the Capital Market Master Plan Implementation Committee; presentation of reports from the Capital Market Committee Technical Working Groups and the inauguration of the NCMMP 2.0 Project Steering Committee.
