Regulatory Compliance Vault

Nigerian financial sector compliance directory — Acts, Regulations, Guidelines and Circulars from PenCom, CBN, NAICOM, SEC and NDPC.

SEC Directive 28 Nov 2025
Directive on Registration of All Tradable Instruments under ISA 2025

All capital market operators must declare compliance status and ensure every tradable instrument under their management is registered with the Commission by January 2026. Puts fint…

Applies To
All CMOs, fintech investment platforms, …
Effective
28 Nov 2025
Compliance Deadline
31 Jan 2026
SEC Rule 15 Jul 2025
Draft Amendments to Digital Asset Rules (Stablecoins and CASPs)

Exposure of amendments defining and addressing stablecoins and crypto-asset service providers, refining the 2022 digital asset rules in light of ISA 2025 and the NTAA 2025 virtual …

Applies To
Stablecoin issuers, CASPs, VASPs and dig…
Effective
15 Jul 2025
Compliance Deadline
SEC Rule 01 Jun 2025
Rules on Credit Enhancement Facility Providers and Sundry Amendment to Existing Rules

Introduces new rules governing Credit Enhancement Facility Providers, plus amendments to Rule 45 (Registrable Functions) and Schedule 1 Parts A and B (registration fees, minimum ca…

Applies To
Credit enhancement facility providers; c…
Effective
01 Jun 2025
Compliance Deadline
SEC Rule 01 Apr 2025
New Rules and Sundry Amendments to the Rules and Regulations of the Commission (April 2025)

Introduces rules on issuance and allotment of private companies' securities, plus amendments to rules on corporate bonds, annual/quarterly reporting, SEC fees on market deals, priv…

Applies To
Private company issuers; corporate bond …
Effective
01 Apr 2025
Compliance Deadline
SEC Act 29 Mar 2025
Investments and Securities Act (ISA) 2025

Repeals ISA 2007. Expressly recognises digital and virtual assets as securities under SEC oversight; requires registration of VASPs, digital asset operators and exchanges; criminal…

Applies To
All capital market operators, issuers, d…
Effective
29 Mar 2025
Compliance Deadline
SEC Rule 23 Dec 2024
New Rules and Sundry Amendments to the Rules and Regulations of the Commission (23 December 2024)

Introduces a new rule on issuance of commercial papers, plus amendments to Rule 8 (Exemptions) and the annual supervision fee rule for Collective Investment Schemes.

Applies To
Commercial paper issuers; CIS operators
Effective
23 Dec 2024
Compliance Deadline
SEC Framework 21 Jun 2024
Accelerated Regulatory Incubation Programme (ARIP) for VASPs

Onboarding pathway granting approval-in-principle to virtual asset service providers ahead of full registration, with enhanced due diligence. First DAX licences issued under this f…

Applies To
VASPs and digital asset exchanges seekin…
Effective
21 Jun 2024
Compliance Deadline
SEC Regulation 11 Aug 2023
SEC Data Privacy and Protection Policy

SEC's own privacy policy issued under the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation 2019, covering data subject rights, consent, collectable personal information, security safeguards, thi…

Applies To
Website visitors and data subjects inter…
Effective
11 Aug 2023
Compliance Deadline
SEC Regulation 11 Aug 2023
SEC Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Access Policy

SEC's access-to-information policy under the Freedom of Information Act 2011, covering right of access, disclosure obligations, application process, and the 7-day response timeline…

Applies To
Public/citizens requesting records from …
Effective
11 Aug 2023
Compliance Deadline
SEC Rule 12 May 2022
Securities and Exchange Commission (Capital Market Operators Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism) Regulations

Comprehensive AML/CFT/CPF framework for Nigeria's capital market, setting institutional policies, scope of application and core AML/CFT/CPF objectives for capital market operators.

Applies To
All capital market operators
Effective
12 May 2022
Compliance Deadline
SEC Rule 11 May 2022
Rules on Issuance, Offering Platforms and Custody of Digital Assets

Five-part framework: Part A — issuance of digital assets as securities (whitepaper filing, legal opinion); Part B — Digital Asset Offering Platforms (DAOPs); Part C — Digital Asset…

Applies To
Digital asset issuers, DAOPs, DACs, VASP…
Effective
11 May 2022
Compliance Deadline
SEC Rule 20 Dec 2021
Amendments to SEC Rules and Regulations (20 December 2021)

Major amendments to registration fees, minimum capital requirements, securities and other essential facets of capital market regulation.

Applies To
Capital market operators
Effective
20 Dec 2021
Compliance Deadline

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