2021-06-16
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Nigeria has appointed Director General Lamido Yuguda as the new two-year Chairman of the West Africa Securities Regulators Association (WASRA). This leadership transition prioritizes sub-regional capital market integration and the operationalization of existing regulations to ensure fair, transparent activities for market operators. The handover was formalized during a virtual Executive Council meeting attended by all member regulatory CEOs, building upon the association's 2015 framework to standardize cross-border capital market operations across West Africa.