The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is partnering with the National Universities Commission (NUC) to strengthen financial and investment education across Nigerian universities.
The Director-General of the SEC, Emomotimi Agama, disclosed this during the handing-over ceremony of the reviewed National Universities Commission’s curriculum on Securities and Investment Management in Abuja.
Agama stated thus:
“Our gathering today goes beyond policy harmonisation or curriculum design. It is about shaping the financial mindset of future generations, equipping young Nigerians with the tools to make informed choices and contribute meaningfully to national development”.
The initiative seeks to integrate financial education into Nigeria’s national curriculum from the primary through tertiary levels, with pilot programmes in Nasarawa and Ibadan already yielding positive results among teachers and students.
Early exposure to financial concepts such as saving, investing, and budgeting would produce responsible, confident, and financially empowered citizens who can participate actively in the capital market and the broader economy.