Data, AI, tech to drive investment decisions in Nigeria — SEC

By Obas Esiedesa, Abuja
The Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Emomotimi Agama, has said Nigeria’s capital market is positioning data, artificial intelligence and technology-driven regulation at the centre of investment decision-making to attract both domestic and foreign capital.
A statement by the Commission yesterday quoted Agama who spoke at the FSDH Investor Conference 2026 in Lagos, explaining that the future of investing would be defined by the quality of intelligence and data available to investors rather than the volume of capital they control.
According to him, the era of “intelligent investing” has already arrived, driven by artificial intelligenc...