SEC Plans National Savings Scheme With Tax Incentives For Ordinary Nigerians

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) plans to introduce a National Savings Scheme that will give every Nigerian the chance to save, with the savings invested for the future and backed by tax incentives.
The Director-General of the SEC, Dr Emomotimi Agama, disclosed this at the weekend during a strategic partnership meeting with the Presidency in Abuja, ahead of the Capital Market Conversation scheduled for October 19, 2026, at the Presidential Villa.
Agama described the scheme as a tool for inclusion. “The National Savings Scheme, principally, is an inclusion tool wherein every Nigerian is given an opportunity to save, and such savings will now be invested for the future,” he ...