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The Securities and Exchange Commission and the Capital Market Community are to partner with the Federal Ministry of Mines and Steel Development and other stakeholders to promote the use of alternative means of raising capital such as non-interest products, tokenisation of assets as well as adopting technologies such as fintech. This, among others were contained in a communique issued at the end of a two-day workshop on financing the Nigerian solid minerals sector through the capital market and the critical role of the commodities exchanges. The workshop also emphasised the need for the FMMSD and Federal Ministry of Education to re-prioritize the focus on STEM education at basic, secondary and tertiary institutions. According to the communique, “There is a need for the capital market community to ensure that the market infrastructure that supports the bringing to market of mining ventures is in place, while also protecting investors. “All stakeholders should be involved in promoting sustainable practices and ESG standards within the mining industry, while the FMMSD is to ensure the availability of geoscience data, given that it is essential alongside relevant market data in enabling intermediaries and commodities exchanges to structure products for the mining industry.”