SEC to strengthen corporate governance, enforcement

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the country’s apex capital market regulator, has launched a major amendment to Nigeria’s Code of Corporate Governance for public companies. The code will empower the Commission to sanction companies that fail to comply with its directives.

The new amendment is expected to remove the persuasive provision that entitles companies to be put on notice, so they could seek redress. This will reinforce the mandatory nature of the code and the authorities of SEC to sanction companies without recourse to notice or redress.

A draft of the amendment to the code of corporate governance obtained at the weekend, currently undergoing rule-making process and exposure to stakeholders, will completely remove clause 1.3(d).

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Photo Caption: Director General The Securities and Exchange Commission Mounir Gwarzo

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