Updates

FG, SEC, NGX Group Forge Unified Direction on Capital Gains Tax Reform

December 8, 2025/NGX The Federal Government has inaugurated the National Tax Policy Implementation Committee (NTPIC), marking a deliberate shift toward a more predictable and market-aligned rollout of the newly enacted capital-gains-tax (CGT) provisions. The move follows extensive technical engagements with key capital-market institutions, including the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) […]

SEC Announces Departure of OIEA Director Lori J. Schock

December 8, 2025/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Lori J. Schock, who has served as the Director of the Office of Investor Education and Assistance (OIEA) since 2009, will retire from the agency at the end of December. “I have known Lori for decades, when I […]

FirstBank Elephant Girls Crowned Zone 3 Champions, Qualify for WBLA Final Round

December 5, 2025/FirstBank of Nigeria FirstBank Basketball Club of Nigeria, popularly known as the “Elephant Girls”, have secured their spot in the final round of the Women’s Basketball League Africa (WBLA), scheduled to hold in Cairo, Egypt from 5-14 December 2025. The Elephant Girls put on a commanding performance at […]