Uche Uwaleke, Nigeria’s first Professor of Capital Market, has said that Investments and Securities Bill 2025 recently signed into law by President Bola Tinubu will lead to capital market growth.
President Ahmed Bola Tinubu assented to the Investments and Securities Bill (ISB) 2025, which effectively repeals the Investments and Securities Act No. 29 of 2007 and enacts the Investments and Securities Act (ISA) 2025.
Reacting to the new law, Uwaleke, in a ThisDay report, said that it will incentive capital market growth in the country, describing it as a welcome development that promises to modernise Nigeria’s investment and securities laws, improve regulatory oversight, protect investors, and support emerging financial technologies.
The Professor of Capital Market recalled that the replacement of ISA 2007 with the ISA 2024 had taken several years primarily on account of legislative, political, and economic factors.
“Notwithstanding the long delay, Nigeria can now boast of a modernised and globally aligned regulatory framework, which has addressed key issues such as digital assets, investor protection, and financial market infrastructure, all geared towards boosting investor confidence and strengthening the capital market in Nigeria,” Uwaleke said.
