The 4th edition of the Fair, themed “I Can”, combined ladies, business owners, economists and magnate to check out financial investment chances, entrepreneurship and long-lasting monetary self-reliance.
The occasion likewise reached individuals through seeing centres in Abuja, Port Harcourt, Enugu and Akwa Ibom State.
Through its EquipHER effort, NGX RegCo engaged individuals on useful techniques to wealth development, accountable investing and scams avoidance, enhancing the value of monetary understanding in structure enduring financial self-reliance. The engagement likewise lined up with the goals of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) World Investor Week 2026, especially its concentrate on financier strength, digital deceptiveness and scams awareness.
Speaking throughout a session entitled “The Smart Investor: Grow Your Wealth, Guard Your Money”, Olufemi Shobanjo, Chief Executive Officer, NGX RegCo, stressed that monetary empowerment needs more than making an earnings or building up cost savings.
“Financial empowerment should surpass making and conserving cash. Females require the understanding, self-confidence and chances to obtain properties, invest properly and construct enduring financial self-reliance,” he stated.
Shobanjo highlighted financial investment chances throughout equities, bonds, exchange-traded funds and shared funds, while warning individuals versus impractical returns, unlicensed financial investment operators and monetary choices affected by social networks buzz.
He prompted individuals to embrace 3 vital concepts for securing their financial investments: “Research before you invest. Validate before you negotiate. Report when you think scams.”
The session included an interactive monetary literacy test developed to enhance individuals’ understanding of financial investment concepts and financier defense.
The 4 highest-scoring individuals got presents in acknowledgment of their efficiency.
Beyond the primary session, the EquipHER Booth supplied chances to engage straight with individuals check out capital market financial investment alternatives and get useful insights into recognizing financial investment dangers and preventing deceptive plans.
The engagements likewise highlighted the value of regulative oversight and market monitoring in preserving financier self-confidence.
Jennifer Awirigwe, Founder of FinTribe, applauded the continued cooperation with NGX RegCo and its contribution to enhancing females’s monetary literacy.
“We value NGX Regulation’s continued collaboration with FinTribe through EquipHER. Every year, this partnership assists more ladies comprehend not just how to grow their cash, however likewise how to secure it. That mix of chance, understanding and financier self-confidence is main to the monetary self-reliance we desire ladies to attain,” she stated.
The Fair likewise included popular characters, consisting of filmmakers and business owners Funke Akindele and Omoni Oboli, starlet Bamike Olawunmi (BamBam), and monetary literacy supporter Sola Adesakin, who shared insights on monetary discipline, entrepreneurship, organization development and equating monetary understanding into action.
Through EquipHER and its continuous financier education and defense efforts, NGX RegCo continues to reinforce monetary literacy, promote accountable financial investment practices and enhance market stability, adding to NGX Group’s wider aspiration of broadening inclusive involvement in Nigeria’s capital market.
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