Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Capital Market Essay Competition 2014

Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) is the apex regulatory institution of the Nigerian capital market supervised by the Federal Ministry of Finance.

The Commission has evolved over time having started with the establishment of the Capital Issues Committee in 1962 by the government as an essential arm of the Central Bank of Nigeria. This was purely an ad-hoc, non-statutory committee, which later metamorphosed into SEC in 1979, following a comprehensive review of the Nigerian financial system, with the promulgation of SEC Decree No. 71 of 1979. Successive reviews of this earlier enactment led to the introduction of a new legislation, the Investments and Securities Act (ISA) No 45 of 1999. The ISA No. 45 of 1999 was repealed with the promulgation of the ISA No. 25 of 2007, which gives the Commission its current power.

SEC Capital Market Essay for Journalists

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) invites essay from registered Journalists on the subject matter:

News / feature essays that "enlighten the investing public on any aspect of capital market structure, institutions and operations and which has never been published or broadcasted in any local or international media."

Eligibility

• Open to all journalists using print, TV, radio or online media
• Only practicing Nigerian journalists who are registered members of either the NUJ or NGE are eligible
• Finance and Capital Market Columnists in the Nigerian Print, Broadcast and Online Media are also eligible to participate in the competition.
• Journalists in the employ of capital market regulatory institutions/SRO's - SEC, NSE, CSCS, are ineligible to participate

Essay Criteria

• Single entry per person
• Subject matter: News / feature essays that "enlighten the investing public on any aspect of capital market structure, institutions and operations and which has never been published or broadcasted in any local or international media"
• Target audience of report: Primarily targeted at local and International investors
• Group participation/ entries will not be allowed

Application Closing Date

Only entries made between 17th September - 7th November, 2014 will be considered.

Method of Application

Interested and qualified candidates must send their entries via email to: secja2014@sec.gov.ng

The subject line should read "ENTRY: SEC AWARD FOR JOURNALISTS 2014"

Submission Format / Supplementary Attachments:

• Language - English
• Words - Maximum 2000 words
• Paper size - A4
• Line Spacing - 1.5
• Font - Anal 12
• Format - PDF
• 150 word summary of the submitted report, its background and context.
• Journalist's CV (Should also indicate current employer or medium of practice)
• Passport photograph