NGX, SEC, CBN Train Youths on Investment Culture

Last updated Mar 24, 2023

The Nigerian Exchange Limited, NGX, Securities and Exchange Commission and NGX Regulation Limited are partnerinf with the Central Bank of Nigeria to educate over 100 students on the theme, ‘Plan your money, plant your future’, to further enhance investor education and financial literacy in the country.

This forms part of activities to mark the 2023 edition of ‘Global Money Week’.

The NGX said it has continued its advocacy of building saving ank investing culture in young Nigerians as it celebrates the 2023 edition of ‘Global Money Week’

It said the week was to raise awareness on the importance of ensuring that young people, from an early age, were financially aware, and gradually acquiring the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviours necessary to make sound financial decisions and ultimately achievefinancial well-being and financial resilience.

The Divisional Head, Capital Markets, NGX, Jude Chiemeka, emphasised on the need to guide children in their formative years to be responsible citizens in the future. He noted that choices they make today would have a significant impact on their future.

He said in a statement that, “the celebration which culminated in a closing gong ceremony had the overall winners at the quiz session in attendance as the Exchange closed the market by sounding the gong. They were also gifted shares with the first prize winner receiving N80,000 worth of shares while the first and second runner ups won N70,000 and N50,000 worth of shares respectively.”

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