*Urges collaboration to promote quantum innovation

By Babajide Komolafe

The Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC is exploring policies to support quantum innovations like tokenised assets, digital securities, and green bonds.

Director General of SEC, Dr. Emomotimi Agama disclosed this in his keynote address at the Comercio Partners H2’ 2025 Macroeconomic Outlook, adding that Nigeria has the potential and resources to emerge as a leader in the new quantum economy.

Speaking on the theme of the Macroeconomic Outlook, “Reconfiguration: From Global Trade to Quantum Innovation – A New Economic Era Emerges,” Agama said that the emergence of ground-breaking innovations such as quantum computing, artificial intelligence, and blockchain, presents both opportunities for Nigeria and Africa.

For Nigeria to harness opportunities, Agama said there must be regulatory agility, investment in human capital, as well as public-private partnership.

He added that with respect to regulatory agility, “The SEC Nigeria is committed to fostering a regulatory environment that encourages innovation while safeguarding market integrity. We are actively engaging with fintech startups, blockchain innovators, and quantum researchers to develop frameworks that balance progress with investor protection.”

Speaking on the purpose of the conference, Managing Director, Comercio Partners Capital, Steve Osho, in his opening address, said: a “Markets are confirmed or confined by borders and propelled by algorithms and interconnected ecosystem and at the heart of it all, quantum technologies are beginning to shape what’s possible, computing at unimaginable speeds, securing information with absolute precision and unlocking solutions to challenges once unsolvable. But in the midst of all this excitement, there’s a call for responsibility, and that is one of the reasons why Commercial Partners have organised this conference.”

On his part, Tosin Osunkoya, Managing Director, Comercio Partners Asset Management Limited, said the ongoing turbulence in the global economy has jerked up demand and prices of most asset classes hence the need for investors to be careful where they put their money.

“If you look at the commodity space, we have most of them at an all time high. So you need to be careful where you put your money into. Perhaps you could actually give your money in cash for now, because this could be a bubble waiting to bust.”