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Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission warns against unregistered crowdfunding platforms

Chris Ugwu by Chris Ugwu
August 4, 2022
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has warned investors on the illegality of unregistered investment crowdfunding platforms.

The Commission stated this is a circular dated August 3, 2022, where it acknowledged the presence of unregistered crowdfunding platforms while also warning investors against dealing with them.

Crowdfunding is the process of raising funds to finance a project or business from the public through an online platform. A crowdfunding portal is a website, intermediary portal, application, or other similar module that facilitates interaction between fundraisers and the investing public.

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What the SEC is saying

The SEC stated that it has observed with concern the fraudulent activities of some unregistered investment crowdfunding platforms, and hereby strongly advises the investing public against making investment(s) with or through any crowdfunding platform not registered with the Commission.

The Commission stated that in recognition of the potentials and importance of crowdfunding platforms and the need to protect investors through effective regulation, it had in January 2021 published its crowdfunding rules and requested well-intending crowdfunding platforms to register with the Commission and comply with the rules by June 30, 2021.

According to the Circular, “The Commission by this circular hereby notifies the general public and operators of unregistered crowdfunding platforms, that operating any crowdfunding platform that is not registered by the Commission is illegal and may lead to prosecution of such operators and loss of investment by their clients.

“Members of the public are further advised to confirm the registration status of any entity soliciting their participation in any investment scheme by contacting the Commission through its website: sec.gov.ng

What you should know

  • The commission which had recently released rules on Crowdfunding, said, “A proposed rule has been developed to provide a regulatory framework permitting private companies with the required structure and mechanism in place to raise capital from the public through crowdfunding”.
  • It noted that Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) incorporated as a company in Nigeria with a minimum of two years of operating track record should be eligible to raise funds through a crowdfunding portal registered by the commission.
  • According to the commission, total fees payable to parties to a crowdfunding issue shall not exceed 2% of the total funds raised.
  • The commission noted that the maximum amount which might be raised by a medium enterprise shall not exceed N100 million.
  • “The maximum amount which may be raised by a small enterprise shall not exceed N70 million; and the maximum amount which may be raised by a micro enterprise shall not exceed N50 million.
  • “The limits set forth above shall not apply to MSMEs operating as digital commodities investment platforms or such other MSMEs as may be designated by the commission from time to time”, it stated.
  • The commission explained that retail investors might not invest more than 10% of their annual income in a calendar year.
  • According to the rule, a crowdfunding portal that is located outside Nigeria will be considered as actively targeting Nigerian investors, if the operator or the operator’s representative, promotes the platform directly in Nigeria.
  • It stated that a crowdfunding portal might be registered and operated only by an operator registered with SEC as a crowdfunding intermediary.
  • The rule added that only entities registered with the Commission as an Exchange, dealer, broker, broker/dealer or alternative trading facility as prescribed under the Act and the SEC rules and regulations might be registered as a crowdfunding intermediary.
  • It added that a crowdfunding portal or crowdfunding intermediary that failed to comply with the rules shall be liable to a fine of not less than N1 million and the sum of N10,000 for each day the violation continues.

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Chris Ugwu

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Chris is a Senior Financial Analyst at Nairametrics Advocates Limited with over a decade stint in active journalism and public relations practice.

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  1. Akpanasiara I. Edward says:
    August 4, 2022 at 6:40 pm

    I would like more details about this crowdfunding of a thing..

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