KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Nigeria's Securities and Exchange Commission published the Nigeria Capital Market Master Plan 2026–2036 (NCMMP 2.0), a 168-page, five-pillar blueprint tied to a US$1 trillion economy by 2030 (SEC Nigeria — October 18, 2026).
• The plan's baseline puts Nigerian equity market capitalisation at ₦146.5 trillion, or 33% of GDP, with 146 listed companies, a 2.8% turnover ratio and about six million retail investors (NCMMP 2.0 — October 18, 2026).
• The SEC says Nigeria's diaspora sends home more than US$20 billion a year, and proposes a sub-national diaspora bond programme plus foreign-currency retail vehicles (NCMMP 2.0 — October 18, 2026).
• Nedbank Group announced that its offer for about 66% of Kenya's NCBA Group has become unconditional, starting the countdown to settlement (Nedbank Group SENS — October 19, 2026).
• Five35 Ventures told TechCabal its exit from Ghana's Complete Farmer returned 3.5 times its money at a 38% IRR, with the company's valuation rising from $6 million to $49 million (TechCabal — October 19, 2026).
• Prysmian completed its acquisition of Atkore at $95.00 per share in cash, delisting the electrical-raceway maker from the NYSE (Atkore Form 8-K — October 19, 2026).
• The Caribbean Development Bank is funding a relaunched Women in Renewable Energy fellowship for 13 women from 10 Caribbean countries (CDB — October 19, 2026).

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NIGERIA — SEC Publishes Nigeria Capital Market Master Plan 2026–2036

Nigeria's securities regulator has put a ten-year operating plan on the record.