SEC Award For Journalists 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 The ISA No. 45 of 1999 was repealed with the promulgation of the ISA No. 25 of 2007, which gives the Commission its current power.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 Award For Journalists 2014

Eligibility

• Open to all Journalists using print TV, radio or online media.
• Only practicing Nigerian Journalists who are registered members of either 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 regulatroy institutions/SRO's - SEC, NSE, CSCS, are eligible to participate.

Essay Criteria

• Single entry per person
• Subject Matter: News / features 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 international media"
• Target audience of report: Primarily targeted at local and international investors
• Group participation / entries will not be allowed

Submission Format / Supplementary Attachments

• Language - English
• Words - Maximum 2000 words
• Paper size - A4
• Line Spacing - 1.5
• Font - Arial 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.

Application Closing Date
7th November, 2014

How to Apply
All Essay Entries should be send to: [email protected]

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