The Securities and Exchange Commission has expressed its desire to automate its processes in a bid to conform to current global technological trends as well as ensure a more efficient capital market.

The Director-General, SEC, LAMIDO YUGUDA, who stated this during a meeting with the Minister for Communication and Digital Economy, DR ISA PANTAMI in Abuja, said automating most of the commission’s processes would also make the capital market more friendly to investors.

The SEC boss stated that the advent of COVID-19 had shown what could be achieved with technology, adding that since March, the capital market had been working in spite of lockdowns and effects of the pandemic.

The SEC DG stated that the commission would continue to engage and collaborate with all stakeholders to ensure that the capital market remained resilient.