FMDQ Group PLC Celebrates Market Excellence at Its 8th Annual GOLD Awards
FMDQ Group Plc commemorated the 8th edition of its prestigious GOLD Awards, continuing its long-standing tradition of celebrating excellence in the Nigerian financial.
The FMDQ GOLD Awards are designed to acknowledge, on an annual basis, market participants instrumental in fostering the growth and development of FMDQ’s markets.
The 2025 FMDQ GOLD Awards, which recognise market participants and stakeholders that played a pivotal role in advancing FMDQ’s markets from October 2024 to September 2025, were commemorated this year via publication, with winners featured and celebrated across FMDQ’s media channels, including its website, social media platforms, and other select media outlets.
This year’s Awards edition reaffirms FMDQ Group’s dedication to celebrating the excellence and contributions of stakeholders whose participation in the FMDQ markets and across the financial market infrastructure value chain of the Group’s business Exchange, Central Counterparty, Depository, as well as Private Markets have positively shaped the course of the markets and contributed meaningfully to the development of the Nigerian economy.
Since its inception in 2018, the FMDQ GOLD Awards ceremony has become one of the most anticipated annual financial market events in Nigeria, uniting market participants in a shared spirit of excellence. The Awards foster a sense of community and collaboration while celebrating outstanding achievements within the industry.
Commenting on the Awards, Dr. Jibril Aku, Group Chairman, FMDQ Group PLC, stated: “The 2025 FMDQ GOLD Awards are not just a recognition of excellence; they showcase the resilience of our markets and the innovation of our stakeholders. Despite changing economic conditions, market participants have consistently demonstrated adaptability and impact – showing that Nigeria’s financial markets can drive sustainable transformation and progress.”
In her congratulatory message, Ms. Tumi Sekoni, Group Chief Operating Officer, FMDQ Group PLC, stated: “This year’s edition, presented through a special publication, continues FMDQ’s proud tradition of honouring the outstanding contributions of market participants and stakeholders, whose dedication continues to drive growth, enhance transparency, and build greater resilience across our markets and industry.”
In alignment with its governance principles and commitment to credibility, the prestigious 2025 FMDQ GOLD Awards were presented following a rigorous verification process conducted by Ernst & Young, ensuring the integrity of the Awards’ process and outcomes.
The GOLD Awards comprise five (5) broad categories: FMDQ Primary Market Awards, FMDQ Secondary Market Awards, FMDQ Members’ & Clients’ Choice Awards, FMDQ Leadership Award and FMDQ Recognition Award.
A total of twenty-five (25) Awards were presented, with two (2) subsidiaries of the Stanbic IBTC Group Stanbic IBTC Capital Limited and Stanbic IBTC Bank Limited recognised as winners of the Primary Market Champion Award (FMDQ Capital Markets Securities Origination) and the Secondary Market Champion Award (FMDQ Dealing Member of the Year), respectively. While the Primary and Secondary Markets Awards are data-driven, the FMDQ Members’ & Clients’ Choice Awards provide the opportunity for Members and Clients of FMDQ Securities Exchange Limited to nominate and vote for active participants across the fixed income and currencies markets.
The Leadership Award (FMDQ Capital Market Catalyst) in recognition of an entity’s potential to significantly impact the Nigerian capital markets, facilitate access to capital, value transfer and deliver effective and efficient risk management, was presented to the Federal Government of Nigeria, represented by the Securities and Exchange Commission for the Launch of the Investments & Securities Act 2025 which marks a landmark reform for the Nigerian capital markets. This will strengthen regulatory oversight, foster investor confidence, and align market practices with global standards to drive capital formation.
The Award for Financial Services Regulator Market Transformation Initiative was given to the National Pension Commission (PenCom) for the PenCom Reform Programme. This Programme has repositioned the Nigerian pension industry for greater resilience, transparency, and market impact.
Through the release of this year’s Awards edition, FMDQ Group reinforces its mission to build robust and globally competitive financial markets that serve as catalysts for economic development and national prosperity. Guided by its GOLD Agenda, the Group remains steadfast in promoting initiatives that foster transparency, inclusivity, and innovation across Nigeria’s financial landscape. Full details and highlights of the 2025 FMDQ GOLD Awards are available on the FMDQ website and shared across the Group’s media channels.
FMDQ Group is Africa’s first vertically integrated financial market infrastructure group, strategically positioned to provide registration, listing, quotation and noting services for financial markets securities; an integrated trading platform, clearing & central counterparty, and settlement services for financial markets transactions; depository of securities, as well as data and information services, across the debt capital, derivatives and equity markets, among others, through its wholly owned subsidiaries FMDQ Securities Exchange Limited, FMDQ Clear Limited, FMDQ Depository Limited and FMDQ Private Markets Limited.
As a sustainability-focused FMI group, FMDQ Group, through FMDQ Securities Exchange Limited, operates Africa’s premier Green Exchange FMDQ Green Exchange positioned to lead the transition towards a sustainable future.
