One year after issuing provisional crypto licences to two startups, Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), alongside the Kenya School of Government (KSG) and Bitcoin startup Busha, has unveiled a pioneering program designed to educate financial executives on digital assets and their role in expanding financial inclusion.
The new educational offering, known as the “Digital Assets Innovation, Industry, Regulation and Compliance” (DAIIRC) course, a collaboration between regulators and industry players aimed at fostering deeper institutional understanding of cryptocurrencies. Developed with expertise from the University of Cambridge’s Enterprise division, the six-week hybrid program launches on September 30 with an Africa-centric focus, providing regulators, policymakers, compliance officers, and business leaders an opportunity to gain comprehensive knowledge of the virtual asset ecosystem.
Dr Emomotimi Agama, Director General of Nigeria’s SEC, explained in the course brochure that this collaboration with Cambridge and Busha shows a commitment to empowering stakeholders to approach digital assets confidently instead of cautiously.
Although the four-way arrangement involving the SEC, KSG, Busha, and Cambridge is still in its final stages, it already features a lineup of digital asset scholars and industry veterans. Notable facilitators include Simon Callaghan, former director of Cambridge’s Digital Assets Programme; Dr Dee Allen of the University of Bahamas; and industry leaders such as Dr Patrick Conteh, CEO of Africa Fintech Network, along with other prominent experts from Jamaica and the US.
With a participation fee of $1,500, the course requires sponsoring institutions to nominate executives who will benefit from this specialized training, showing a clear push toward formalizing crypto knowledge in Africa’s finance sector.
Despite the regulatory progress, access to banking infrastructure remains a barrier for many crypto firms. While the SEC’s approach has encouraged banks to begin reaching out to digital asset companies like Busha, ambiguity at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) continues to temper full financial integration.
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