May 22, 2026
L-R: John Briggs, Head , Lagos Zonal Office, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC); Chairman, Association of Securities Dealing Houses of Nigeria (ASHON), Sehinde Adenagbe; Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Lagos Commodities and Futures Exchange (LCFE), Akin Akeredolu-Ale and 1st Vice Chairman, ASHON, Ify Ejezie during the 6th Induction Ceremony of Commodities Brokers in Lagos yesterday
By Peter Egwuatu
The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Lagos Commodities and Futures Exchange (LCFE), Akin Akeredolu-Ale, has charged commodities brokers and qualified commodities traders to deepen their understanding of product generation and packaging to strengthen Nigeria’s commodities ecosystem and position Africa for greater participation in global commodities trade.
Speaking at the 6th induction ceremony of the Exchange, Akeredolu-Ale described brokers as critical drivers of growth within the commodities market ecosystem, stressing that the future of the sector depends largely on their ability to develop viable products for listing on exchanges.
