Ndubuisi Ekekwe

I am honored to be participating in the Nigeria Diaspora Economic Conference (NiDEC) 2026, taking place from 11–15 August 2026 in Toronto, Mississauga, and Brampton, Ontario, Canada. Under the theme "Invest Nigeria; Thrive Abroad," the conference brings together members of the Nigerian diaspora, policymakers, investors, entrepreneurs, and business leaders to explore practical pathways for accelerating investment and economic development in Nigeria. I look forward to engaging with participants on how modern capital markets can become powerful engines for national transformation.

On Day One, I will deliver the keynote address, "Unlocking Diaspora Wealth Through Nigeria's Capital Markets: Building a Globally Competitive Investment Gateway."

On Day Two, I will participate in a plenary session on "Investing Home: How Nigeria's Capital Market is Creating Wealth for the Diaspora." These discussions will examine how Nigeria's evolving capital market ecosystem, including the opportunities created under the Investment and Securities Act (ISA) 2025, can connect global Nigerian capital with innovative businesses, infrastructure projects, and long-term wealth creation opportunities.

Good People, the future of Nigeria's economy will increasingly be shaped by investment, innovation, and collaboration between Nigerians at home and abroad. I invite members of the diaspora, institutional investors, entrepreneurs, professionals, and everyone passionate about Nigeria's economic future to join us at NiDEC 2026. Together, we can build stronger capital markets, mobilize global Nigerian talent and capital, and create a more prosperous future for our nation. I look forward to seeing you in Canada.

Prof Ndubuisi Ekekwe
Founder, Contisx Securities Exchange Plc

The Nigeria Capital Market Masterclass by Tekedia Institute explains how to turn MONEY into CAPITAL, and positions one to master a vital factor of production, and the markets which enable capital to advance the prosperity of nations. Delivered by award-wining faculty, this masterclass explains a sector which has emerged as the fastest growing component of the Nigerian GDP.



Minimum entry requirement: Secondary school education.
Program Date: Oct 5 – Nov 28, 2026

Location and Mode of Delivery: program is completely online, no physical component. It includes 8 weekends of LIVE Zoom sessions by experienced faculty on 8 Saturdays lasting two hours each.

The program syllabus here https://school.tekedia.com/course/market/

Meet your boardroom's new protocol. ContiSX Sage is a fully offline, multi-lingual note-taking system built for cooperatives, circles and corporate boards. It sits in the room, records the meeting, interprets in Yoruba, Igbo, Hausa, Pidgin, or English, and seals the minutes on-chain. It is a pure Wazobia breed where any person can speak his or her language; Sage will unify everything when done!

No signal? No problem. Sage processes entirely on-device for boardrooms and village halls alike. Prefer to be connected? The online version syncs your minutes across your ContiSX identity, fully searchable and verified on the chain explorer.

From Lagos boardrooms to Ovim village squares, Sage turns discussions into data. That data feeds into ContiSX Boardroom for seamless voting, which then triggers compliant ContiSX Collectives to execute investment opportunities if that is the purpose.

CONSIDER FOR Progress Co-Op Jos Plateau
Chairperson Ngozi · Igbo >> English
"We should move half of the idle savings into the 182-day treasury bill before month end."

Treasurer Musa · Hausa >> English
"Agreed, but the school-fees payouts must clear first — they go out on the 25th."

Decision: invest 50% of idle savings in 182-day T-bills after the 25th. Action: Musa confirms payout run · due 25th. Vote: 11 for, 1 against.

ContiSX Sage unifies Nigerian languages. ContiSX Boardroom provides a voting system and governance layer on blockchain. ContiSX Collectives enables people to organize at software-level, not investment layer, to invest together even though at atomic level they are different with unique CSD accounts, meeting all regulatory requirements.

Sage will be available across iOS, Android, Web, Chrome Extension, SmartTV, and the ContiSX Phone. It is part of ContiSX Securities Exchange plc’s strategy to deepen investment inclusion in Nigeria, reducing barriers associated with language and location across the nation. Join the waitlist: https://contisx.com/

The Investment and Securities Act (ISA) 2025 stands as the most consequential piece of business legislation enacted in Nigeria in over three decades. Operating on the foundation of this landmark Act, ContiSX Securities Exchange plc is built to power the next decade of capital market evolution and drive unprecedented economic growth across the nation. The Exchange has an approval-in-principle from SEC, and is poised to begin operations in Sept 2026.

Read that Act as I have done many times, notice that ISA 2025 is a big deal. Among other things, as ISA 2025 expands the horizon for the onchain economy, ContiSX is delivering the critical technology stacks and infrastructure via ContiSX Mint, our native technology, to power blockchain-native enterprises and projects across Nigeria and Africa.

I am happy to announce the launch of ContiSX Blockchain Card, to usher transformative era for regional digital asset infrastructure. Our card integrates seamlessly with ContiSX phone, powered by blockchain. Come and build on ContiSX Mint. We also have small funds of $20k with AWS credit of $25k to support you. You also get mentoring from me, a village guy from Ovim!

The ISA 2025 has provided the regulatory framework; it is time to build in Nigeria and Africa. Yes, building the technological foundation to power businesses, institutions, and sovereign entities, and make 2030s the decade of abundance and shared prosperity because the capital market will do its job at scale. Nigeria's $1 trillion economy must happen!

To Enterprises and Government: If your organization, whether a major banking institution, law enforcement agency, insurance firm, multinational corporation, or industrial enterprise, requires 100% end-to-end cryptographic security across operational data, communications, audio, and video, we welcome the opportunity to connect. We will send our phones and cards for you to trial. Reach out to Nnamdi Odumody [email protected] if interested. [Onchain entrepreneurs, we print our cards in Nigeria and can help you.]

(Note for retail clients: Our institutional rollout is currently underway; retail features and onboarding will follow shortly. Join the wailist here contisx.com )

The ContiSX Phone is built for people who value privacy, security, and true digital ownership. It is more than a smartphone, it is a blockchain-native communications and productivity platform designed to make finance and collaboration accessible to everyone, regardless of language, location, or income level. Inspired by ContiSX vision of investment inclusion, it integrates secure communications and intelligent services into a single device.

-Whether you are an entrepreneur in Aba, a farmer in Bauchi, an investor in Lagos, or a professional in Nairobi, the ContiSX Phone enables you to participate in Africa's economy with technology that works for you. Some of its key capabilities include:

-Blockchain-native identity, payments, applications, and security. Your digital identity and assets are controlled by you, not by centralized platforms. Privacy is built into architecture, eliminating unnecessary intermediaries while giving users greater ownership of their digital lives.

-Secure communications by design. The phone includes an encrypted email platform, private messaging, voice calls, and high-quality video conferencing. Unlike conventional communication tools, these services are designed with privacy as a foundational principle.

-AI-powered multilingual collaboration. Users can communicate naturally in Igbo, Hausa, Yoruba, Pidgin, or English. For example, an investor can leave instructions for a licensed broker in their preferred language, and the system intelligently translates them into the recipient's language, lowering language barriers to capital market participation.

-No data plan required within the ContiSX ecosystem. Connectivity is integrated into the operating environment, allowing users to browse ContiSX applications, communicate, and access supported services without purchasing separate data bundles. This removes one of the biggest barriers to digital participation across Africa.

- Built-in AI assistant. The operating system includes a native AI capable of answering questions, automating daily tasks, assisting with workflows, and helping users create new applications and services directly from the device.

The ContiSX Phone reflects our belief that digital infrastructure should serve everyone, not just those in major cities or with expensive data plans. By combining blockchain technology, artificial intelligence, multilingual support, secure communications, and integrated connectivity, it provides a platform where individuals, businesses, and institutions can communicate, transact, collaborate, and innovate securely.

Our solutions will be available on the web (Chrome, Edge, Opera, etc), Apple iOS, and Google Android via the usual devices you use. Through our local proprietary devices, you can participate via smartTVs and new devices we are introducing.

Our launch date is Sept 24, 2026. Please go here and register on our wailtlist https://contisx.com/

ContiSX >> exchanging prosperity

Good People, as we prepare for the launch of Contisx Securities Exchange Plc, we're happy to share that we will be introducing hardware solutions to democratize capital market access across Nigeria. How can we support a village to invest in FGN bonds even as they embark on their phased-community development projects with the funds they have raised? How do we remove frictions for companies, citizens and governments in the capital market?

Our core philosophy rests on total investment inclusion, creating a seamless marketplace where companies can efficiently raise capital and investors can build wealth by supporting them. When businesses and investors connect, prosperity is exchanged and scaled. Our slogan is "exchanging prosperity"

To bring this vision to every citizen, we will deploy the ContiSX Phone, a proprietary, blockchain-powered smartphone (not Android, not iOS phone):

- Zero-Data Trading: Users do not need data recharges to execute trades, manage listings, or participate in capital market activities on ContiSX.

- Hardware-Grade Security: Equipped with proprietary NFC technology and built on our dedicated blockchain infrastructure, delivering top-tier cryptographic security.

- Inclusive Multi-Lingual Support: Designed for every Nigerian, the device natively supports Igbo, Hausa, Yoruba, Pidgin, and English.

- Contisx Business Suite: Tools to build African economy with accounting, HR, inventory management, etc solutions.

- ETC. ETC.

We are moving forward with steady momentum under the world-class guidance of our regulatory authority, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The future of inclusive capital markets is just around the corner in our amazing Africa. In the next few weeks, we will open applications for ContiSX Forward Deployed Engineer certification program, to train and prepare young people on Contisx Mint technology.

The $1 trillion Nigerian economy will happen; the ISA 2025 has provided the foundational construct to deepen Nigeria's capital market. Contisx will support builders, investors and all, to advance shared prosperity. We're launching on Sept 24, 2026 contisx.com

Good People, join me to congratulate a Tekedia Capital portfolio company, Corgi, for hitting $4 billion valuation, just weeks it crossed $2 billion mark: “Corgi, the AI insurance startup that works seven days a week and operates an all-night cafe in San Francisco, has raised money from investors yet again — for the third time in less than three months. The current fundraise values the company at $4 billion, almost twice its worth since late May" - Forbes

Corgi now marks Tekedia Capital’s first $4B company, and I am confident the $10B milestone is just around the corner.

As the world’s first and most advanced AI-driven insurer, Corgi is transforming the industry. I encourage you to support and do business with Corgi for your insurance needs as they continue to build the future of insurance.

Join us at Tekedia Nigeria Capital Market Masterclass starting in October 2026!

Master the principles of Adam Smith’s market of entrepreneurial capitalism and institutional wealth creation—a dynamic ecosystem where capital flows to compelling visions, and communities are transformed.

This is no longer the informal Oriendu Market dynamics; this is the sophistication of the modern capital market. The decade leading to 2030 in Nigeria will belong to those who understand and leverage these markets.

Whether you are an issuer, investor, practitioner, or market worker, this masterclass will prepare you to capture the tremendous opportunities ahead.

Register today and experience the world-class rigor of Tekedia Institute: https://school.tekedia.com/course/market/

The full curriulum:
-Module 1: Market Frictions, Nature and Mission of Companies, Capital as Factor of Production, and Capital Markets
-Module 2: Introduction to Nigeria’s Capital Market – Foundations & Architecture
-Module 3: SEC Nigeria – Registration, Regulations & Market Oversight
-Module 4: Market Operators – Roles, Responsibilities & Interdependencies
-Module 5: Capital-Raising Instruments – IPOs, Bonds, Commercial Papers & Private Markets

-Module 6: Listing Processes, Documentation & Regulatory Compliance
-Module 7: Capital-Market Operations – Trading, Settlement & Surveillance
-Module 8: Benefits of Listing & Capital Market Participation
-Module 9: Market Data, Analytics & Investment Research Systems
-Module 10: Derivatives, Structured Products & Hedging Instruments
-Module 11: Technology & Financial Market Infrastructure (FMI)

-Module 12: Digital Assets, Tokenization & ISA 2025 Framework
-Module 13: Compliance, Risk Management & Ethics in Capital Markets
-Module 14: Careers, Business Opportunities & Promising Regulated Sole Proprietorships
-Module 15: Business Development, Market Strategy & Capital-Market Innovation
-Module 16: Investment and Portfolio Management
-Program Capstone

One of the most influential courses I took as an engineering student at the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO) was Engineering Management. The course was taught by three lecturers, each contributing a unique perspective.

Then Engr. Dr. Onwuka handled a significant portion of the course. Fresh from earning his MBA, he introduced us to Managerial Accounting, teaching us that engineering decisions cannot be separated from financial realities. Another remarkable contributor was the celebrated Professor P.B.U. Achi of Mechanical Engineering. While teaching Automation and Robotics, he consistently emphasized the economics behind automation.

Technology, he argued, should never be evaluated solely by its sophistication but also by its ability to reduce cost and improve productivity. Towards the end of the course, together with Dr. Ichie, the lecturers delivered a unifying theme they called "Engineer Turns Manager." Their message was unmistakable: the best engineers eventually learn to think like business leaders!

Years later, when I joined banking, I reconnected with many of those lessons. Costing, especially marginal cost, became central to understanding how businesses create sustainable value. The difference between a promising startup and a profitable company is frequently the ability to continually reduce marginal cost while maintaining or increasing customer value.

In Tekedia Mini-MBA, I tell founders that if they do not understand pricing, they should postpone starting a business until they do. Pricing is not merely attaching a number to a product; it is one of the most important strategic decisions a company makes. In markets like Nigeria, where purchasing power is constantly under pressure and competition is relentless, pricing often determines whether a business survives or disappears.

History repeatedly illustrates this point. Elon Musk's achievement at Tesla was not limited to building exceptional electric vehicles. He also reinvented how automobiles could be sold, financed, updated, and monetized over their lifecycle. Bill Gates ignored the prevailing assumption that software should simply accompany hardware. Instead, Microsoft established software as a product with independent economic value through licensing and contractual pricing.

Likewise, Nigeria's new-generation banks transformed banking by making relationships agnostic of where accounts were opened but they also engineered revenue models, including the once-prominent Commission on Turnover (COT), that generated the financial resources needed to expand aggressively before incumbents responded.

Founders, do you really understand pricing? Note this: Understanding pricing is understanding business itself. Innovate on PRICING!

Every year, thousands of people announce that they are starting a company. Social media celebrates entrepreneurs as heroes, venture capital rounds become headlines, unicorns become legends, and successful founders are presented as symbols of freedom, wealth, and influence. The narrative is attractive: identify an idea, build a product, raise money, scale rapidly, ring the bell on a stock exchange, and retire wealthy.

Unfortunately, that is not how entrepreneurship works for most people. Entrepreneurship is not a vacation job. It is one of the most demanding professions in the world, and before anyone decides to enter it, the person must understand one simple reality: building a company is a commitment to solving problems every day for many years!

There will be difficult days. There will be disappointments, uncertainty, rejection, and sacrifice. But when a company genuinely reduces a market friction and consistently creates value for customers, the market can reward it. The entrepreneur’s mission is not merely to launch a business. It is to redesign a market by making a friction disappear.

And if you get it wrong, there will be wahala. Many people venture into entrepreneurship because they dislike their jobs, desire more freedom, or believe owning a business will give them greater control over their time. The reality, however, is very different. Running a company is almost always harder than working for one.

If you remember your Integrated Science classes in junior secondary school, you will recall the concept of optical illusion where what appears to be true is not actually true. Entrepreneurship has its own version of that illusion.

From a distance, owning a business looks like freedom. You become your own boss, set your own schedule, and answer to no one. But look more closely, and the picture changes. Instead of working for an employer, you now work for your customers, your employees, your investors, your suppliers, your regulators, and your mission. The business begins to dictate your priorities, consume your time, and demand your attention.

In other words, you gain the freedom to build a company, only to become accountable to that company and everything it represents. The freedom is real, but so is the responsibility. And for many entrepreneurs, that responsibility is far more demanding than the job they left behind.

In summary, entrepreneurship is not a vacation job. It is one of the hardest jobs in the world. Yet for those who are prepared to endure, learn, build, and serve, it can also be one of the most meaningful. Good luck if you've picked that lane!