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Crypto Fraud, Scams And Ponzi Schemes: Legal Remedies For Victims

Nigeria faces a mounting crisis as digital asset fraud schemes have defrauded citizens of nearly ₦911 billion between 2000 and 2023, with recent collapses like CBEX affecting hundreds of thousands of victims. As cryptocurrency transactions shift from formal banking channels to peer-to-peer networks, Nigerian regulators struggle to balance innovation with investor protection in an increasingly complex digital financial landscape.

Nigeria Criminal

Syntegral Legal Practice

Can Misconduct In Arbitration Invalidate An Award?

International arbitration is often chosen because it offers parties a final and enforceable decision.[1] In most cases, that finality is one of its greatest advantages.

Nigeria Litigation

Aceris Law

Development Of Property Technology In Nigeria: Regulatory Compliance For Online Real Estate Platforms.

Property Technology (PropTech) is revolutionizing Nigeria's real estate sector through digital innovation, but operators face complex regulatory compliance challenges across multiple legal frameworks. How can PropTech platforms navigate the intersection of land law, corporate regulations, data protection, and financial compliance while driving sustainable growth in Nigeria's evolving digital real estate ecosystem?

Nigeria Real Estate

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Babalakin & Co.Legal Practitioners

EFCC Harassment Allegations Arise From Shell Contract Dispute

SPDC had lawfully terminated a contract with a contractor who had significantly misrepresented their technical expertise and capability to fulfill the agreement.

Nigeria Litigation

OA

Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL)

Piercing The Corporate Veil In Nigeria: When Courts Ignore Separate Legal Personality

Nigeria Commercial

Regville

The Corruption Nobody Warns You About: What International Organisations Must Understand Before Entering Nigeria

Nigeria Criminal

Gresyndale Legal

March Policy Trend Trail

Nigeria Government

TA

Tunde & Adisa

Court Sets Aside ₦800M Interim Order In Fintech Dispute

Nigeria Litigation

OA

Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL)

Regulatory Finality Or Rights Erosion? Reassessing The CBN’s One-Time Phone Number Update Rule Through The Lens Of Rectification And Proportionality

Nigeria Finance

SB

Stren & Blan Partners

Where Is Our Money? Nigeria’s Federation Account Crisis And The Case For Reform

Nigeria Government

OA

Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL)

Regulating Off-Plan Real Estate In Nigeria: Comparative Insights And Reform Options

Nigeria Real Estate

TA

Tope Adebayo LP

CAF v Senegal: When A Walk Off Becomes A Forfeit And Football's Laws Walk Off The Field

Nigeria Anti-trust

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Streamsowers & Kohn

Understanding The Mortgagee's Power To Sell A Mortgaged Property: Key Lessons From Akindele v. Abe (2021) 17 NWLR (Pt. 1804) 1

Nigeria Criminal

AS

Abdu-Salaam Abbas & Co.

From Discovery To Enforcement: Recovering Digital Fraud Proceeds Through Nigeria's Legal System

Nigeria Criminal

SB

Stren & Blan Partners

The Roles And Responsibilities Of Personal Representatives In Estate Administration

SA

S.P.A. Ajibade & Co.

MCSN Receives ₦1.2bn Copyright Levy To Support Nigerian Musicians

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Adams & Adams

Updates On The Recent Activities And Other Developments At The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA)

Nigeria Technology

SA

S.P.A. Ajibade & Co.

Unclaimed Funds In Nigeria: Regulations, Rights, And Recovery

Nigeria Commercial

TA

Tunde & Adisa

Rev360: NRS Deploys A New Digital Self-Service Administration System

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WTS Blackwoodstone

Can A Law Enforcement Agency Charge A Defendant With Stealing And Retention Of Proceeds Of Crime Based On An Investment Gone Wrong? A Review Of The High Court Of Lagos State's Ruling Delivered By Honourable Justice Rahman Oshodi In F.R.N -v- James Adebayo Ojo (Charge No.:ID/23183C/2023) On 10 October 2025

Nigerian creditors often resort to various means to recover their debts from debtors and their business partners.

Nigeria Criminal

AS

Abdu-Salaam Abbas & Co.

Corporate Ethics: Enhancing Business Integrity In Nigeria

In Nigeria's evolving business landscape, upholding integrity is critical to achieving sustainable economic development. Corporate ethics form the cornerstone of this aspiration, as businesses that pay lip service...

Nigeria Commercial

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Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie

Nigeria's Anti-Bribery & Corruption (ABC) And Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Landscape: A Q&A

Nigeria's regulatory landscape for Anti-Bribery and Corruption ("ABC") and Anti-Money Laundering ("AML") continued to evolve in 2025, reflecting increased enforcement activity, deeper global cooperation...

Nigeria Criminal

UU

Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie

The Central Bank Of Nigeria Regulatory Update: Revised Cash Policies And Authorised Push Payment Fraud Guidelines

The Central Bank of Nigeria ("CBN") has recently issued two regulatory communications: (i) the Revised Cash-Related Policies, effective 1 January 2026...

Nigeria Criminal

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Pavestones Legal

Freezing Bank Accounts In Nigeria: Emerging Judicial Trends, Legal Boundaries And Other Matters

Nigeria Finance

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Templars

Swearing Falsely: A Cultural And Legal Examination Of Perjury In Nigeria

Nigeria Litigation

Syntegral Legal Practice

The Extra-Territorial Criminal Jurisdiction Of Nigerian Courts Over Money Laundering

Nigeria Criminal

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Templars

Online Safety & Cybercrimes: Navigating Nigeria's Cybersecurity Compliance And Safety Laws

Nigeria Technology

OA

Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL)

Do Legal Practitioners In Nigeria Have A Duty To Confirm A Client's Source Of Funds?

Nigeria Government

SA

S.P.A. Ajibade & Co.

Resolving Erroneous Electronic Transfers Without Court Orders: Examining The Central Bank Of Nigeria Regulation On Instant (Inter-Bank) Electronic Funds Transfer Services

Nigeria Finance

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G ELIAS

Fraud & Misrepresentation Risk In M&A Transactions

Nigeria Commercial

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Balogun Harold

White-Collar Crime And Regulatory Compliance Exposure In Nigeria: A Local Perspective For Multinational Corporations

Nigeria Commercial

SB

Stren & Blan Partners

Is Challenging A Judgment Allegedly Procured By A Previously Known Fraud An Abuse Of Process And Vexatious?

Nigeria Criminal

BC

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Real Estate And Anti-Money Laundering Compliance

Nigeria Real Estate

TA

Tunde & Adisa

Fraud & Misrepresentation Risk In M&A Transactions

On March 28, 2025, a New York jury delivered a landmark conviction in the case between JPMorgan Chase Bank (JPMC) and Charlie Javice, the founder of TAPD Inc.

Nigeria Commercial

BH

Balogun Harold

White-Collar Crime And Regulatory Compliance Exposure In Nigeria: A Local Perspective For Multinational Corporations

As multinational corporations continue to expand their footprints into high-growth markets, Nigeria remains a key destination, both for its strategic position in West Africa and its vast consumer base.

Nigeria Commercial

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Stren & Blan Partners

Is Challenging A Judgment Allegedly Procured By A Previously Known Fraud An Abuse Of Process And Vexatious?

We act for the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) and the Attorney General of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (AG) in its claim to set aside a default judgment for USD15 million obtained by Dr Williams...

Nigeria Criminal

BC

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Real Estate And Anti-Money Laundering Compliance

Nigeria's Money Laundering Act of 2022 has transformed real estate compliance by classifying developers and investors as Designated Non-Financial Businesses, requiring mandatory registration with SCUML and imposing strict anti-money laundering obligations. With enforcement agencies like the EFCC intensifying prosecutions and securing property forfeitures in high-profile cases, the real estate sector faces unprecedented regulatory scrutiny.

Nigeria Real Estate

TA

Tunde & Adisa

Delimiting The Extent Of The Applicability Of The Equitable Principle Of Unconscionable Bargains In Contracts Of Adhesion

Nigeria Commercial

SA

S.P.A. Ajibade & Co.

Upturning The $9.6 Billion Arbitral Award Granted P&ID

A little storm has been brewing since the $9.6 billion arbitral award against Nigeria in favour of P&ID. The processes leading up to the GSPA agreement subject of the award...

Nigeria Litigation

TA

Tope Adebayo LP

The Legality Of The Use Of Plea Bargain In The Nigeria Criminal Justice System

The concept and use of plea bargain in Nigeria has caused much furore in recent years. This has been because of its use by the EFCC in dealing with cases of corruption by public officials and others holding offices of public trust.

Nigeria Criminal

TA

Tope Adebayo LP

The Jurisprudence Of Non-Conviction Based Asset Forfeiture (Civil Forfeiture) In Nigeria: Constitutionality Of The New Knight-Errant Innovated Under The UNCAC

Research shows that between 1980 and 2018, African countries received close to $2 trillion in foreign direct investments and development assistance but recorded over half of that sum, about $1.3 trillion, in illicit financial flows (outflow).

Nigeria Government

TA

Tope Adebayo LP

An Overview Of The EFCC Alert On Dollarization And Its Legal Status.

On April 9, 2024, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ("EFCC") in its monthly e-magazine Alert released a statement on the use of foreign currency ("FX") as a means of payment...

Nigeria Finance

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Bloomfield Law

The Legal Propriety Of Public Officers Owning Shares In Private Businesses Or Corporations

Nigeria Commercial

TA

Tope Adebayo LP

An Overview Of Cybercrimes And Internet Regulations In Nigeria

Nigeria Technology

Adeola Oyinlade & Co

The Crime Of Money Laundering And Criminal Enforcement In Nigeria

Nigeria Government

Adeola Oyinlade & Co

Election Petition – Reinstatement Of A Person Who Rightfully Won An Election.

Nigeria Government

NL

Nomos Legal Practice

Nigeria Avoids Payment Of US$11 Billion Dollar Arbitral Award Debt To P&ID: Is The Legal Battle Really Over?

Nigeria Litigation

TA

Tope Adebayo LP

Unaccounted Taxes In Nigeria: The Hidden Drain On The Economy

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KPMG Nigeria

Safeguarding Whistleblowers In Nigeria: Legal Considerations And Rights Protection

Nigeria Employment

TT

The Trusted Advisors

Tax Investigation Exercise – Legal Basis vs Practice.

KN

KPMG Nigeria

Nigeria v P&ID Ltd: The Battle Between Fraud And Justice In The English Court

Nigeria Litigation

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Queritius

English Court Upholds Challenge To US$11-Billion Arbitration Award For Fraud

Nigeria Litigation

AG

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Corruption And Enforcement Of Arbitral Awards

Nigeria Criminal

BI

Banwo & Ighodalo

Leveraging Digital Forensics To Mitigate The Risk Of Financial Fraud

Nigeria Criminal

Ai

Andersen in Nigeria

Anti-Money Laundering: Nigeria's Open Central Register Of Persons With Significant Control

Nigeria Government

PL

Pavestones Legal

Recommended Best Practices For Addressing The Susceptibility Of Social Media Accounts To Data Theft In Nigeria

Nigeria Media & IT

SA

S.P.A. Ajibade & Co.

Grounds For Election Petition In Nigeria

Nigeria Government

TT

The Trusted Advisors

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