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Highlights Of The Guidelines, Letters, Circulars And Notifications Issued In November 2025

The Central Bank of Nigeria (‘CBN'), the Nigerian Immigration Service (‘NIS'), and the Federal Ministry of Finance (‘FedFIn') issued a series of Press Releases, Circulars, Directives...

Nigeria Finance

AP

Advocaat Law Practice

The What And Why Of Nigeria's Grey Listing By The Financial Action Task Force And Its Implications On Businesses Operating In Nigeria

It signifies the country does not completely meet the FATF's standards for combating money laundering and terrorist financing (Anti-Money Laundering ("AML") Counter-Terrorism Financing ("CTF") frameworks) and , but is earnestly trying to.

Nigeria Finance

ALP NG & Co

Agency Banking In Nigeria - The Fintech Play

Agency banking in Nigeria is a system where banks and licensed financial institutions appoint individuals as agents to provide basic financial services...

Nigeria Finance

BH

Balogun Harold

The Legal And Regulatory Framework For Private Debt Funds In Nigeria

Many small- and mid-sized businesses struggle to access traditional bank financing due to strict lending requirements, high collateral demands, and limited credit availability.

Nigeria Finance

PL

Pavestones Legal

The New CBN Agency Banking Regulations - Key Considerations For Venture-Backed Fintechs

Nigeria Finance

BH

Balogun Harold

Agency Banking vs. Deposit-Banking: Key Considerations For Fintechs

Nigeria Finance

BH

Balogun Harold

How To Establish A Microfinance, Lending, Or Payment Company In Nigeria

Nigeria Finance

TT

The Trusted Advisors

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

Nigeria Finance

T

Templars

The Legal Identity Of Debt Instruments: From Promise To Enforceable Right

Nigeria Finance

SA

S.P.A. Ajibade & Co.

The Viability Of Islamic (Non-Interest) Finance

Nigeria Finance

TM

The Metropolitan Law Firm

How To Obtain Money Lenders' License In Lagos And Abuja

Nigeria Finance

Ovie Obobolo & Co.

Neobanks In Nigeria: Key Considerations For Market Entry - Part I

Nigeria Finance

BH

Balogun Harold

Could Centralizing The Management Of Nigeria's Sectoral Funds Unlock Greater Impact?

Nigeria Finance

BH

Balogun Harold

Centralizing The Management Of Nigeria's Sectoral Funds

Nigeria Finance

BH

Balogun Harold

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

Nigeria Finance

T

Templars

Tax Reform In Nigeria: Key Changes Under New Tax Acts

TT

The Trusted Advisors

The Life Sentence Of Nnamdi Kanu: Legal And Human Rights Perspectives

Nigeria Government

Compos Mentis Legal Practitioners

Nigeria's Fossil Fuel Surcharge: Impacts And Readiness.

KN

KPMG Nigeria

Nigeria's New Tax Laws On Taxation Of Non-Resident Companies: Departing From International Standard Principle

KN

KPMG Nigeria

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Project Finance

Capital Adequacy/BASEL

Neobanks In Nigeria: Key Considerations For Market Entry - Part II

In Part 1 of our Neobanking Series, we explored some of the strategic considerations that make Nigeria a compelling destination for global Neobanks.

Nigeria Finance

BH

Balogun Harold

CBN Recapitalization Policy 2024

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has mandated a significant increase in the minimum capital requirements for commercial, merchant, and non-interest banks operating in Nigeria.

Nigeria Finance

NO

Niji Oni & Co.

Nigeria's Insurance Industry Reform Act, 2025: A Deep Dive Into Reform And Its Challenges

After 22 years, Nigeria's insurance sector finally experienced a regulatory transformation as President Bola Tinubu assented to the Nigerian Insurance Industry Reform Bill...

Nigeria Insurance

AP

Advocaat Law Practice

Regulatory Update: The Nigerian Insurance Industry Reform Act 2025 – Navigating Compliance

Nigeria Insurance

PL

Pavestones Legal

Recapitalisation Options For BDC Operators: What The New CBN Guidelines Mean

Nigeria Finance

DO

Duale Ovia & Alex-Adedipe

Recapitalization Of Nigerian Banks Through Rights Issues And Public Offering: Challenges And Prospects

Nigeria Finance

A

Alliance Law Firm

An Overview Of The Regulatory Changes In The Nigerian Banking & Finance Sector In 2024 And Outlook For 2025

Nigeria Finance

UU

Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie

Beyond Banks And Debt Markets:as A More Flexible Alternative Financing Option For Businesses

Nigeria Finance

TA

Tope Adebayo LP

Regulatory Update: Increase In The Minimum Share Capital Requirements For Banks

Nigeria Finance

TA

Tope Adebayo LP

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Debt Capital Markets

Effective Ways To Recover Debts Using The Claims Framework Under The Admiralty Jurisdiction Act Of Nigeria

Recognising the transnational nature of maritime operations and the challenges posed by constantly mobile vessels, this Article looks at the legal mechanisms available for debt recovery under the Admiralty...

Nigeria Transport

OA

Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL)

Effective Debt Recovery In Nigeria: Prioritising ADR Over The Litigation Minefield

Debt recovery in Nigeria remains a complex and multifaceted challenge. While litigation has often been viewed as the principal instrument for compelling repayment, contemporary experience show that litigation...

Nigeria Litigation

OA

Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL)

The Investment And Securities Act 2025 Navigating The Key Updates

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) remains Nigeria's apex regulatory body overseeing the capital market.

Nigeria Commercial

SM

Sobowale, Medidem & Bello

Agency Banking In Nigeria - The Fintech Play

Nigeria Finance

BH

Balogun Harold

The Legal And Regulatory Framework For Private Debt Funds In Nigeria

Nigeria Finance

PL

Pavestones Legal

The New CBN Agency Banking Regulations - Key Considerations For Venture-Backed Fintechs

Nigeria Finance

BH

Balogun Harold

Agency Banking vs. Deposit-Banking: Key Considerations For Fintechs

Nigeria Finance

BH

Balogun Harold

How To Establish A Microfinance, Lending, Or Payment Company In Nigeria

Nigeria Finance

TT

The Trusted Advisors

The Legal Identity Of Debt Instruments: From Promise To Enforceable Right

Nigeria Finance

SA

S.P.A. Ajibade & Co.

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Charges, Mortgages, Indemnities

Agency Banking In Nigeria - The Fintech Play

Agency banking in Nigeria is a system where banks and licensed financial institutions appoint individuals as agents to provide basic financial services...

Nigeria Finance

BH

Balogun Harold

Neobanks In Nigeria: Key Considerations For Market Entry - Part II

In Part 1 of our Neobanking Series, we explored some of the strategic considerations that make Nigeria a compelling destination for global Neobanks.

Nigeria Finance

BH

Balogun Harold

The Revised Regulatory And Supervisory Guidelines For The Operations Of Mortgage Refinance Companies (MRCs) In Nigeria

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in February 2024 shared the exposure draft for the revised regulatory and supervisory guidelines for Mortgage Refinance Companies (MRCs) in Nigeria.

Nigeria Finance

NO

Niji Oni & Co.

Unlocking Capital – Creating Security Interests In Nigeria's Upstream Petroleum Sector

Nigeria Finance

AP

Advocaat Law Practice

Aviation: Financing And Leasing 2025

Nigeria Transport

SK

Streamsowers & Kohn

Regulatory Update: Corporate Affairs Commission Issues New Schedule Of Fees

Nigeria Commercial

FS

Moroom Africa Legal Consults

Tax Compliance Checklist For Businesses In Nigeria

Adeola Oyinlade & Co

The Hidden Costs Of Doing Business In Nigeria: A Call For Reform

A

AELEX

How To Perform A Legal Search At The Nigerian Land Registry

Nigeria Real Estate

TT

The Trusted Advisors

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Financial Services

Q&A On Nigeria's Emerging Carbon Market Framework

Carbon markets are trading systems which operate on the principle that greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions can be quantified, traded, and offset.

Nigeria Environment

UU

Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie

Commercial Papers In Nigeria: Issuance, Regulation, And Market Potentials

Cash flow is notably the fuel with which any business runs, and running into cash flow problems may hamper business success.

Nigeria Commercial

A

Alliance Law Firm

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

PL

Pavestones Legal

Highlights Of The Guidelines, Letters, Circulars And Notifications Issued In November 2025

Nigeria Finance

AP

Advocaat Law Practice

The What And Why Of Nigeria's Grey Listing By The Financial Action Task Force And Its Implications On Businesses Operating In Nigeria

Nigeria Finance

ALP NG & Co

Nigeria's: New Transfer Pricing Guidelines: What Global Finance Teams Must Know In 2025

Danol Partners

Effective Ways To Recover Debts Using The Claims Framework Under The Admiralty Jurisdiction Act Of Nigeria

Nigeria Transport

OA

Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL)

Effective Debt Recovery In Nigeria: Prioritising ADR Over The Litigation Minefield

Nigeria Litigation

OA

Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL)

The Investment And Securities Act 2025 Navigating The Key Updates

Nigeria Commercial

SM

Sobowale, Medidem & Bello

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Latest Videos

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Lawspectives: Debt Recovery By Gabriel Cornelius (Video)

OA

Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL)

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