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Status Update On CBN’s Banking Sector Recapitalization

In March 2024, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) released the Banking Sector Recapitalization Programme (FPR/DIR/PUB/CIR/002/009)...

Nigeria Finance

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Tope Adebayo LP

Highlights Of The Guidelines Letters Circulars And Notifications Issued In March 2026

The Securities and Exchange Commission (‘SEC’), Nigerian Communications Commission (‘NCC’), the National Pension Commission (‘PenCom’), the Nigeria Revenue Service...

Nigeria Finance

AP

Advocaat Law Practice

New CBN Measures On Diaspora Remittances: What They Mean For Market Participants

On March 24, 2026, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) issued a circular on Measures to Further Deepen Diaspora Remittances and Compliance (the “Circular”).

Nigeria Finance

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Pavestones Legal

Debt Recovery For Banks: Lessons From Nigerian Litigation And Enforcement Trends

Loans are central to modern business and banking practice, enabling businesses and individuals to finance commercial activities and contributing to economic growth.

Nigeria Finance

OA

Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL)

How Much Debt Is Too Much Debt? Leveraging In Finance

Nigeria Finance

TA

Tope Adebayo LP

Safe vs. Convertible Notes: Navigating Financing Options In Nigeria

Nigeria Finance

PL

Pavestones Legal

The Central Bank Of Nigeria’s Guidelines On The Operations Of Agent Banking, 2025: Analysis And Practical Implications

Nigeria Finance

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G ELIAS

An Analysis Of Revised Minimum Capital Requirements For Capital Market Operators (Sec Circular No. 26-1) – Insights For Market Participants

Nigeria Finance

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Alliance Law Firm

Structuring Cross-Border Acquisitions In The African Financial Sector: Key Legal And Regulatory Considerations

Worldwide Finance

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Stren & Blan Partners

Nigerian Regulatory Updates: Key Regulatory Shifts To The Rules Affecting Private Equity Funds And Collective Investment Schemes

Nigeria Finance

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Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie

Foreign Exchange Controls In Nigeria: Updated Rules For BDCs

Nigeria Finance

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Pavestones Legal

Overview Of Banking Regulation In Nigeria: Compliance & Risk Management

Nigeria Finance

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Sobowale, Medidem & Bello

The New 200M Minimum Capital For VCs In Nigeria - Market Considerations

Nigeria Finance

BH

Balogun Harold

The Deal Talk 2026

Nigeria Finance

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Tope Adebayo LP

ESG Compliance And Sustainability Reporting Under Nigeria's Corporate Governance Framework

Nigeria Commercial

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Advocaat Law Practice

Charting Nigeria's Digital Future: A Legal Perspective On Technology, Regulation, And Vision

Nigeria Technology

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Babalakin & Co.Legal Practitioners

Medical Negligence And Patient Safety In Nigeria: What The Law Says In 2026

Nigeria Healthcare

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Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL)

Why Tenancy Law Matters In Lagos State: The Key Provisions Of The New Lagos State Tenancy And Recovery Of Premises Bill 2025

Nigeria Real Estate

Regville

Firs Imposes 10% Withholding Tax On Interest From Short-Term Instruments

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Stren & Blan Partners

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Capital Adequacy/BASEL

Status Update On CBN’s Banking Sector Recapitalization

In March 2024, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) released the Banking Sector Recapitalization Programme (FPR/DIR/PUB/CIR/002/009)...

Nigeria Finance

TA

Tope Adebayo LP

Entering Nigeria's Venture Capital Market: Regulatory Clarity, Capital Thresholds, And Structuring Pathways For Investors

Nigeria's venture capital (VC) sector has evolved from an informal, relationship-based market into a structured ecosystem shaped by various laws and regulatory requirements including regulations provided...

Nigeria Commercial

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Pavestones Legal

The Nigerian Banking & Finance Sector In Review: Regulatory Developments In 2025 And Outlook For 2026

The Nigerian banking and financial services landscape underwent a period of regulatory transformation in 2025. This transformation was primarily driven by concerted efforts by key...

Nigeria Finance

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Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie

SEC Revises Minimum Capital Requirements For Regulated Capital Market Entities

Nigeria Finance

AP

Advocaat Law Practice

Recapitalization In The Nigerian Banking Sector: Legal Considerations And Strategic Options

Nigeria Commercial

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Pavestones Legal

SEC Revises Minimum Capital Requirements For FinTech Operators And Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs)

Nigeria Finance

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G ELIAS

CBN Raises The Capital Bar For Non-Interest Banks: What You Need To Know

Nigeria Finance

Syntegral Legal Practice

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

Nigeria Finance

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Balogun Harold

CBN Recapitalization Policy 2024

Nigeria Finance

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Niji Oni & Co.

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Debt Capital Markets

Momentous Decisions Of Courts In 2025 – Contractual Capacity Of Business Names: Judicial Clarification In Attorney-General Of Bayelsa State v. Abang Odok (2025) 4 NWLR (Pt. 1982) 385.

On 25th August 2011, the respondent, a legal practitioner, through his law firm of Abang Ogar & Co., entered into a Consultancy Service Agreement...

Nigeria Litigation

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Babalakin & Co.Legal Practitioners

The Trap Door Strategy: How J. Crew Moved Its Crown Jewel Out Of Lenders' Reach

When structuring a facility in leveraged finance, it is important to bear in mind that a lender's protection is only as strong as the loopholes in the financing agreement.

Nigeria Strategy

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Tope Adebayo LP

Bridging The Gap: Financing And Scaling Small And Medium Enterprises Through Nigeria's Capital Market

In every thriving economy, small businesses are the primary drivers for growth, employment, productivity and development. Nigeria is no exception. Small and Medium Enterprises ("SMEs") account...

Nigeria Commercial

UU

Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie

Debt Recovery For Banks: Lessons From Nigerian Litigation And Enforcement Trends

Nigeria Finance

OA

Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL)

How Much Debt Is Too Much Debt? Leveraging In Finance

Nigeria Finance

TA

Tope Adebayo LP

Safe vs. Convertible Notes: Navigating Financing Options In Nigeria

Nigeria Finance

PL

Pavestones Legal

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

Nigeria Criminal

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Abdu-Salaam Abbas & Co.

The Deal Talk 2026

Nigeria Finance

TA

Tope Adebayo LP

Higher Capital Thresholds And New Vasp Licences: Key Takeaways From The Nigerian Securities And Exchange Commission's January 2026 Circular

Nigeria Finance

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Pavestones Legal

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Charges, Mortgages, Indemnities

Debt Recovery For Banks: Lessons From Nigerian Litigation And Enforcement Trends

Loans are central to modern business and banking practice, enabling businesses and individuals to finance commercial activities and contributing to economic growth.

Nigeria Finance

OA

Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL)

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

One of the common areas of dispute in commercial transactions is the right of a Mortgagee to exercise its power of sale of a mortgaged property following the Mortgagor's failure to repay a loan.

Nigeria Criminal

AS

Abdu-Salaam Abbas & Co.

True-Sale Securitisation In The Legal Context

Due to certain accounting and legal reasons, companies seeking to maintain liquidity and therefore keep business afloat, may choose to take only financial measures incurring of limited financial liability.

Nigeria Commercial

SA

S.P.A. Ajibade & Co.

Mortgage Transactions In Nigeria: Borrower And Lender Rights Explained

Nigeria Finance

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The Trusted Advisors

Agency Banking In Nigeria - The Fintech Play

Nigeria Finance

BH

Balogun Harold

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

Nigeria Finance

BH

Balogun Harold

The Revised Regulatory And Supervisory Guidelines For The Operations Of 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

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Streamsowers & Kohn

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Financial Services

Status Update On CBN’s Banking Sector Recapitalization

In March 2024, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) released the Banking Sector Recapitalization Programme (FPR/DIR/PUB/CIR/002/009)...

Nigeria Finance

TA

Tope Adebayo LP

Highlights Of The Guidelines Letters Circulars And Notifications Issued In March 2026

The Securities and Exchange Commission (‘SEC’), Nigerian Communications Commission (‘NCC’), the National Pension Commission (‘PenCom’), the Nigeria Revenue Service...

Nigeria Finance

AP

Advocaat Law Practice

Gone Full Circle - CBN Lifts Restrictions On IOCs' Cash Pooling Arrangements Two Years After Imposing Them

On 25th March, 2026, the Central Bank of Nigeria ("CBN") issued a circular titled "Removal of Cash Pooling Requirement for International Oil Companies (IOCs)" (the "2026 Circular")...

UU

Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie

The Trap Door Strategy: How J. Crew Moved Its Crown Jewel Out Of Lenders' Reach

Nigeria Strategy

TA

Tope Adebayo LP

New CBN Measures On Diaspora Remittances: What They Mean For Market Participants

Nigeria Finance

PL

Pavestones Legal

Bridging The Gap: Financing And Scaling Small And Medium Enterprises Through Nigeria's Capital Market

Nigeria Commercial

UU

Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie

The CBN Fintech Report: Shaping The Future Of Fintech In Nigeria

Worldwide Technology

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Alliance Law Firm

SEC Nigeria Issues Guidelines On Revised Minimum Capital For Regulated Entities

Nigeria Commercial

Syntegral Legal Practice

How Much Debt Is Too Much Debt? Leveraging In Finance

Nigeria Finance

TA

Tope Adebayo LP

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Lawspectives: Debt Recovery By Gabriel Cornelius (Video)

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Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL)

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