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Innovating Commodity Finance: The Legal Framework For Warehouse Receipts Under Nigeria's ISA 2025

The commodity market is a significant driver of Nigeria's economic output, contributing between one - third and two - fifths of the national GDP .

Nigeria Finance

SB

Stren & Blan Partners

The Compliance Alert An Overview Of The Operational Guidelines For Open Banking In Nigeria Compliance

The traditional banking system was defined by structural inefficiencies which included high cost of transactions, limited financial access, lack of transparency, and most of all dawdling service delivery.

Nigeria Finance

BC

Babalakin & Co.

The CBN's Draft Guidelines On ATM Operations: Emerging Compliance And Regulatory Trends In Nigeria's Banking Landscape

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Thursday, October 9 2025, issued draft guidelines for the operation of Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) in Nigeria ("Guidelines").

Nigeria Finance

PL

Pavestones Legal

Training As Control: Why Compliance Training Is Every Institution's First Line Of Defence

In the dynamic and highly regulated Nigerian financial services sector, compliance is more than a regulatory requirement, it is the foundation of institutional integrity and public trust.

Nigeria Compliance

Syntegral Legal Practice

Data Privacy Considerations On Open Banking In Nigeria

Nigeria Privacy

AP

Advocaat Law Practice

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

Nigeria Insurance

AP

Advocaat Law Practice

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

Nigeria Finance

AP

Advocaat Law Practice

Regulatory Update: Highlights Of The Guidelines, Letters, Circulars And Notifications Issued In September 2025

Nigeria Finance

AP

Advocaat Law Practice

An Overview Of Key Provisons In Nigeria's Investment And Securities Act 2025

Nigeria Commercial

LL

Lexworth Legal Partners

The Bank Loan That Disappeared: How One Missed Step Left A Security Trustee Hanging

Nigeria Commercial

CL

Charis Legal Practice

Regulatory Update: Key Legal And Compliance Changes In The Cbn Guidelines For The Operations Of Agent Banking In Nigeria

Nigeria Finance

PL

Pavestones Legal

News Alert: Investment And Securities Act, 2025

Nigeria Commercial

DC

DCSL Corporate Services Limited

(Policy Analysis Of The 2025 Tax Reform Acts) Pt.3- The Nigeria Revenue Service (Establishment) Act 2025, And The Joint Revenue Board (Establishment) Act, 2025

TA

Tunde & Adisa

Regulatory Mapping In The Nigerian Fintech Sector (TALP's Fintech Series 4)

Nigeria Technology

TA

Tope Adebayo LP

How To Obtain An E-Visa To Nigeria – New Guidelines Effective 2025

Nigeria Immigration

uA

Firmus Advisory

Artificial Intelligence In Hiring: Lessons From Mobley v. Workday For Nigerian Data Protection Compliance

Nigeria Employment

BC

Babalakin & Co.

All You Need To Know About Nigeria's Newly Signed Tax Reform Acts

GS

Goldsmiths Solicitors

Coming Full Stream Of Deregulation And Privatisation Of The Nigerian Midstream And Downstream Petroleum Sectors

SA

S.P.A. Ajibade & Co.

Procedure For Setting Up A Trust In Nigeria

R

Resolution Law Firm

Examining The Prohibition On Financial Assistance And Its Impact On Leveraged Buyouts

In the dynamic landscape of modern corporate finance, leveraged buyouts ("LBOs") have emerged as a powerful tool for corporate restructuring and value creation.

Nigeria Finance

GE

G ELIAS

Climate Financing: Debt-To-Nature And Debt-For-Climate Swaps

Sub-Saharan Africa has a significant debt profile, owed mostly to international lenders, including sovereign States, multi-lateral agencies and multi-nationals. For instance, with a projected external debt...

Worldwide Finance

ALP NG & Co

Legal Insights On The Central Bank Of Nigeria Open Banking Initiative

The Central Bank of Nigeria's (CBN) Open Banking initiative is a forward-looking step aimed at transforming the country's financial landscape.

Nigeria Finance

Syntegral Legal Practice

Understanding Commercial And Microfinance Banking Licenses In Nigeria (TALP's Fintech Series 3)

Fintech licenses come with limits and many fast-growing players are now turning to banking licenses as a more scalable path forward. Moniepoint is a prime example. It began as a mobile money operator, transitioned to a microfinance bank, and is now pursuing a full commercial banking license.

Nigeria Technology

TA

Tope Adebayo LP

Starting A Point Of Sale (POS) Business In Nigeria

Nigeria Finance

uA

Firmus Advisory

Scaling Without Sanctions: The Nigerian Fintech Compliance Playbook (Fintech Series 2)

Nigeria Technology

TA

Tope Adebayo LP

Digital Lending Regulations 2025: FCCPC Oversight

Nigeria Consumer

PL

Pavestones Legal

Open Banking In Nigeria: Privacy Concerns & Compliance Obligations

Nigeria Finance

TT

The Trusted Advisors

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

Nigeria Insurance

PL

Pavestones Legal

Forbearance With Strings: Lessons From The CBN's 2025 Conditional Relief To Banks

Nigeria Finance

TA

Tope Adebayo LP

Implementation Of Crypto Asset Reporting Framework (CARF) In Nigeria - The Journey To Tax Compliance On Digital Assets

Nigeria Technology

KN

KPMG Nigeria

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

Nigeria Finance

DO

Duale Ovia & Alex-Adedipe

A 2025 Playbook For Private Capital In Nigeria: Charting Change

Nigeria Finance

UU

Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie

Nigeria Regulatory Update: The SEC's Expanded Enforcement Powers Under ISA 2025: What You Need To Know

Nigeria Commercial

UU

Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie

Implementation Of Crypto Asset Reporting Framework (CARF) In Nigeria - The Journey To Tax Compliance On Digital Assets

Technological advancements, particularly the rise of the internet, has transformed how we work, learn, interact financially and store wealth. In emerging markets like Nigeria...

Nigeria Technology

KN

KPMG Nigeria

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

In this article, Simisola Eyisanmi and Bankole Oke explore the recapitalisation strategies available to BDCs, from equity and debt financing to mergers and retained earnings, within the context of Nigeria's evolving capital market.

Nigeria Finance

DO

Duale Ovia & Alex-Adedipe

A 2025 Playbook For Private Capital In Nigeria: Charting Change

As African private capital markets emerge from a period of volatility, the first half of 2025 has signalled a phase of stabilisation and renewed investor focus.

Nigeria Finance

UU

Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie

Nigeria Regulatory Update: The SEC's Expanded Enforcement Powers Under ISA 2025: What You Need To Know

The enactment of the Investments and Securities Act, 2025 ("ISA 2025") marks a significant strengthening of the Securities and Exchange Commission's...

Nigeria Commercial

UU

Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie

Aviation: Financing And Leasing 2025

Nigeria Transport

SK

Streamsowers & Kohn

The Role Of Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) In Corporate Finance And Investments

A Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) is specifically designed to function as a distinct legal entity to execute a specific project.

Nigeria Commercial

TT

The Trusted Advisors

Money Lending Licence In Nigeria: All You Need To Know

Obtaining a moneylender's license is a prerequisite to operating as a moneylender in Nigeria. A company seeking to function as a moneylender must apply to the relevant authority for a moneylending license

Nigeria Finance

TT

The Trusted Advisors

Nigeria Remains On The Financial Action Task Force's (FATF) Grey List For AML/CFT/PF Deficiencies: The Way Forward

At the June 2025 Plenary of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) held in Strasbourg, Nigeria remained on the global watchdog's list of "Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring...

Nigeria Government

LL

Lexworth Legal Partners

Nigeria's Historic Tax Reform: A Game-Changer With Missing Pieces

On June 26, 2025, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu made history by signing into law four comprehensive tax reform bills that promise to transform Nigeria's revenue generation landscape fundamentally.

OA

Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL)

Project Finance In Nigeria: Leveraging Step-In Rights To Secure Lender Investments

Nigeria Finance

TA

Tope Adebayo LP

Project Finance In Nigeria: Key Legal Considerations For Lenders

Nigeria Finance

PL

Pavestones Legal

Court Of Appeal Affirms Banks' Right To Restrict Accounts Without Court Order

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

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

Nigeria Finance

GE

G ELIAS

GAID 2025 Unpacked: Critical Updates On Data Processing, Individual Obligations, And Compliance Measures

Nigeria Privacy

GE

G ELIAS

New Private Equity Rules In Nigeria – New Updates

Nigeria Finance

BH

Balogun Harold

Lagos Carbon Exchange: Key Legal & Market Considerations

Nigeria Finance

BH

Balogun Harold

Trump's 3.5% Tax On Remittances – Some Product Considerations

BH

Balogun Harold

CBN Suspends Dividend And Bonus Payments And Investment In Foreign Subsidiaries By Nigerian Banks

Nigeria Finance

UU

Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie

Impact Of The Investment & Securities Act (2025) On Ownership And Use Of Virtual Assets In Nigeria

Nigeria Technology

PL

Pavestones Legal

Highlights From UUBO's Private Wealth Breakfast Session On The Topic, Strategic Wealth Structuring In A Globalised World: Compliance, Tax, And Asset Protection

Nigeria Wealth Mgt

UU

Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie

Beyond Trading Floors: Securities Exchanges Under A New Regulatory Lens

Nigeria Commercial

FS

Moroom Africa Legal Consults

AML/CFT Regimes: CBN Tightens Compliance Obligations Of Financial Institutions

Nigeria Government

BI

Banwo & Ighodalo

An Overview Of The Central Bank Of Nigeria's Non-Resident Nigerian Ordinary Account And Non Resident Nigerian Investment Account

Nigeria Finance

UU

Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie

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OA

Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL)

Why EFCC Shouldn't Be In Existence – Former NBA President (Video)

OA

Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL)

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