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

The relationship between a bank and its customers is primarily governed by contract, which generally restricts the opportunities for third-party intervention. However, the framework for freezing bank accounts...

Nigeria Finance

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Templars

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

The legal identity of debt instrument is founded on the principle that what begins as a simple promise to repay evolves through force of law into a legally binding obligation that defines the relationship between the issuer and investors...

Nigeria Finance

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S.P.A. Ajibade & Co.

The Viability Of Islamic (Non-Interest) Finance

Nigeria's financial landscape is experiencing a significant and transformative shift through the emergence and expansion of non-interest financial institutions and instruments.

Nigeria Finance

TM

The Metropolitan Law Firm

IP Finance: Leveraging Intellectual Property Assets

IP Finance (Intellectual Property Finance) is the concept of treating intellectual property assets such as patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, and design rights as economic and financial assets...

OK

O. Kayode & Co.

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

SEC Issues Interpretive Guidance On Amended Private Equity Fund Rules

Nigeria Finance

BH

Balogun Harold

ESG Trends Nigeria: Banking Sector's Response To Climate Risk Assessments

Nigeria Environment

NC

Novatia Consulting

Summary Of Key Changes To The Investment And Securities Act 2025

Nigeria Finance

PW

PwC Nigeria

Fundraising Strategies For Startups: How To Attract Investors In 2025

Nigeria Commercial

TT

The Trusted Advisors

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

Nigeria Finance

BH

Balogun Harold

Should In-Person Or Banking Hall Verification Still Be Mandatory For Bank Accounts In Nigeria?

Nigeria Finance

BH

Balogun Harold

Energy Focus Report Q2 2025 - Renewable Energy Sector

GE

George Etomi & Partners

The Nigeria Tax Reform Act 2025 And How It Affects Businesses

SM

Sobowale, Medidem & Bello

Nigeria Exits FATF Grey List: Stronger Compliance, Stronger Markets

Nigeria Government

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Templars

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

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Goldsmiths Solicitors

The Nigerian Tax Reform Acts, 2025: An In-Depth Guide For Businesses, Investors, And Taxpayers

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PUNUKA Attorneys & Solicitors

How To Obtain International Money Transfer Operators (IMTO) License From The Central Bank Of Nigeria

An International Money Transfer Operator (IMTO) is a company approved by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to facilitate the transfer of funds from individuals or entities residing abroad to recipients in Nigeria.

Nigeria Technology

GS

Goldsmiths Solicitors

The Public Finance Management Act (PMFA), 2024

Nigeria has enacted a new Public Finance Management Act (PFMA) in 2024. This legislation is a comprehensive framework designed to regulate the management of public funds, revenues, expenditures, assets, and liabilities at the federal level.

Nigeria Finance

NO

Niji Oni & Co.

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.

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.

Understanding The Nigerian Financial Regulatory Architecture

Nigeria Finance

EM

Esher & Makarios

Minimum KYC Requirements For Opening Bank Accounts For Nigerian Entities Offshore

Nigeria Government

BH

Balogun Harold

Dr. Olisa Agbakoba's Open Letter To The Minister Of Finance: A 3-Point Blueprint For Building A Quadrillion-Naira Nigerian Economy

Nigeria Strategy

OA

Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL)

Nigeria Issues 2024 Online Trust And Safety Compliance Report

Nigeria Media & IT

BH

Balogun Harold

Defence & Security Financing In Nigeria: Recent Developments

Nigeria Government

BH

Balogun Harold

Understanding The Role Of Nigeria's Sovereign Investment Authority In Financing National Infrastructure

Nigeria Finance

Gresyndale Legal

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

Nigeria Finance

AP

Advocaat Law Practice

Examining Nigeria's Minimum Wage Policy: Economic Impacts And Banking Implications

Nigeria Employment

Gresyndale Legal

TEMPLARS Transcripts: Energy & Natural Resources Digest | November 2025

Worldwide Energy

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Templars

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

Nigeria Finance

AP

Advocaat Law Practice

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

The CBN issued new guidelines for operators to significantly restructure Agent Banking operations in Nigeria.

Nigeria Finance

AP

Advocaat Law Practice

Examining Nigeria's Minimum Wage Policy: Economic Impacts And Banking Implications

The minimum wage controversy in Nigeria has become one of the most talked-about economic issues in recent years.

Nigeria Employment

Gresyndale Legal

TEMPLARS Transcripts: Energy & Natural Resources Digest | November 2025

Vitol Upstream Ghana Limited, ENI Ghana Exploration and Production Limited and the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) ("Parties"), Partners of the Offshore Cape Three Points (OCTP) in Ghana...

Worldwide Energy

T

Templars

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

The Central Bank of Nigeria ("CBN"), the National Pension Commission ("PenCom"), the Nigerian Immigration Service ("NIS"), the Federal Inland Revenue Service...

Nigeria Finance

AP

Advocaat Law Practice

Combating Anti-Money Laundering Through Automation – Central Bank Of Nigeria's Approach

Nigeria Government

T

Templars

The Student Loan (Access To Higher Education) (Repeal And Re-enactment Act 2024

The Students Loan (Access to Higher Education) (Repeal and Re-enactment) Act of 2024 in Nigeria is a significant piece of legislation aimed at expanding access to higher education.

Nigeria Consumer

NO

Niji Oni & Co.

2024 Regulatory Assessment In Nigeria | January – August

Nigeria, a dynamic and rapidly evolving economy, has witnessed a flurry of legislative and regulatory activities across various sectors in 2024.

Nigeria Strategy

NO

Niji Oni & Co.

Regulatory Framework For Agent Banking In Nigeria; CBN Guidelines And Compliance Requirements

In recent times, there has been a rise in the number of Point of Sale (POS) operators commonly known as agents in Nigeria.

Nigeria Finance

Compos Mentis Legal Practitioners

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

CBN Raises The Bar: New Minimum Standards For ATM Deployment, Operations, And Security

Nigeria Finance

Syntegral Legal Practice

Nigeria's Solar Mini-Grid Surge: A Blueprint For Emerging Markets?

TA

Tope Adebayo LP

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

Nigeria Finance

SB

Stren & Blan Partners

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

Nigeria Finance

BC

Babalakin & Co.

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

Nigeria Finance

PL

Pavestones Legal

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

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

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

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Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL)

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Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL)

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