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Navigating Mergers And Acquisitions In Nigeria: Your Gateway To Strategic Business Growth

Imagine two powerhouse companies joining forces to dominate the market, streamline operations, and catapult their revenues to new heights. That's one of the benefits of mergers and acquisitions (M&A)...

Nigeria Commercial

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Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL)

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

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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

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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

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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

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Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL)

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

Nigeria Litigation

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Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL)

The Investment And Securities Act 2025 Navigating The Key Updates

Nigeria Commercial

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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

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Pavestones Legal

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

Nigeria Finance

BH

Balogun Harold

Why Arbitration Is The Way To Go For Banks To Reduce Trillions In Non-Performing Loans.

Nigeria Litigation

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Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL)

Marriage And Property In Nigeria: What Couples Need To Know About Their Rights

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SimmonsCooper Partners

The Nigerian Tax Reform Act 2025 And How It Affects Businesses

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Sobowale, Medidem & Bello

Parallel Importation In Nigeria: Hidden Threats To Brand Integrity And Intellectual Property Rights

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S.P.A. Ajibade & Co.

Nigeria's New Tax Regime: A Taxpayer's Guide To Compliance, Offences, Penalties, Enforcement, And Dispute Resolution

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Banwo & Ighodalo

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

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Goldsmiths Solicitors

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

If you are thinking about launching a microfinance bank, lending company, or payment platform in Nigeria, this guide is written from the ground up based on real-world experience.

Nigeria Finance

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The Trusted Advisors

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

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The Metropolitan Law Firm

IP Finance: Leveraging Intellectual Property Assets

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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

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Novatia Consulting

Summary Of Key Changes To The Investment And Securities Act 2025

Nigeria Finance

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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

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

ESG trends Nigeria has prompted the banking sector to fundamentally restructure how it evaluates and manages climate-related risks.

Nigeria Environment

NC

Novatia Consulting

Summary Of Key Changes To The Investment And Securities Act 2025

The Investments and Securities Act ("ISA") 2025 marks a significant milestone in Nigeria's capital market regulation, coming into effect 18 years after the Investment and Securities Act 2007 (the "Repealed Act").

Nigeria Finance

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PwC Nigeria

Fundraising Strategies For Startups: How To Attract Investors In 2025

Fundraising in the global startup ecosystem has become increasingly competitive with each passing year. In July 2025, Crunchbase News reported that global venture funding...

Nigeria Commercial

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The Trusted Advisors

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

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

Nigeria Finance

BH

Balogun Harold

Understanding The Nigerian Financial Regulatory Architecture

The financial sector - banking, capital markets and securities, insurance, as with any other sector of the economy, is vital to Nigeria's growth and development, thus it is crucial to properly safeguard it by means of laws, adequate supervision and monitoring.

Nigeria Finance

EM

Esher & Makarios

Minimum KYC Requirements For Opening Bank Accounts For Nigerian Entities Offshore

Nigeria's recent removal from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Grey List marks a significant milestone in the country's efforts to strengthen its anti-money laundering (AML)...

Nigeria Government

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Balogun Harold

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

I refer to your recent statement, "Nigeria Turns Towards Prosperity." You highlighted the Tinubu government's significant achievements...

Nigeria Strategy

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Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL)

Nigeria Issues 2024 Online Trust And Safety Compliance Report

In 2022, Nigeria issued the Code of Practice for Interactive Computer Service Platforms and Internet Intermediaries (the "Code"). The Code serves as the primary legal framework for online trust and safety in Nigeria.

Nigeria Media & IT

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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

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

Nigeria Government

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Templars

Breaking Down Key Provisions Of The New Digital Lending Regulations

Nigeria Consumer

TT

The Trusted Advisors

An Analysis Of The Guidelines For Operations Of Agent Banking In Nigeria

Nigeria Finance

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Babalakin & Co.Legal Practitioners

Financial Sector Quarterly Insight: Q3 2025 Review And Outlook For Q4 2025

Nigeria Finance

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Stren & Blan Partners

Nigeria Exits FATF Grey List: A Turning Point For Financial Credibility And Investor Confidence

Nigeria Finance

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Niji Oni & Co.

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

Nigeria Consumer

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Niji Oni & Co.

2024 Regulatory Assessment In Nigeria | January – August

Nigeria Strategy

NO

Niji Oni & Co.

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

Nigeria Finance

Compos Mentis Legal Practitioners

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

Nigeria Finance

Syntegral Legal Practice

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Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL)

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Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL)

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