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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

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Balogun Harold

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

Under Nigeria's current regulatory framework, a customer must still visit a bank physically to open a Tier 3 bank account, which currently is the only bank account category with no transaction limits and access to full banking services.

Nigeria Finance

BH

Balogun Harold

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

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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

Nigeria Finance

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Niji Oni & Co.

Understanding The Nigerian Financial Regulatory Architecture

Nigeria Finance

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Esher & Makarios

Summary Of Key Changes To The Investment And Securities Act 2025

Nigeria Finance

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PwC Nigeria

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

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Advocaat Law Practice

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

Nigeria Finance

AP

Advocaat Law Practice

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

Nigeria Finance

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Babalakin & Co.

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.

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

Nigeria Finance

Compos Mentis Legal Practitioners

Beyond The News: A Deep Dive Into The Nigeria Tax Laws (Policy Analysis Of The 2025 Tax Reform Acts Part 1)

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Tunde & Adisa

Setting Up An Electric Vehicles (EVS) Business In Nigeria: Key Laws, Policies, Institutions, And Socio-Economic Considerations

Nigeria Environment

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S.P.A. Ajibade & Co.

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

Nigeria Insurance

AP

Advocaat Law Practice

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

Nigeria Finance

AP

Advocaat Law Practice

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

Nigeria Finance

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G ELIAS

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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

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Pavestones Legal

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

Nigeria Finance

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Duale Ovia & Alex-Adedipe

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

Nigeria Finance

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Alliance Law Firm

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

Nigeria Finance

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Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie

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

Nigeria Finance

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Tope Adebayo LP

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

Nigeria Finance

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Tope Adebayo LP

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Debt Capital Markets

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

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

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Templars

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

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Sobowale, Medidem & Bello

Understanding The Full Extent Of Amcon's Power To Seize A Property Through Lawsuits Involving The Recovery Of Debts: A Review Of The Decision In Amcon -V- Funmilayo Adeyemi (Unreported: Suit No. FHC/L/CS/1696/2018, Judgement Delivered On 15 July 2020)

Nigeria Real Estate

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Abdu-Salam Abbas & Co

Minimum Share Capital Threshold For Company Registration In Nigeria

Nigeria Commercial

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Aekley Solicitors

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

Nigeria Technology

TA

Tope Adebayo LP

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

Worldwide Finance

ALP NG & Co

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

Nigeria Commercial

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The Trusted Advisors

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

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Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL)

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Charges, Mortgages, Indemnities

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

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Niji Oni & Co.

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

The enactment of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) 2021 and the subsequent Nigerian Upstream Petroleum (Assignment of Interests) Regulations...

Nigeria Finance

AP

Advocaat Law Practice

Aviation: Financing And Leasing 2025

Nigeria Transport

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Streamsowers & Kohn

Regulatory Update: Corporate Affairs Commission Issues New Schedule Of Fees

Nigeria Commercial

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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

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AELEX

How To Perform A Legal Search At The Nigerian Land Registry

Nigeria Real Estate

TT

The Trusted Advisors

Aviation: Finance And Leasing 2024

Nigeria Transport

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Streamsowers & Kohn

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Financial Services

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

TT

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?

Under Nigeria's current regulatory framework, a customer must still visit a bank physically to open a Tier 3 bank account, which currently is the only bank account category with no transaction limits and access to full banking services.

Nigeria Finance

BH

Balogun Harold

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

Nigeria Technology

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Goldsmiths Solicitors

The Public Finance Management Act (PMFA), 2024

Nigeria Finance

NO

Niji Oni & Co.

CBN Recapitalization Policy 2024

Nigeria Finance

NO

Niji Oni & Co.

The Revised Regulatory And Supervisory Guidelines For The Operations Of 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

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Balogun Harold

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Lawspectives: Debt Recovery By Gabriel Cornelius (Video)

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Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL)

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