Nigeria: Government, Public Sector

Establishing a business in Nigeria can be challenging, especially when navigating complex regulatory requirements and high operating costs.

The Investment and Securities Act (ISA) of 2025 was signed into law on March 31st, 2025, by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, repealing and replacing the Investment and Securities Act (ISA) of 2007...

As Africa's largest economy and most populous nation, Nigeria continues to attract global interest as a strategic destination for investment.

President Bola Tinubu was elected on May 29, 2023. His first term in office will end on May 28, 2027.

On May 21, 2025, a significant legislative proposal titled "A Bill for an Act to Protect the Health and Well-being of Women, Particularly in Relation to Surrogacy and for Related Matters" scaled first reading on the floor of the House of Representatives.

As the global community commemorates World Environment Day on June 5, it is a moment of profound reflection for Nigeria especially for the oil-rich but environmentally devastated Niger Delta.

On March 18, 2025, the President of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in a televised national address, issued a proclamation declaring a state of emergency in Rivers State, an oil-producing region of the country.

In today's globalised financial landscape, local and cross-border financial transactions have become integral components of business operations, extending beyond financial institutions.

On 13 December 2024, the NFIU issued the Guidelines for the Identification, Verification and Reporting of Suspicious Transactions Related to Money Laundering, Financing of Terrorism, and Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction for Financial Institutions.

On 30 April 2025, the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, signed into law the Upstream Petroleum Operations (Cost Efficiency Incentives) Order, 2025 via Statutory Instrument No. 22 of 2025.

We think it's worth taking a second look at NNPC Limited's planned IPO, with consideration given to deferring the process. Below, we highlight some of the key strategic considerations informing this perspective.

The client is an experienced healthcare operator and investor looking to bid for a private public partnership arrangement with the Lagos State Government to build a 140-bed state-of-the-art-hospital catering to a wide range of medical needs and setting new standards for healthcare delivery in Lagos and valued at N49 billion (the "Lagos Medipark").