What the Investment & Securities Act 2025 Will Mean for Your Business

Banking and Finance Law, Business Advisory, Business, Entrepreneurs, Capital Markets, Corporate & Commercial, Investment LawBy Colin Egemonye July 15, 2026

The Investment and Securities Act 2025 (ISA 2025), signed into law by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in March 2025 is the most comprehensive reform of Nigeria’s capital market legislation in nearly two decades. It repealed the Investment and Securities Act 2007 and provides for a new restructured framework to accommodate new asset classes and to significantly expand the enforcement powers of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) so as to align Nigeria’s capital markets with world standards. This article highlights six changes that are important to public companies, issuers, capital market operators including virtual/digital assets businesses in Nigeria.

What the CBN’s Financial Holding Company Rules Mean for Banking Groups Banking and Finance Practice

Banking and Finance Law, Business Advisory, Capital Markets, Corporate & Commercial, Corporate Restructuring and Insolvency, Financial Technology (FinTech)By Colin Egemonye July 6, 2026

On 10 June 2026, the CBN published an Exposure Draft of Revised Guidelines for the Licensing and Regulation of Financial Holding Companies in Nigeria. The Exposure Draft’s public consultation window ends on 9 July 2026. Among the most significant changes to the holding company framework in the draft is the move from three-pillar structures to four-pillar structures. If approved, the proposed framework would be the most significant revamp of the holding company framework since the guidelines were issued for Nigerian banking groups during restructuring away from universal banking into holding companies structures in 2014.

Goldsmiths Solicitors – Legal Recap for the Year 2025

Banking and Finance Law, Business Advisory, Business, Entrepreneurs, Business, Sales, Capital Markets, Corporate & Commercial, Financial Services, Financial Technology (FinTech), Innovation and Technology, Intellectual Property, Public Sector, Startups and MSME Law, TelecommunicationsBy Colin Egemonye December 19, 2025

2025 was a very exciting year and saw significant changes in Nigeria’s legal and regulatory landscape. Series of laws were enacted by the National Assembly and regulatory guidelines were also issued by regulators including the Central Bank of Nigeria, Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, the Nigerian Communications Commission, etc. There were also some important judicial decisions from the courts in Nigeria which shaped the legal and regulatory space in the country. This recap is divided into four parts representing the four quarters of the year, highlighting what we think are the most impactful laws and regulations, reforms, and judicial decisions in 2025.

New Rules for Agent Banking in Nigeria

Banking and Finance Law, Business Advisory, Business, Advertising, Business, Entrepreneurs, Business, Sales, Business, Small Business, Capital Markets, Corporate & Commercial, Financial Services, Financial Technology (FinTech), InsightsBy Colin Egemonye October 24, 2025

On 6 October 2025, The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) issued the Guidelines for the Operations of Agent Banking in Nigeria (the “Guidelines”). The purpose of the Guidelines is the…

All You Need to Know About Nigeria’s Newly Signed Tax Reform Acts

Banking and Finance Law, Business Advisory, Business, Entrepreneurs, Business, Small Business, Capital Markets, Corporate & Commercial, Corporate Restructuring and Insolvency, Financial Services, Financial Technology (FinTech), Insights, Labour and EmploymentBy Colin Egemonye July 2, 2025

Introduction On 26th June 2025, the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria signed four landmark tax reform bills into law, marking a significant shift in the nation’s tax landscape.…

The Role of Arbitration in Resolving Disputes in Nigeria

Banking and Finance Law, Business Advisory, Capital Markets, Corporate & Commercial, Energy & Natural Resources, Financial Services, Financial Technology (FinTech), Innovation and Technology, Insights, Labour and Employment, Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Media and Entertainment, Public-Private Partnerships (PPP), Startups and MSME LawBy Shola Adekunle April 24, 2025

Disputes are inevitable in most business relationships. Traditional litigation, while effective, often proves to be time-consuming, expensive and adversarial, potentially straining business relationships. This is particularly the case in Nigeria…