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The Nigeria Startup Act 2022, signed into law in October 2022, was co-created by the government and the technology ecosystem specifically to give startups regulatory certainty, incentives and an enabling institutional framework. Assessments marking its second anniversary generally concluded that…
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As of 2026, Nigeria's regulatory landscape has undergone its most significant transformation in over two decades. With the enactment of the Nigeria Tax Act ("NTA") 2025 and the Nigeria Tax Administration Act ("NTAA") 2025 which took effect on 1 January…
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The coming into force of the Investments and Securities Act 2025, which repealed the Investments and Securities Act 2007, marked significant changes to the regulatory framework applicable to virtual and digital assets in Nigeria. Virtual and digital assets are now…
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The extended deadline for the 2025 Compliance Audit Return has passed. For banks and FinTechs, the question is no longer simply whether a return was filed, but whether the data protection programme behind that filing can withstand regulatory scrutiny. Data…
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Nigeria's digital payments sector grew faster than the regulatory architecture that has been built around it. Electronic transaction volumes have increased, mobile money adoption has grown and a few switching, processing and payment solutions providers are at the center of…
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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 It repealed the Investment and Securities Act…
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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…
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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) framework on open banking has now transitioned from a policy document to a phased implementation. Nigeria has a comprehensive history of open banking; with the Central Bank issuing Africa's first Open Banking Regulatory framework…
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The legal process for restructuring is the most significant for a Nigerian company, and arguably, one that is the most often initiated incorrectly. Those who get restructuring right treat it as a thoughtful, planned process – one with clear commercial…
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On 1st May, Nigeria joined over 160 countries in celebrating International Workers' Day, a public holiday that offers not just celebration, but a time for reflection. It is also a reminder of how wide the gap is between Nigerian labour…
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Lending from development finance institutions such as the International Finance Corporation, African Development Bank, Proparco, and German Development Finance Institution, DEG, and other multilateral and bilateral development finance institutions is becoming more accessible to Nigerian businesses across sectors. There may…
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By integrating financial services products into non-financial platforms and business models, embedded finance is changing the Nigerian financial services landscape faster than the regulatory and legal frameworks that govern it. Several banks are distributing financial products through digital channels using…
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