In the digital economy, data fuels innovation, personalization, and business growth—but it also raises serious concerns around consumer privacy and market fairness.

Nigeria's merger approval framework has evolved from a fragmented system under CAMA 2020 and ISA 2007 to a comprehensive competition-based regime under the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2018. This analysis examines whether the Corporate Affairs Commission could have administered competition reviews, why sector regulators retain parallel jurisdiction, and what institutional reforms would resolve the resulting coordination challenges.

In this series of questions and answers, we provide an overview of the competition-related aspect of the merger control process in Nigeria.

This thought leadership piece examines whether every assignment of participating interest should be classified as a merger in upstream mergers and acquisitions transactions under the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Act (FCCPA). The analysis explores the regulatory implications and legal interpretations surrounding participating interest assignments in the context of Nigerian competition law.

An M&A deal can be described as a marathon.

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (the "Commission") is responsible for the administration and enforcement of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2018...

On 16th of August 2021, the long-awaited Petroleum Industry Act 2021 ("PIA" or "the Act") was assented and signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari.

MTN's acquisition of IHS towers marks a pivotal moment in Nigerian telecommunications infrastructure. This analysis examines the competitive implications of vertical integration in the telecom sector and explores what regulatory frameworks should govern fair competition when network operators control critical tower infrastructure. The piece evaluates how this consolidation affects market dynamics and the principles that should guide competition policy in Nigeria's evolving telecom landscape.

In this series of questions and answers, I provide an in-depth overview of the competition aspects of the merger control process under the ECOWAS Competition Framework.

Non-compete agreements, also known as "covenants not to compete" or "contracts in restraint of trade," have always attracted legal scrutiny in many jurisdictions, including Nigeria.

Cross-border mergers and acquisitions ("M&A") offer international investors access to new markets, technologies and customers, but they also create complex legal and regulatory challenges.

Price controls are government-imposed restrictions on the pricing of goods and services, setting either a maximum price (price ceiling, e.g., for rentals) or a minimum price...

Consumer protection is the practice of safeguarding buyers of goods and services, and the public, against unfair practices in the marketplace.

Mergers and acquisitions (“M&A”) transactions remain a significant tool for corporate restructuring, market expansion, capital consolidation, and strategic repositioning in Nigeria. M&A transactions operate within a structured legal and regulatory framework anchored principally on the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Act (“FCCPA”),...

The rapid expansion of digital lending platforms in Nigeria has significantly improved access to short-term consumer credit.

Nigeria is an independent republic on the west coast of Africa, on the Gulf of Guinea. It is bordered by Benin to the west, Niger to the north, Cameroon to the east, and the Atlantic Ocean to the south.

Market competition drives innovation and economic growth, but price fixing undermines these benefits by allowing businesses to collude and set artificial prices. In Nigeria's inflation-prone economy...

The regulatory framework governing competition matters in Nigeria's communications industry has been the subject of recent legal controversy,

In a significant development for Nigeria's digital economy and competition law landscape, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) to investigate major global technology companies and Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) platforms over allegations of anti-competitive practices, unlawful exploitation of news content, and other potentially unfair market conduct.

In spite of the lines and borders dividing African states, trade and commerce continue to bind African economies together, as countries grow beyond the resources within their borders and ideas thirst...