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An initial public offering fundamentally transforms a company's relationship with capital, ownership, and disclosure. This analysis examines the structural, regulatory, and commercial implications that follow an IPO in Nigeria, drawing on recent transactions including Dangote Refinery's N2.15 trillion offering and OPay's planned listing.

The Investments and Securities Act 2025 has fundamentally transformed Nigeria's regulatory framework for public offers, introducing stringent registration requirements, enhanced disclosure obligations, and comprehensive investor protection mechanisms. What are the specific legal requirements companies must satisfy when making securities available to the public, and how does the new Act strengthen the Securities and Exchange Commission's supervisory powers while creating direct civil and criminal remedies fo

A classic family business progresses through various phases from its start-up to maturity.

With its enactment four years ago, the Petroleum Industry Act 2021 ("PIA") introduced comprehensive reforms to Nigeria's oil and gas sector...

On 10 June 2026, the Central Bank of Nigeria ("CBN") released an Exposure Draft of the Revised Guidelines for Licensing and Regulation of Financial Holding Companies in Nigeria (the "Guidelines"). The proposed Guidelines are aimed at strengthening the regulatory framework governing Financial Holding Companies ("FHCs"), addressing governance and operational issues that have emerged under the current regime, and promoting greater consistency in the supervision of banking groups and financial conglomerates.

The Code of Corporate Governance for the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry ("NESI") 2025 (The "Code") is a set of governance standards and best practices issued by the Nigerian...

Corporate governance mechanisms and controls are designed to reduce the inefficiencies that arise from moral hazard and adverse selection.

In response to the challenges of having physical meetings occasioned by the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Nigerian Stock Exchange ("the Exchange"), on April 15, 2020, published the Guidance on Companies' Virtual Board...

Starting and running a business in Nigeria often requires a legal structure that can protect the owners' personal assets and provide credibility to the organization.

The Nigeria Stock Exchange on Thursday 15th November 2018 issued its Sustainability Disclosure Guidelines following approval of the Nigerian Stock Exchange on the 9th day November 2018.

The National Lottery Act 2005 and the National Lottery Regulation 2007 regulates lottery business in Nigeria. Nevertheless, some States of the Federation have their own Lottery Law.

The practice of law has evolved into a profession no longer confined by borders. In today's globalised legal economy, lawyers operate within an interconnected system shaped by cross-border trade, international...

Club football spending has spiraled in the last few years. The Roman Abramovich revolution that saw the Russian Oil mogul acquire Chelsea Football Club and loosen the purse-strings by signing new players shook the footballing world.

The enactment of the Companies Act, 2019 [2019 Act] in Ghana marked the dawn of a new era in the country's corporate industry.

Section 300 of the Companies and Allied Matters Act ("the Act") provides that minority shareholders may apply to court to grant an injunction or declaration to restrain the Company from;

Corporate financial management is often viewed as a technical discipline concerned with investment, financing, dividend policy and risk management, yet these decisions ultimately determine how corporate resources are committed, protected and deployed, making them matters of governance as much as finance.

Startups wishing to operate with ease and avoid sanctions from regulators must pay attention to compliance and ensure that they understand regulations in countries in which they operate.

The Companies and Allied Matters Act Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004 was initially made law in Nigeria in 1990 as a decree of the military government.