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On 25 March 2025, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu signed into law, the Investment and Securities Act, 2025 (the "ISA 2025"), repealing the earlier Investment and Securities Act, 2007 (the "ISA 2007")...

Private placement refers to the issuing of securities by a company to a small number of select persons.

The investment and Securities Act (ISA) 2024 was signed into law by President Bola Tinubu in March 2025. The Act repealed the Investment and Securities Act (ISA) 2007.

On January 16, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of Nigeria issued Circular No. 26-1 ("Revised Minimum Capital (MC) for Regulated Capital Market Entities")...

Nigeria's Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed comprehensive rules for online Forex trading and Contracts for Difference (CFDs), establishing a regulatory framework that extends beyond brokers to encompass technology and platform providers. The proposed regulations introduce stringent capital requirements, operational standards, and compliance obligations for businesses providing trading infrastructure, raising critical questions about registration, data localization

On 21 June 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released a Framework on Accelerated Regulatory Incubation Programme ("ARIP") for the Onboarding of Virtual Assets...

The Nigerian Investment and Securities Act 2025 (ISA 2025), enacted in March 2025, represents a watershed moment for Nigeria's financial regulatory landscape.

The RI Program is set to commence in the third quarter of 2021 and will have two stages; the Initial Assessment Phase and the Regulatory Incubation Phase.

The newly enacted Investment and Securities Act (ISA) 2025 marks a significant milestone in Nigeria's capital market regulation. Recently signed into law by President Bola Tinubu[1], the Act repeals the Investments and Securities Act 2007 and introduces several reforms aimed at strengthening regulatory oversight, protecting investors, and fostering market growth.

The principal statute governing securities offerings in Nigeria is the Investment and Securities Act 2007 ("ISA"), which establishes the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC").

The CBN in its March 28, 2024 circular announced an upward review of the minimum capital requirements for banks in Nigeria, mandating banks to raise their minimum paid-up capital by March 31, 2026 as follows...

On 16 January 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") issued Circular No. 26-1 (the "Circular"), introducing a revised and tiered framework for minimum capital requirements applicable to fund and portfolio...

Before addressing the issues in the case, for a more comprehensive appraisal of the case it will be useful to briefly summarise the facts.

Crowdfunding is the practice of funding a project or venture by raising money from a large number of people who each contribute a relatively small amount, typically via the internet.

This article explores the challenges faced by institutions in custody of digital assets, along with the opportunities created by this new legislation.

Initial Public Offerings are frequently celebrated as milestones of opportunities for companies to raise capital and for investors to participate in that growth, but beneath this promise lies a recurring vulnerability on the basis that minority shareholders with smaller stakes and limited control over company affairs, ...

On 12 August 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), regulator of Ghana's securities market, issued the Securities Industry (Financial Resources) Guidelines 2025...