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On the 7th of June, 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") ("the Commission") published its proposed Rule ("Rule") on Social Bonds in the Nigerian Capital Markets

Without doubt, the key objective of the Executive Order No. 6 of 2018 ("EO6" or the "Order"), reflects a major thrust of the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari.

Over the years, exploration and production (“E&P”) companies have relied on a range of traditional financing mechanisms to fund acquisitions and develop projects. Among these mechanisms, Reserve-Based Lending (“RBL”) has emerged as a distinctive and increasingly utilised financing option within the oil and gas industry.

The Central Bank of Nigeria in a circular issued on September 13, 2018 addressed to all Deposit Money Banks, Micro Finance Banks and other Financial Institutions, Mobile Money Operators, Development Finance Institutions, ...

On 28 May 2023, the former President, Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, signed the Finance Bill, 2023 into law as Finance Act, 2023 ("the Act").

The PIB seeks to provide legal, governance, regulatory and fiscal framework for the Nigerian Petroleum Industry and development of Host Communities.

Following the Central Bank of Nigeria's (the "CBN") consistent moves to ensure transparency and efficiency in foreign exchange transactions and boost diaspora remittances in Nigeria, the CBN on 24th June, 2024 issued a Circular with Reference No. TED/FEM/PUBFPC001/01.

On 22nd December, 2023, the CBN issued the Guidelines on Operations of Bank Accounts for Virtual Assets Service Providers to provide direction to financial institutions in respect of their banking relationship with VASPs in Nigeria.

Following the progressive advancement in technology wherein funds are now transferred digitally without the need to visit a formal banking hall setting, incidents of erroneous transfer of funds are prevalent and inevitable.

You have likely heard the saying, "the rich keep getting richer." One of the reasons often attributed to this is their ability to access debt easily and use borrowed capital to expand their businesses and investments efficiently.

On Tuesday, August 5, 2025, the Nigerian President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu signed into law the Nigerian Insurance Industry Reform Act (NIIRA or the "Act") 2025.

It is no longer news, that there has been a phenomenal increase in the amount of internet users in Nigeria.

On October 25, 2021, the Central Bank of Nigeria ("CBN"), Nigeria's apex financial and monetary regulator, issued a governing framework for the administration of the eNaira in Nigeria.

On March 7, 2023, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in furtherance of its mandate for the stability and deepening of the financial system, issued operational guidelines on open banking in Nigeria.

In just a few years, cell phone networks have done what fixed line operators have struggled to do for more than a century by connecting up Africa.

The Central Bank of Nigeria has issued draft guidelines requiring financial institutions with closely linked entities to maintain operational independence through ring-fencing measures. These proposed regulations introduce comprehensive governance requirements, customer fund protections, and mandate the formation of non-operating holding companies to prevent financial contagion across related entities.

On April 9, 2024, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ("EFCC") in its monthly e-magazine Alert released a statement on the use of foreign currency ("FX") as a means of payment...