When a company enters receivership, control typically shifts to the receiver—but what happens when the very basis of that control is challenged?

The first quarter of 2026 brought transformative changes to Nigeria's financial sector through overlapping recapitalization programmes, heightened regulatory oversight, and rapid fintech evolution. This comprehensive review examines how strategic consolidation, capital realignment, and regulatory reforms across banking, insurance, pensions, and capital markets are collectively driving structural shifts toward enhanced governance frameworks and improved systemic resilience.

The second quarter of 2026 brought transformative changes to Nigeria's financial services sector as banking recapitalisation concluded and regulators pivoted toward strengthening governance, market integrity...

Nigeria's digital asset ecosystem has evolved rapidly, yet regulation has struggled to keep pace with innovation. The Presidential Executive Order on Virtual Assets Coordination, 2026, seeks to bring greater coordination and clarity to the institutions responsible for regulating the sector, addressing the fragmented regulatory landscape that businesses have faced when establishing or investing in virtual asset operations.

The Court of Appeal in Lagos has ruled on a significant regulatory dispute between the Copyright Society of Nigeria and the Nigerian Copyright Commission, addressing the enforceability of interim relief when underlying regulatory approvals have lapsed. The judgment clarifies the legal boundaries for collective management organisations operating without valid regulatory status and the Commission's authority to take action in such circumstances.

The Private Companies Conversion and Listing Bill is undergoing legislative proceedings at the National Assembly.

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has issued Rules which impose certain requirements on listed companies regarding any transactions with related and other interested parties.

Under common law, carriers were liable for loss or damage to goods in their custody notwithstanding the absence of fault on their part.

This webinar will consist of the considerations for the Nigerian Start-Up Act & The Opportunities for Tech base companies.

From AI-enabled oversight to major regulatory reforms and renewed market optimism, organisations face mounting pressure to rethink governance, risk management, and value creation. The September 2026 DCSL Digest examines critical trends and regulatory developments shaping boardroom agendas, including the CBN's proposed framework for Financial Holding Companies, digital asset regulation, and data localisation requirements.

The Shell Petroleum Development Company Limited (SPDC) announced on January 16, 2024, its plans to sell its Nigerian onshore subsidiary to the Renaissance Group, a consortium of five companies.

Nigeria's cryptocurrency market has long operated in a legal grey area, but the enactment of the Investments and Securities Act 2025 marks a turning point. For the first time, digital and virtual assets are expressly recognised within the country's securities regulatory framework, bringing clarity to their legal status and placing qualifying activities under the supervision of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Nigeria's Federal Ministry of Communications has issued a directive to maintain the current regulatory framework for internet platforms and digital economy matters while inter-agency policy harmonisation is underway.

Religious leaders routinely receive sensitive personal disclosures during spiritual counselling, creating expectations of confidentiality rooted in faith traditions and pastoral trust. Yet the legal landscape presents a complex web of competing obligations, from safeguarding laws and mandatory reporting requirements to data protection regulations and criminal investigations. This analysis examines how clergy must balance their religious duty of confidentiality against evolving legal obligations that may com

This Stakeholders' report outlines critical regulatory changes affecting the Sector between January 2025 and December 2025.

In a unanimous decision handed down on June 10, 2026, the Court of Appeal affirmed the judgment of the Federal High Court that Section 18(2) of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 2020, as amended (“CAMA 2020”)  which permits private companies to have a single shareholder, applies to ALL private companies, whether incorporated before or after CAMA 2020.

In a unanimous decision handed down on June 10, 2026, the Court of Appeal affirmed the judgment of the Federal High Court that Section 18(2) of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 2020, as amended (“CAMA 2020”)...

Nigeria's fintech ecosystem continues to attract significant local and foreign investment, but navigating its complex and overlapping regulatory framework remains critical to deal certainty, change of control and exit planning.

Letters of credit remain one of the most successful instruments for managing payment risk in international trade, offering dual security to both buyers and sellers through bank-mediated documentary compliance.