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If you are thinking about launching a microfinance bank, lending company, or payment platform in Nigeria, this guide is written from the ground up based on real-world experience.

In recent years, technological innovations have greatly improved the way and manner customers conduct banking transaction one of which is mobile banking.

The Nigerian Exchange Group has unveiled plans to allow Nigerian companies with significant foreign exchange revenue and free trade zone enterprises to issue and list bonds and stocks denominated in US Dollars. This initiative aims to provide an avenue to meet the foreign exchange needs of such companies while enhancing investment opportunities in Nigerian capital markets.

The Nigerian Securities and Exchange Commission has introduced significant amendments to its Rules and Regulations governing Fund/Portfolio Management Operations, with far-reaching implications for how fund and portfolio managers conduct their business. These changes place heightened emphasis on investor protection, conflicts management, custody arrangements, and cross-border investments, requiring Capital Market Operators to fundamentally review their investment practices, client documentation, and governa

All companies are faced with the unending need to access more capital and consequently, the appetite to adopt innovative and creative methods of raising funds with minimal liability is increasing.

On Tuesday 7 March 2023, the Central Bank of Nigeria (the "CBN") in furtherance of its mandate of ensuring the stability of the financial system and deepening the financial system...

As financial technology reshapes how consumers and businesses manage money, a century-old banking duty is gaining new relevance. The Quincecare duty requires financial institutions to pause suspicious payment instructions—but how does this obligation apply when traditional banks serve merely as infrastructure beneath fintech platforms? This analysis explores the duty's evolution from English case law through its modern application in layered payment systems.

One of the major impacts of the COVID–19 pandemic on the global economy is the drop in crude oil prices and the slowdown in economic growth and international trade.

Nigeria's FinTech and cryptocurrency sectors face intensified regulatory scrutiny as the Central Bank of Nigeria and Securities and Exchange Commission adopt assertive enforcement measures, leading to licence revocations and operational restrictions. How are these regulatory pressures reshaping the digital asset landscape, and what dispute resolution mechanisms are emerging to address conflicts in this evolving ecosystem?

The publication of the Fintech Report (the "Report") by the Central Bank of Nigeria on February 2, 2026 represents a significant milestone in Nigeria's fintech regulatory landscape.

Nigeria's business environment is under significant strain from challenges such as a foreign exchange crisis, rising inflation, and increasing operational costs.

As we step into 2024 enthusiasm is building up in Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) amid interesting developments in Nigeria.

The Central Bank of Nigeria has consistently been expressing its policy drive to deepen the Nigerian autonomous foreign exchange market, and to promote transparency and the efficient functioning of the FX Market.

When borrowers default on loans in Nigeria's volatile credit market, lenders face a complex web of contractual rights, statutory provisions, and judicial precedents that govern security enforcement.

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")...

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")...