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Nigeria's non-oil economy demonstrated robust growth of 4.07% in Q4 2025, with agriculture, real estate, construction, and manufacturing leading the expansion. This analysis examines the corporate-commercial implications of this economic momentum and the increasingly structured regulatory environment shaping business operations. The piece explores three key developments from 2025 that are particularly significant for boards, investors, and in-house counsel navigating Nigeria's evolving business landscape.

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), via a circular issued on September 4, 2025, has formally launched its Compliance Department (the "Department").

This newsletter highlights some major changes introduced by the CAMA 2020 and their potential implications for businesses.

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.

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.

In July 2025, Stren & Blan Partners hosted a webinar on "Evolving Global Investigations Landscape: Risk Management and Response Strategies for International Businesses in Africa."

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”)...

Annual returns are essentially a report submitted to the Corporate Affairs Commission to update them on the financial status of a company for a given year.

The Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRCN) on Monday 17 October 2016 issued the Unified National Codes of Corporate Governance for private sector, not-for-profit organisations and the public sector.

ESG trends Nigeria continues evolving rapidly, with new regulations and market expectations emerging regularly. Staying ahead of these trends helps companies maintain competitive advantages.

ESG trends Nigeria has become more than just compliance – it's driving fundamental business transformation across sectors.

ESG trends Nigeria significantly impacts foreign direct investment flows, with international investors increasingly prioritizing environmental and governance factors in their investment decisions.

Nigeria's House of Representatives has passed the Petroleum Industry Governance Bill (PIGB).

With the increasing number of start-up companies in Nigeria over the past five years and inadvertently, foreign direct investment, fundraising has become a familiar phenomenon in Nigeria.

Corporate governance is considered to be the mainstay of modern day entrepreneurship.

At some point in the life cycle of any business, the decision to acquire or divest business lines may be made in order to create synergies or improve financial performance.

Principle 20 of the Nigerian Code of Corporate Governance 2018 ("NCCG Code"), issued by the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria ("FRCN") outlines a ten-year period for the rotation of Auditors in public companies.