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Cross-border digital fraud, encompassing cryptocurrency theft, business email compromise, wire fraud and romance scams, has evolved into a sophisticated global phenomenon.

SPDC had lawfully terminated a contract with a contractor who had significantly misrepresented their technical expertise and capability to fulfill the agreement.

On 4 September 2020, the High Court of Justice, Queen's Bench Division (Commercial Court) issued a decision in The Federal Republic of Nigeria v. Process & Industrial Developments Ltd. [2020]...

Open banking, open risk.

Nigeria's National Drug Law Enforcement Agency and the Nigerian Copyright Commission have formed a strategic partnership to tackle the growing intersection between organised crime, drug trafficking, and intellectual property violations. This collaboration marks a significant shift in recognising copyright piracy as part of broader criminal networks threatening Nigeria's creative economy.

Off-plan property acquisitions have surged in Nigeria's real estate market, offering buyers the chance to lock in today's prices for future assets while developers secure construction capital directly from purchasers.

South African multinational MTN recently paid NGN80 billion (US$255 million) to Nigerian authorities as part of a fine settlement agreed in June this year, Communications Minister Adebayo Shittu said...

President Muhammadu Buhari rolled out an energetic anti-graft drive upon taking charge in May 2015.

On 28 September, Nigeria's House of Representatives resolved to suspend MP Abdulmumini Jibrin for 180 days and indefinitely blacklist him from future leadership positions.

The Nigeria President, Muhammadu Buhari on 5 th July 2018 signed the Executive Order 6 of 2018 (EO6) on the preservation of suspicious asset recovered from corrupt officials.

It is said that no government can build credibility if it downplays the need to internalise efficient and effective mechanisms in steering the wheel of governance.

There have been numerous reports of arrest and prosecution of debtors for failure to settle their debts.

On August 14, 2024, Nigerians were confronted with the alarming news that a Chinese firm had seized three of the nation's presidential jets under the orders of a French court...

MTN Nigeria, and to a lesser extent Stanbic IBTC, has found itself again at the centre of significant political and legal & regulatory risk events in Nigeria.

Nigeria's white-collar crime and investigations landscape underwent significant transformation in the first half of 2026, marked by intensified enforcement actions and comprehensive regulatory reforms.

A change in leadership is impending at Nigeria's central bank as the country prepares for a presidential election. Bank governor Godwin Emefiele is entangled in a political web that has resulted...

The Oyo State House of Assembly has recently passed a Law called the Oyo State Anti-Corruption Law 2019

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