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The Finance Act 2020 (the "FA 2020"/ "the Act") was signed into law on 31st December, 2020 and took effect from 1st January 2021.

On 31st March 2026, the Central Bank of Nigeria ("CBN") issued a press release announcing the commencement of an AML/CFT/CPF Supervision Pilot Scheme (the "Pilot Scheme") for a select group...

They are subject to the exceptions stated in Part 6, Paragraph 3 of the Regulations.

The Companies and Allied Matters Act Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004 was initially made law in Nigeria in 1990 as a decree of the military government.

Nigeria continues to face increasing pressure to balance economic development, rapid population growth, and environmental sustainability.

Industry analysts forecast a positive turn for Nigerian oil and gas in 2023, with onshore volume recovery, incremental growth from shallow water projects, ...

The Companies and Allied Matters Act Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004 was initially made law in Nigeria in 1990 as a decree of the military government.

Since the inception of the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation in 2019 ("the NDPR"), the first principal regulation on data protection in Nigeria...

The South-South Zone of the Tax Appeal Tribunal sitting in Benin, on the 17th of March 2020, delivered its judgment in Appeal No. TAT/SSZ/005/2018: West Atlantic Shipyard Limited v. Federal Inland Revenue Service.

The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM), on 30th July 2025, released the Guidelines for Insurtech Operations in Nigeria (the "Guidelines"), which became effective on 1st August...

On February 24, 2025, the Federal Inland Revenue Service issued Information Circular No. 01/2025 to guide the implementation of the Deduction of Tax at Source (Withholding Tax) Regulations, 2024, which became effective from January 1, 2025.

On 9th September 2025, the Federal Government of Nigeria published the official gazetted versions of the Nigeria Tax Act, 2025 (the "NTA"), the Nigeria Tax Administration Act, 2025...

On the 13th of January, 2020, President Muhammadu Buhari signed the Finance Bill (now Finance Act 2019 (the "Finance Act")) into law.

Industry analysts forecast a positive turn for Nigerian oil and gas in 2023, with onshore volume recovery, incremental growth from shallow water projects, and discernible increases in onshore drilling activity set to potentially offset ...

As African private capital markets emerge from a period of volatility, the first half of 2025 has signalled a phase of stabilisation and renewed investor focus.

In Nigeria, the year 2022 was an interesting year for regulators and Fintechs alike. The Fintech space in Nigeria

The Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020 ("CAMA 2020") introduced reforms that materially reshaped governance requirements for Nigerian companies. These include strengthened...

It was long anticipated, and it eventually happened on 28th March, 2024. So, it was not a surprise for many watchers of the Nigerian banking sector, what was a surprise, however, was the nature of the new requirement that excluded a large portion of a bank's shareholders' funds.