As Lagos State takes a bold legislative step towards reshaping its housing framework, the introduction of the Tenancy and Recovery of Premises Bill ("TRPB" or the "Bill") 2025 has sparked...

On 1st March, 2025, the Nigerian Communications Commission ("NCC or the Commission") approved Guidelines on Corporate Governance for the Communications Industry 2024...

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum (Commercial) Regulations 2025 introduce a more disciplined commercial framework for approving Field Development Plans, Annual Work Programmes, and Status Reports.

The "reforms" in the Nigerian electricity sector have been going on for about 20 years with a decidedly mixed bag of results: some good, but a lot remains to be done.

On 12 August 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), regulator of Ghana's securities market, issued the Securities Industry (Financial Resources) Guidelines 2025...

In November 2023, the Minister of Communications, Innovations and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, announced the launch of the startup support...

The Nigerian media was recently awash with reports of counterfeiting of a popular condiment. The counterfeits appeared to be so widespread that very few people had the original product...

The enactment of the Finance Act 2020 on 13 January 2020 introduced various changes to principal tax legislations in Nigeria, among which are the commencement ...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is pressing forward with regulatory reforms to modernise antimoney laundering compliance. On 20 May 2025, it released the Exposure Draft on Baseline Standards...

On 24 October 2025, the Financial Action Task Force ("FATF") announced Nigeria has been removed from its Grey List1 . Today's publication is a follow-up to TEMPLARS' publication on 31 May 2023 further to Nigeria's addition to the Grey List which can be read HERE.

On 19 February 2026, the Ghanaian Parliament ratified petroleum agreement extensions for the West Cape Three Points Petroleum Agreement covering...

In Nigeria's virtual asset market, anti-money laundering compliance has evolved from administrative formality to critical gateway for market access. As the country exits the Financial Action Task Force grey list and enforcement intensifies, virtual asset service providers face heightened supervisory expectations that directly impact licensing, banking relationships, and scalability.

With a few exceptions, section 162 of the Nigerian Constitution requires that all revenues collected by the Government of the Federation shall be paid into a special account called the Federation Account, from where it will be distributed amongst the Federal, State and Local Governments.

Vitol Upstream Ghana Limited, ENI Ghana Exploration and Production Limited and the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) ("Parties"), Partners of the Offshore Cape Three Points (OCTP) in Ghana...

The phrase "the new three" has become increasingly common in global clean energy discourse, particularly in relation to how China, the world's largest electric vehicle ("EV") player...

Nigeria's 2025 Upstream Licensing Round is now in motion, creating a pathway for investors seeking onshore, shallow-water and deep-offshore upstream assets in Nigeria.

Nigeria's position as both a major recipient of foreign direct investment and a source of outbound capital creates significant exposure to the Investor-State Dispute Settlement system. This analysis examines how investment treaty arbitration operates, the substantive protections available to foreign investors, and Nigeria's track record with eight known claims brought against it.

The rise of cyber threats and growing dependence on technology has made data security a critical concern in today's digital world. Despite being one of Africa's largest economies1 and a growing digital hub...

The right to acquire and own property is an essential component of Nigerian legal and social jurisprudence sanctioned by the Constitution.

It has been four months since the world, (and co-author, Inna Ali) gathered in United Arab Emirates (UAE) for the 2023 UN Climate Change Conference which comprised, amongst others...