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The May Policy Trend Trail covers a wide range of policy developments across various sectors including education, urban development, social governance and health.

Nigeria stands at a critical juncture in artificial intelligence governance, facing the challenge of creating a regulatory framework that protects citizens while enabling innovation and economic growth. Drawing from the AI Summit 2026 convened by legal and government stakeholders, this report examines how Africa's largest economy can position itself to capture value from AI without stifling the entrepreneurship and adoption needed for national development.

Medical negligence in Nigeria presents significant challenges for victims seeking justice, from proving breach of duty to navigating systemic barriers in obtaining medical records.

The Nigeria Data Protection Commission ("NDPC" or the "Commission"), exercising its statutory powers under Sections 1(a), 6(c), 61, and 62 of the Nigeria Data Protection Act...

The September Policy Trend Trail considers the key policy and regulatory developments that reflect Nigeria’s efforts to strengthen economic growth, financial protection, digital transformation...

Nigeria's corporate landscape is experiencing a fundamental shift, marked by the formal adoption of virtual general meetings (VGMs) for public companies.

The August Policy Trend Trail examines policy developments aimed at improving Nigeria’s economic potential through consumer protection, digital infrastructure, and the operationalisation of existing policy frameworks. The policies considered span across various sectors such as real estate, corporate commercial, taxation, public, postal, and digital economy sectors. Notwithstanding the diversity of sectors, the policy analysis reveals a shared common thread: the need to address structural gaps that have long constrained Nigeria’s economic growth and reduced consumer confidence. This Policy Trail examines not only the substance of each reform, but also the practical implementation questions that will ultimately determine their impact.

In our last two publications on our tax policy series, we took a deep dive into the review of the provisions and core objectives of the 2025 Tax Reforms Act, specifically the Nigeria Tax Act (NTA) and the Nigeria Tax Administration Act (NTAA).

In January 2026, the European Union Commission (EU Commission) updated its list of high-risk third country jurisdictions, effectively removing Nigeria from its Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing (AML/CFT) High-Risk Third Countries List. This follows the delisting of Nigeria from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list in October 2025.

Nigeria's April 2026 policy reforms introduce sweeping changes across trade, finance, insurance and telecommunications, tightening import standards while reducing tariffs on key goods, establishing consumer protection mechanisms in insurance and digital lending, and mandating service quality compensation in telecoms.

In the context of this article, unclaimed funds include unclaimed dividends from shares in public companies and dormant bank account balances.

Nigeria's July 2026 regulatory landscape witnessed sweeping reforms across insurance recapitalisation, digital sovereignty requirements, VAT framework revisions, and virtual assets coordination. How are these interconnected policy shifts reshaping compliance obligations for businesses operating in Africa's largest economy, and what strategic adjustments must organisations make to navigate this evolving regulatory environment?

Tax is not just a compulsory contribution to state revenue levied on people and businesses by the government but a policy instrument for prosperity and national development.

A Federal High Court judgment has nullified the Corporate Affairs Commission's deregistration of the National Youth Council of Nigeria, raising critical questions about the constitutional limits of administrative power under CAMA 2020. The decision exposes fundamental structural weaknesses in Sections 839 and 851, which grant the CAC sweeping powers to suspend trustees and adjudicate disputes through an internal committee. This analysis examines whether these provisions, as currently drafted, strike an appr

This comprehensive review examines Nigeria's major policy developments introduced in March 2026, spanning tax reform, education verification, humanitarian protection, health regulation, climate risk management, security...

Nigeria's technology and startup ecosystem is booming, with founders and investors striking high-stakes funding deals that require a solid understanding of laws applicable...

Nigeria's cosmetic surgery industry is rapidly expanding, yet practitioners operate under a regulatory framework that imposes no minimum specialist qualifications beyond basic medical registration. This article examines the legal risks facing both medical practitioners and patients, comparing Nigeria's approach with the UK, Canada, and the United States to reveal critical gaps in consent requirements, liability standards, and practitioner certification that leave Nigerian patients uniquely vulnerable.

Months after its enactment in 2025, the Nigeria tax reform laws continue to generate significant public interest with many taxpayers still uncertain about how the changes affect them in practical terms.