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It is advisable that all trademarks, patents and or designs to be used by the company be registered in Nigeria at the Trade Marks, Patents and Designs Registry in Abuja, to preserve the owner's proprietary interest therein.

On May 23, 2021, Gbemisola Isimi, the founder of CultureTree, a UK based organization which runs a parents and toddlers play group called Yoruba Stars, where children are taught the Yoruba language...

In recent times, corporate entities operating in various sectors of the Nigerian economy have been inundated with tax assessments from the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission ("RMAFC").

The General Application and Implementation Directive (GAID) 2025, will take effect from September 19, 2025. From that date the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation (NDPR) 2019 and the NDPR 2019...

Recently, the Federal Inland Revenue Service ("FIRS") issued a public notice, titled "Submission of Certificate of Acceptance" (the "Public Notice"), notifying the general public of the requirement...

On April 15, 2021, the Federal Inland Revenue Service issued a public notice by which it directed all approved enterprises operating within Nigeria's Export Processing and Oil & Gas Free Zones to:

Banwo & Ighodalo is proud to yet again, be the sole Nigerian contributor to the Chambers & Partners FinTech Global Practice Guide (the "FinTech 2021 Guide").

Early in the year, the Central Bank of Nigeria ("CBN") issued the "Framework for the Operation of Non-resident Nigerian Ordinary Account and Non-resident Nigerian Investment Account" (the "Framework").

This would then be auto-verified and accepted by the e-Form ‘M' platform.

The CBN introduced the BVN in 2014, as a means of ensuring that every bank account holder in the country has a unique identifier.

Nigeria's music industry has experienced remarkable growth driven by Afrobeats' global rise and digital streaming platforms, but this success has brought significant challenges in music copyright infringement. The unauthorized use of musical compositions and sound recordings has led to legal disputes and financial losses, creating an urgent need for stronger intellectual property rights enforcement. How can Nigeria balance protecting creators' rights while preserving public access to creative works under th

On December 3, 2024, the National Pension Commission ("PenCom"), in a circular referenced "PenCom/TECH/ISD/2024/403"...

On March 25, 2026, the Central Bank of Nigeria (“CBN”) issued a cash pooling circular permitting IOCs to immediately repatriate one hundred per cent (100%) of their export proceeds, through Authorised Dealer Banks (“ADBs”) (the “Circular”).

Registering a trademark confers on the proprietor exclusive rights to use the registered trademark. Thus, trademark proprietors can institute trademark infringement...

Acting pursuant to the power conferred by Section 38 of the Value Added Tax Act ("VAT Act"), the Honourable Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning ("Minister") on February 3, 2020, issued...

On October 5, 2021, the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria passed the Establishment of the Tertiary Hospitals Development Fund Bill 2021 (the "Bill"), which seeks to impose new taxes on companies...

On April 7, 2025, the Lagos State Government ("LASG"), through its Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development (the "Ministry"), issued a public notice (the "Public Notice")...

In a Public Notice recently issued pursuant to section 2(4) of the Capital Gains Tax Act[1], ("CGTA"), the Federal Inland Revenue Service ("FIRS") directed all persons, who dispose of chargeable assets to...