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...

The Federal Ministry of Interior ("FMI") recently published a revised handbook on Expatriate Quota ("EQ") Administration on its website (the "Revised Handbook").

On May 22, 2024, in a bid to reform and sanitize Bureau De Change operations in Nigeria, the Central Bank of Nigeria ("CBN") released the new "Regulatory and Supervisory Guidelines...

As part of efforts to boost job creation, particularly among Nigerian youths, the Central Bank of Nigeria ("CBN"), in collaboration ...

The initial deadline, for which the redesigned N200, N500 and N1000 banknotes were to cease being legal tender, was extended from January 31, 2023, to February 10, 2023.

Generally, legal practice (what lawyers do) hasn't changed much but what has undergone, and is continually undergoing significant changes, is legal delivery (who bundles the work and from what model).

In what appears to have taken international shipping companies by surprise, the Federal Inland Revenue Service ("FIRS") recently issued tax assessment notices to international petroleum tankers...

Charges imposed on export-customers in relation to the e-Form ‘NXP' are separated from other charges levied by the Authorized Dealer.

The role of corporate governance in a dynamic business landscape cannot be overemphasized. The board of directors plays a pivotal role in steering companies toward success...

The Nigeria Police Trust Fund (Establishment) Act 2018 (as amended) (the "Act") was signed into law by the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on June 24, 2019.

On February 14, 2023, the Business Facilitation Act ("BFA") was passed into law in Nigeria. The stated objective of the Act is to promote the ease of doing business in Nigeria...

On July 1, 2021, the Federal Inland Revenue Service ("FIRS") issued a public notice, granting one (1) month extension from the 30th of June, 2021, for companies to comply with their...

The propriety of an administrative notice issued by the Federal Inland Revenue Service ("FIRS"), directing a bank to freeze an account of a customer allegedly in default of a tax obligation...

By virtue of section 16 of the Value Added Tax Act (as amended) (the "VAT Act"), a taxable person, while filing monthly Value Added Tax ("VAT") returns with the Federal Inland Revenue Service...

The Federal High Court, in the case of Seadrill Mobile Units Nigeria Limited v The Honourable Minister for Transportation & 2 Others, has held that Rigs fall within the scope of the definition of vessels under the Cabotage Act ...

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Act, 2018 ("FCCPA") is the primary legislation which governs and protects the rights of consumers in Nigeria.

Board succession planning rarely commands the same attention as CEO succession. It does not trigger headlines, activist campaigns, or emergency announcements – until something goes wrong. Yet time and again, moments of corporate stress reveal an uncomfortable truth: business continuity is deeply dependent on whether the Board itself is prepared for change.

Without doubt, the key objective of the Executive Order No. 6 of 2018 ("EO6" or the "Order"), reflects a major thrust of the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari.

In a landmark decision delivered on February 25, 2026, the Court of Appeal in Strickland Services Limited v. Akwa Ibom State Internal Revenue Service & Anor nullified the Akwa Ibom State Maritime Sector (Regulation) Law 2017 and ...