In recent years, competition law has become increasingly important in regulating market behaviour and ensuring fair competition among businesses.

Intellectual property rights (IPRs) can be very valuable assets and ought to be considered, like other proprietary rights, in merger and acquisition transactions.

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) recently released the Framework for Regulatory Sandbox Operations and the Framework for Quick Response (QR) Code Payments in Nigeria.

The introduction of the internet in the late 20th century has changed how we live, work and carry out transactions.

In December 2020, the Central Bank of Nigeria ("CBN") issued series of circulars in furtherance of its new policy on diaspora remittances.

The introduction of the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation issued by the National Information Technology Development Agency in January 2019 has created a shift in how organisations process personal information.

Under the Trademarks Act of Nigeria ("TMA" or the "Act"), there are various grounds for which the Registrar may revoke a trademark upon the application of an applicant.

Ghana has taken a significant step towards improving its investment climate with the passage of the Ghana Investment Promotion Authority (GIPA) Bill, 2025, which seeks to repeal the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre Act, 2013 (Act 865). As of 28 April, 2026, this Bill was awaiting the President’s assent.

The Nigerian Stock Exchange ("NSE"), a company limited by guarantee, is currently in the process of being demutualised into a public company limited by shares ("Plc").

Free float is the percentage of a publicly quoted company's shares which is not restricted from public trading and is made available on the stock exchange market.

Franchising is becoming more popular globally and with more franchises getting established in Nigeria, it is important that franchisors adequately protect the underlying rights that give value...

The Nigerian Court of Appeal confirms that an Arbitral Tribunal has no Jurisdiction to determine contractual disputes, the resolution of which has tax implications for any of the parties.

The COVID-19 pandemic hit the world in an unprecedented manner and, in just a few months, it has had such a profound impact on the world of work.

FinTech is a portmanteau developed from the words "financial" and "technology". It is used to describe technologically enabled innovations that are rewriting the rules of financial transactions.

Understandably, the Act exempts any income generated by the Trust Fund from income tax.

Music sampling is a dynamic artistic practice that breathes new life into compositions by integrating snippets of existing music.

The Internet is reputed to have a memory and it is not quick to forget. Every online action is committed to a digital record and stored online to be accessed at any moment.

Nigeria has overhauled its nearly half-century-old regime on the administration of withholding tax (WHT) with the signing of the Deduction of Tax at Source (Withholding)...

In this age of the Internet of Things, paying for goods and services is frequently done with the use of payment cards.

Theories are rife on the pivotal role technology will play in reshaping the architecture of intra-African trade and the convergence of cryptocurrency...