Nigeria's Nollywood has emerged as the world's second-largest film industry by volume, yet financing remains a critical bottleneck for filmmakers who rely primarily on personal savings and informal investors.

Nigeria's Securities and Exchange Commission has introduced a transformative tier-based minimum capital framework for Capital Market Operators, replacing fixed thresholds with dynamic requirements...

The Nigerian Minerals and Mining Act 2007 ("the Act") was passed into law on March 16, 2007 to repeal the Minerals and Mining Act, No. 34 of 1999 for the purposes of regulating the exploration and exploitation of solid materials in Nigeria.

The Federal Government of Nigeria recently passed the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development Act 2010 ("NCA") into law with the objective of fostering the development of indigenous service providers and utilization of Nigerian goods thereby creating economic linkages between the oil and gas industry, which had hitherto functioned as an enclave economy, and the wider Nigerian economy.

Nigeria's 2025 Petroleum Licensing Round offers 50 oil blocks across onshore, shallow-water, frontier, and deep offshore areas. With pre-qualification complete, bidders must now navigate complex regulatory requirements, consortium structuring, and competitive bid strategies to secure acreage in one of Africa's most significant upstream opportunities.

The Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development Act (the "Act") which has just been signed into law is the cumulative result of decades of attempts by the government and stakeholders in the petroleum industry to ensure that the industry provides local value and maximized benefits to Nigerians.

This part focuses on the operational aspects and reviews issues relating to licensing and environmental issues.