On 5 December 2023, the Nigerian Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS) issued a notice directing all deposit money banks, merchant banks, payment service banks, microfinance banks

The Anti-Counterfeiting Collaboration (ACC), Nigeria recently convened its monthly meeting on 24 February 2010 at the offices of Aluko & Oyebode.

As we earlier reported in the December Newsletter, the timeline for opposition to the published trade mark applications in the Trade Mark Journal, No. 2 Vol. 4, ended on Monday, 8 February 2010 after the expiration of statutory period of 2 months.

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC) have on Monday, 6th August 2018 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on regulation of lottery activities on telecommunications platforms.

The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has recently published a Guidance Notice on the filing of Data Protection Compliance Audit Returns (CAR)

At the just concluded Financial Action Task Force ("FATF") Plenary meeting held between the 22nd and 24th of October 2025, Nigeria, alongside other African nations Burkina Faso...

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has now launched the dedicated bid portal (https://br2025.nuprc.gov.ng/) for registrations and submissions...

The National Agency for Food, Drugs, Administration and Control (NAFDAC) recently unveiled a Mobile Anti-Counterfeit System (MAS).

Companies in the European Union (the "EU") have been preparing for 25 May 2018, the much anticipated date when the EU's General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR") became effective.

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has just announced that the 2025 Oil Licensing Round will officially commence on 1 December 2025.

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) is the government agency responsible for setting and maintaining standards for products imported into and manufactured in Nigeria.

There are two Bills currently pending before the National Assembly proposing amendments to the Personal Income Tax Act (as amended) 2011.

In this edition of the AO Insider Series, experts unpack one of the most pressing issues shaping Nigeria's fintech sector — tax compliance and evolving regulatory obligations.

Both Registrars of Trademarks and Patents and Designs are in acting capacity.

The position of the Registrar of Trademarks, Patents and Designs Registry, Nigeria has for many years being occupied by a single Registrar, who doubles as both the Registrar of Trademarks and Patents and Designs registry.

The Gazette embodies the first update to the List since March 2006.

The Nigerian Entertainment Industry has grown in leaps and bounds in recent years. Its story did not just start; its development has spanned decades.

Season’s greetings from Aluko & Oyebode (A&O), as we bring you our last newsletter for the year 2013.

The Nigerian Communications Commission ("NCC") has issued Draft Regulatory Guidelines for the use of the lower 6 GHz (5925–6425 MHz) Band (the "Guideline"). The Guideline's main proposition is to establish a framework...

Over the past few years, the Nigerian creative sector has witnessed several moments of genius, instances that were neither staged nor planned, but born of perfect timing.