The digital age has fundamentally altered how defamation and data privacy intersect, particularly on social media platforms where reputational harm can stem from both false publications and unauthorized use of personal information.

The Nigerian Investment and Securities Act 2025 (ISA 2025), enacted in March 2025, represents a watershed moment for Nigeria's financial regulatory landscape.

Following the 2007 global financial crisis, Nigeria's banking sector underwent significant regulatory reforms aimed at restoring trust and ensuring financial stability.

Initial Public Offerings are frequently celebrated as milestones of opportunities for companies to raise capital and for investors to participate in that growth, but beneath this promise lies a recurring vulnerability on the basis that minority shareholders with smaller stakes and limited control over company affairs, ...

The imminent awareness of the use of personal data has raised concerns in data processing and technological reliance, and it has significantly amplified concerns...

This article examines the legal nature and implications of the loan conditionalitiesimposed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank onborrowingcountries, particularly in the Global South.

On March 12, 2026, the Central Bank of Nigeria issued a directive barring commercial banks from providing new loans and specific banking services to “large-ticket obligors” who have defaulted on their existing loan obligations.

The taxation of capital gains has historically played a modest but strategically important role within Nigeria's fiscal architecture. Under the pre-existing regime, the Capital Gains Tax (CGT) framework was governed primarily by the Capital Gains Tax Act (CGTA), which imposed tax on gains arising from the disposal of chargeable assets

As the world grapples with the challenges of climate change, Nigeria, like many other countries, is exploring innovative ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and transition to a low-carbon economy.

The Nigerian capital market has undergone a significant regulatory transformation with the recent enactment of the Investment and Securities Act 2025 signed into law on March 31, 2025...

Nigeria's data protection landscape has fundamentally shifted with the enactment of the Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023 and the General Application and Implementation Directive 2025. This article examines the legal architecture governing cross-border data transfers, identifies critical compliance obligations for international technology transactions, and demonstrates how well-structured data compliance can serve as a competitive advantage in one of Africa's most dynamic digital markets.

The Republic of Kenya, one of the world's largest countries in terms of land mass situate in East Africa is found to have a very resilient economy despite the level and number of challenges that it has faced over the years ...

The Nigerian energy sector, particularly the oil and gas industry, is governed by a complex web of statutory, contractual, and institutional frameworks regulating the exploration, production, transportation, and commercialization of petroleum resources. Owing to the technical complexity of operations, the multiplicity of stakeholders, including the State, multinational oil companies, indigenous operators, regulators, and host communities, as well as the enormous economic interests involved, disputes are an inevitable feature of the sector.

Nigeria’s fiscal system has historically been characterised by a paradox. Despite having one of the largest economies in Africa, the country continues to record relatively low tax compliance and a narrow tax base compared with peer jurisdictions.

As artificial intelligence transforms business operations at unprecedented speed, boards of directors face a critical governance challenge: managing AI deployment within existing legal frameworks while navigating regulatory gaps. This analysis examines how Nigerian corporate law places AI governance squarely within boardroom responsibility, exploring the intersection of fiduciary duties, emerging legislation, and the unique liability questions raised when AI systems act with agency but without accountabilit

The question whether a winding-up petition can be validly instituted against a company already subject to a subsisting compulsory winding-up order raises fundamental issues within Nigerian insolvency law. It touches on the nature of winding-up proceedings, the continuing legal status of a company in liquidation, the scope of judicial control, and the extent to which creditors or other entitled parties may pursue independent remedies outside the liquidation framework.

Operating a business in Kenya as a foreigner is highly encouraged, as the country offers a business-friendly environment with a robust legal framework to regulate and guide foreign investment.

Nigeria’s electricity sector has remained the subject of persistent debate, reform efforts, and unfulfilled promises. Successive administrations since the 1990s have pledged comprehensive transformation of the industry. While some achieved limited structural reforms, many produced little beyond policy papers and committees. The consequence has been a power sector that continues to underperform, with Nigeria generating less electricity per capita than several of its African counterparts.

This is the principal agency in Uganda with the mandate for environmental management and protection. Within the context of the mining sector...

In 2024, the Nigeria government took a bold step to overhaul its tax system by proposing significant reforms aimed at increasing revenue generation, reducing economic inequalities, and improving compliance.