The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued a new directive regulating cash-based transactions and the operation of agent banking nationwide. The new directive, Guidelines for the Operations of Agent Banking in Nigeria, was released on the 6th day of…
The regulation of digital assets in Nigeria has entered a more coordinated phase, following years of fragmented oversight between the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). While both regulators exercise distinct statutory mandates, with…
It was reported that the Director General of the National Pension Commission (PenCom), Omolola Oloworaran, announced the launch of Pension Revolution 2.0 in a statement shared via her official X (Twitter) handle on Monday, the 22nd day of September 2025.…
On 20th March 2025, the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) issued the Nigeria Data Protection Act (NDPA) General Application and Implementation Directive, 2025 (GAID). After a six-month transition, the GAID took effect on 19 September 2025. It operationalizes the NDPA…
On the 26th day of June 2025, the tax reform Acts (the Nigeria Tax Administration Act, the Nigeria Revenue Service Act, the Joint Revenue Board Act and the Nigeria Tax Act 2025) were signed into law. The Acts were subsequently…
In a notice dated the 30th of August, 2025, the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) announced to its customers and stakeholders, that the implementation of the new fees has been deferred to the 1st October 2025. It was stated that the…
Nigeria has entered a new era of tax legislation with the enactment of four major laws: the Nigeria Tax Act (NTA) 2025, the Nigeria Tax Administration Act (NTAA) 2025, the Nigeria Revenue Service (Establishment) Act (NRSEA) 2025, and the Joint Revenue Board (Establishment) Act…
In a press release dated the 4th day of July 2025, Ghana’s Ministry of Energy and Green Transition announced the formal submission of the Declaration of Commerciality (DoC) for the Eban-Akoma oil and gas discoveries in the Cape Three Points…
In a landmark legislative update, President Bola Tinubu signed the Investments and Securities Act 2025 (“ISA” or the “Act”) into law. The Act repeals the Investments and Securities Act 2007 and reaffirms the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or the…
In a landmark legislative update, President Bola Tinubu signed the Investments and Securities Act 2025 (“ISA” or the “Act”) into law. The Act repeals the Investments and Securities Act 2007 and reaffirms the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or the…
