THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA LAUNCHES PAYMENT SYSTEM VISION 2028 (PSV 2028)
Introduction The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on the 1st day of June 2026 officially…
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TELEMEDICINE AND THE LAW: Compliance Priorities for Nigerian Health tech
Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic did not create telemedicine in Nigeria, but it irrevocably accelerated its…
CBN CIRCULAR ON AMENDMENTS TO REVISED REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR BVN OPERATIONS AND WATCHLIST: IMPLICATIONS FOR FRAUD PREVENTION AND BANKING SECURITY IN NIGERIA
The CBN BVN Circular 2026 introduces key amendments to Nigeria’s BVN and Watch-List framework, including temporary watchlisting for suspicious transactions, age restrictions for BVN enrolment, limits on phone number changes, and tighter access to BVN data. This article examines the implications for fraud prevention, banking security, customer protection, and data privacy in Nigeria’s financial sector.
FROM TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (TIN) TO TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION (TAX ID) : IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEW NIGERIAN TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION FRAMEWORK
In 2025, a series of tax reform legislations were enacted in Nigeria, including the Nigerian…
SUPREME COURT JUDGMENT ALERT: THE BOARD RETAINS POWER TO APPOINT COMPANY’S LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE DESPITE APPOINTMENT OF RECEIVER-MANAGER.
The Supreme Court has yet again delivered a landmark decision earlier this month on the…
REGULATORY ALERT: CBN IMPOSES A THREE-WEEK DEADLINE FOR CYBER SECURITY SELF ASSESSMENT COMPLIANCE.
In a letter dated the 30th day of March 2026, the Central Bank of Nigeria…
THE NEW DIGITAL FRONTIER: NAVIGATING ARCON’S 2026 PRE-VETTING RULES.
The Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON) (hereinafter “the Council”) has intensified the enforcement of…
CBN OPERATIONAL GUIDELINES: THE NEW INSTANT PAYMENT FUNCTIONALITIES FOR FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), through its Payments System Policy Department, released a circular…
NCC’S 14 DAY NOTICE RULE: PROTECTING DIGITAL IDENTITY.
The Nigerian Communications Commission (“the Commission” or NCC) has proposed a regulatory reform requiring telecommunications…
THE MARCH 31 AUDIT FILING DATA PRIVACY DEADLINE: COMPLIANCE ACTIONS FOR BUSINESSES.
Following the introduction of the General Application and Implementation Directives (GAID) 2025 by the National…