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Nigeria's: New Transfer Pricing Guidelines: What Global Finance Teams Must Know In 2025

Effective January 1, 2025, the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) released its first-ever Guidelines on Advance Pricing Agreements ("APA Guidelines"), introducing a new compliance tool for eligible companies.

Danol Partners

Effective Ways To Recover Debts Using The Claims Framework Under The Admiralty Jurisdiction Act Of Nigeria

Recognising the transnational nature of maritime operations and the challenges posed by constantly mobile vessels, this Article looks at the legal mechanisms available for debt recovery under the Admiralty...

Nigeria Transport

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Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL)

Effective Debt Recovery In Nigeria: Prioritising ADR Over The Litigation Minefield

Debt recovery in Nigeria remains a complex and multifaceted challenge. While litigation has often been viewed as the principal instrument for compelling repayment, contemporary experience show that litigation...

Nigeria Litigation

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Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL)

The Investment And Securities Act 2025 Navigating The Key Updates

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) remains Nigeria's apex regulatory body overseeing the capital market.

Nigeria Commercial

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Sobowale, Medidem & Bello

Agency Banking In Nigeria - The Fintech Play

Nigeria Finance

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Balogun Harold

The Legal And Regulatory Framework For Private Debt Funds In Nigeria

Nigeria Finance

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Pavestones Legal

Agency Banking vs. Deposit-Banking: Key Considerations For Fintechs

Nigeria Finance

BH

Balogun Harold

Why Arbitration Is The Way To Go For Banks To Reduce Trillions In Non-Performing Loans.

Nigeria Litigation

OA

Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL)

How To Establish A Microfinance, Lending, Or Payment Company In Nigeria

Nigeria Finance

TT

The Trusted Advisors

Freezing Bank Accounts In Nigeria: Emerging Judicial Trends, Legal Boundaries And Other Matters

Nigeria Finance

T

Templars

The Legal Identity Of Debt Instruments: From Promise To Enforceable Right

Nigeria Finance

SA

S.P.A. Ajibade & Co.

The Viability Of Islamic (Non-Interest) Finance

Nigeria Finance

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The Metropolitan Law Firm

IP Finance: Leveraging Intellectual Property Assets

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O. Kayode & Co.

How To Obtain Money Lenders' License In Lagos And Abuja

Nigeria Finance

Ovie Obobolo & Co.

An Overview Of Nigeria's Tax Reform Acts: Key Changes & Implications For Individuals And Entities

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Lexworth Legal Partners

Nigeria's Path To Net Zero Carbon Emissions By 2030: A Legal And Policy Perspective

Nigeria Environment

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Highlaw Chambers

The Nigerian Tax Reform Acts, 2025: An In-Depth Guide For Businesses, Investors, And Taxpayers

PA

PUNUKA Attorneys & Solicitors

Tax Reform In Nigeria: Key Changes Under New Tax Acts

TT

The Trusted Advisors

Nigeria Sustainability Market Analysis 2025: ESG Trends & Renewable Energy Insights

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Novatia Consulting

Neobanks In Nigeria: Key Considerations For Market Entry - Part I

For global Neobanks considering expansion into Africa, Nigeria presents a compelling opportunity. Through this two-part Neobanking Series, we examine some of the strategic and regulatory dimensions of Neobank...

Nigeria Finance

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Balogun Harold

Could Centralizing The Management Of Nigeria's Sectoral Funds Unlock Greater Impact?

Ministries, departments and agencies of government in Nigeria operates several statutory sector-specific funds, like the Nigerian Content Development Fund (NCDF).

Nigeria Finance

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Balogun Harold

Centralizing The Management Of Nigeria's Sectoral Funds

Nigeria operates several statutory sectoral funds, like the Nigerian Content Development Fund (NCDF). These funds are primarily sourced from mandatory contributions by industry operators, often calculated...

Nigeria Finance

BH

Balogun Harold

SEC Issues Interpretive Guidance On Amended Private Equity Fund Rules

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has recently issued interpretive guidance on the new private equity fund rules...

Nigeria Finance

BH

Balogun Harold

ESG Trends Nigeria: Banking Sector's Response To Climate Risk Assessments

Nigeria Environment

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Novatia Consulting

Summary Of Key Changes To The Investment And Securities Act 2025

Nigeria Finance

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PwC Nigeria

Fundraising Strategies For Startups: How To Attract Investors In 2025

Nigeria Commercial

TT

The Trusted Advisors

Neobanks In Nigeria: Key Considerations For Market Entry - Part II

Nigeria Finance

BH

Balogun Harold

Should In-Person Or Banking Hall Verification Still Be Mandatory For Bank Accounts In Nigeria?

Nigeria Finance

BH

Balogun Harold

How To Obtain International Money Transfer Operators (IMTO) License From The Central Bank Of Nigeria

Nigeria Technology

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Goldsmiths Solicitors

The Public Finance Management Act (PMFA), 2024

Nigeria Finance

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Niji Oni & Co.

CBN Recapitalization Policy 2024

Nigeria Finance

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Niji Oni & Co.

The Revised Regulatory And Supervisory Guidelines For The Operations Of Mortgage Refinance Companies (MRCs) In Nigeria

Nigeria Finance

NO

Niji Oni & Co.

Understanding The Nigerian Financial Regulatory Architecture

Nigeria Finance

EM

Esher & Makarios

The Public Finance Management Act (PMFA), 2024

Nigeria has enacted a new Public Finance Management Act (PFMA) in 2024. This legislation is a comprehensive framework designed to regulate the management of public funds, revenues, expenditures, assets, and liabilities at the federal level.

Nigeria Finance

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Niji Oni & Co.

CBN Recapitalization Policy 2024

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has mandated a significant increase in the minimum capital requirements for commercial, merchant, and non-interest banks operating in Nigeria.

Nigeria Finance

NO

Niji Oni & Co.

The Revised Regulatory And Supervisory Guidelines For The Operations Of Mortgage Refinance Companies (MRCs) In Nigeria

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in February 2024 shared the exposure draft for the revised regulatory and supervisory guidelines for Mortgage Refinance Companies (MRCs) in Nigeria.

Nigeria Finance

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Niji Oni & Co.

Understanding The Nigerian Financial Regulatory Architecture

The financial sector - banking, capital markets and securities, insurance, as with any other sector of the economy, is vital to Nigeria's growth and development, thus it is crucial to properly safeguard it by means of laws, adequate supervision and monitoring.

Nigeria Finance

EM

Esher & Makarios

Minimum KYC Requirements For Opening Bank Accounts For Nigerian Entities Offshore

Nigeria Government

BH

Balogun Harold

Highlights Of The Guidelines, Letters, Circulars And Notifications Issued In October 2025

The CBN issued new guidelines for operators to significantly restructure Agent Banking operations in Nigeria.

Nigeria Finance

AP

Advocaat Law Practice

Examining Nigeria's Minimum Wage Policy: Economic Impacts And Banking Implications

The minimum wage controversy in Nigeria has become one of the most talked-about economic issues in recent years.

Nigeria Employment

Gresyndale Legal

TEMPLARS Transcripts: Energy & Natural Resources Digest | November 2025

Vitol Upstream Ghana Limited, ENI Ghana Exploration and Production Limited and the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) ("Parties"), Partners of the Offshore Cape Three Points (OCTP) in Ghana...

Worldwide Energy

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Templars

Regulatory Update: Highlights Of The Guidelines, Letters, Circulars And Notifications Issued In September 2025

The Central Bank of Nigeria ("CBN"), the National Pension Commission ("PenCom"), the Nigerian Immigration Service ("NIS"), the Federal Inland Revenue Service...

Nigeria Finance

AP

Advocaat Law Practice

Combating Anti-Money Laundering Through Automation – Central Bank Of Nigeria's Approach

Nigeria Government

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Templars

Breaking Down Key Provisions Of The New Digital Lending Regulations

Nigeria Consumer

TT

The Trusted Advisors

An Analysis Of The Guidelines For Operations Of Agent Banking In Nigeria

Nigeria Finance

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Babalakin & Co.

Financial Sector Quarterly Insight: Q3 2025 Review And Outlook For Q4 2025

Nigeria Finance

SB

Stren & Blan Partners

Nigeria Exits FATF Grey List: A Turning Point For Financial Credibility And Investor Confidence

Nigeria Finance

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Niji Oni & Co.

The Student Loan (Access To Higher Education) (Repeal And Re-enactment Act 2024

Nigeria Consumer

NO

Niji Oni & Co.

2024 Regulatory Assessment In Nigeria | January – August

Nigeria Strategy

NO

Niji Oni & Co.

Regulatory Framework For Agent Banking In Nigeria; CBN Guidelines And Compliance Requirements

Nigeria Finance

Compos Mentis Legal Practitioners

CBN Raises The Bar: New Minimum Standards For ATM Deployment, Operations, And Security

Nigeria Finance

Syntegral Legal Practice

Nigeria's Solar Mini-Grid Surge: A Blueprint For Emerging Markets?

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Tope Adebayo LP

Innovating Commodity Finance: The Legal Framework For Warehouse Receipts Under Nigeria's ISA 2025

Nigeria Finance

SB

Stren & Blan Partners

The Compliance Alert An Overview Of The Operational Guidelines For Open Banking In Nigeria Compliance

Nigeria Finance

BC

Babalakin & Co.

The CBN's Draft Guidelines On ATM Operations: Emerging Compliance And Regulatory Trends In Nigeria's Banking Landscape

Nigeria Finance

PL

Pavestones Legal

Training As Control: Why Compliance Training Is Every Institution's First Line Of Defence

Nigeria Compliance

Syntegral Legal Practice

Data Privacy Considerations On Open Banking In Nigeria

Nigeria Privacy

AP

Advocaat Law Practice

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Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL)

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Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL)

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