Nigeria: Government Policy & Public Finance

When business leaders and investors evaluate emerging markets, they often focus on market size and natural resources. However, Nigeria's economic transformation depends equally on strategic legal reform that creates market-friendly frameworks to attract capital, protect investments, and reduce business friction. Drawing lessons from China's regulatory modernization and Rwanda's comprehensive legal overhaul, this analysis examines how deliberate statutory reforms in energy, education, and infrastructure can

In June, Nigeria witnessed the roll out of several policies and legislative developments across governance, taxation, financial regulation, digital identity, public health and institutional reform, reflecting the Government’s concerted effort to leverage law and policy as instruments for addressing emerging challenges, strengthening public institutions and advancing national development objectives.

Cloud computing has revolutionized data accessibility and business operations, yet the physical location of data remains subject to jurisdictional laws and regulatory oversight. As Nigeria emerges as one of Africa's largest digital markets, recent regulatory developments including the Central Bank's payment data localization requirements signal a strategic shift toward strengthening domestic control over critical digital infrastructure.

Nigeria's transition from Wale Edun to Taiwo Oyedele as Finance Minister raises critical questions about whether a tax reform specialist can sustain the macroeconomic architecture that restored international investor confidence. Can a revenue-focused approach preserve the delicate balance between foreign investment attraction and domestic economic relief that Edun's FX reforms achieved? The answer will determine whether Nigeria continues its structural repositioning or reverts to extraction over growth.

Nigeria possesses vast oil reserves, fertile land, and a young population, yet continues to struggle with poverty and weak infrastructure. This analysis examines why resource wealth has failed to translate into prosperity...

Festus Onyia, Mesuabari Mene-Josiah, Titilola Olatunde-Fasogbon, and Michael Ugah from Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie's Dispute Resolution team examine Nigeria's National Policy on Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), 2024 in the 2026 edition of The Middle Eastern and African Arbitration Review. The publication explores how this ambitious policy aims to strengthen institutional capacity, enhance governmental participation in arbitration, and position Nigeria as Africa's leading arbitration hub.

Under Section 299 of the CAMA, any wrong done against the Company can only be remedied by the Company.

An appraisal of the decision in Egor Local Government v. Hon. Mininster of Interior.

The latest publication of the Guide to Fiscal Information – Key Economies in Africa 2018 is now available to download.