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Overview Of Banking Regulation In Nigeria: Compliance & Risk Management

Banking regulation in Nigeria aims to ensure financial stability, protect depositors, prevent abuse of the financial system, and foster confidence in the banking sector. With increasing complexity arising...

Nigeria Finance

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Sobowale, Medidem & Bello

The New 200M Minimum Capital For VCs In Nigeria - Market Considerations

On 16 January 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued Circular No. 26‑1, raising the minimum share capital for venture capital (VC) fund managers in Nigeria from ₦20 million to ₦200 million.

Nigeria Finance

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Balogun Harold

The Deal Talk 2026

Nigeria's regulatory landscape has shifted materially in 2025 and entered full implementation in January 2026.

Nigeria Finance

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Tope Adebayo LP

Obtaining A Microfinance Bank License In Nigeria – All You Need To Know

Microfinance banks are quite common in Nigeria and this is because they play a key role in the financial sector. They offer small scale banking services to those who cannot be covered by the traditional banks.

Nigeria Finance

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Firmus Advisory

The Nigerian Banking & Finance Sector In Review: Regulatory Developments In 2025 And Outlook For 2026

Nigeria Finance

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Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie

Higher Capital Thresholds And New Vasp Licences: Key Takeaways From The Nigerian Securities And Exchange Commission's January 2026 Circular

Nigeria Finance

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Pavestones Legal

A Legal Analysis Of The Securities And Exchange Commission's Revised Minimum Capital Framework For Capital Market Operators In Nigeria

Nigeria Finance

Adeola Oyinlade & Co

The Financial Sector 2025 Round-Up And Outlook For 2026

Nigeria Finance

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Stren & Blan Partners

SEC Revises Minimum Capital Requirements For Regulated Capital Market Entities

Nigeria Finance

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Advocaat Law Practice

SEC Releases A New Minimum Capital For Regulated Capital Market Entities

Nigeria Finance

Syntegral Legal Practice

SEC Revises Minimum Capital Requirements For FinTech Operators And Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs)

Nigeria Finance

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G ELIAS

Registration Of Security Under The Secured Transactions In Movable Assets Act, 2017 And Implications For Secured Loan Transactions

Nigeria Finance

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Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie

CBN Raises The Capital Bar For Non-Interest Banks: What You Need To Know

Nigeria Finance

Syntegral Legal Practice

Bonds Vs Commercial Papers: Examining Key Roles And Differences In Nigeria's Financial Markets

Nigeria Finance

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S.P.A. Ajibade & Co.

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2026 Canadian In-House Counsel Report: Unparalleled Insights into Canada's In-House Profession from CBA In-House Lawyers

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CBA In-House Lawyers

Recorded on 9 Jul 2025 | 2:00 PM

Digital Assets – Innovation vs Compliance: Emerging Offshore Jurisdictional Trends – How Legal Advisers' Roles Will Change

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Walkers

Recorded on 2 Jul 2025 | 11:00 AM

Evolving Global Investigations Landscape: Risk Management and Response Strategies for International Businesses in Africa

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Stren & Blan Partners

Recorded on 24 Jun 2025 | 3:00 PM

(2nd Session) 2025 Global In-House Counsel Survey Report: Unique Insights into the Global In-House Counsel Profession

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IP Finance: Leveraging Intellectual Property Assets

IP Finance (Intellectual Property Finance) is the concept of treating intellectual property assets such as patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, and design rights as economic and financial assets...

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O. Kayode & Co.

Unlocking Capital – Creating Security Interests In Nigeria's Upstream Petroleum Sector

The enactment of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) 2021 and the subsequent Nigerian Upstream Petroleum (Assignment of Interests) Regulations...

Nigeria Finance

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Advocaat Law Practice

Debt Securitisation As A Form Of Financing

Due to developments in the financial sector, new and innovative financial techniques and instruments have been introduced to supply capital resources.

Nigeria Finance

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A Constrained Budget Compels A More Ingenious Financing Option For Nigeria's Infrastructure Development Securitization

Nigeria Finance

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Perchstone & Graeys

Bank Loans In Nigeria: Types Of Collateral And Loan Documentation

Nigeria Finance

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Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL)

Securitization & Types Of Security For Bank Loans In Nigeria

Nigeria Finance

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Resolution Law Firm

Banks Taking Security Over Shares – A Review Of The Consent Requirements Under The Banks And Other Financial Institutions Act, 2020.

Nigeria Finance

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AELEX

Raising Capital For Companies: Securitization As An Option In Nigeria

Nigeria Finance

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Aekley Solicitors

AMCON And Toxic Assets: Optimizing The Securitization Option

Nigeria Finance

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LeLaw Barristers & Solicitors

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Debt Capital Markets

The Deal Talk 2026

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Nigeria Finance

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Tope Adebayo LP

Higher Capital Thresholds And New Vasp Licences: Key Takeaways From The Nigerian Securities And Exchange Commission's January 2026 Circular

In January 2026, the Nigerian Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") issued a circular that significantly increased the minimum capital requirements for Capital Market Operators (CMOs).

Nigeria Finance

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Pavestones Legal

A Legal Analysis Of The Securities And Exchange Commission's Revised Minimum Capital Framework For Capital Market Operators In Nigeria

On 16 January 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC" or "the Commission") issued Circular No. 26-1 pursuant to its regulatory powers under the Investments and Securities Act, 2025.

Nigeria Finance

Adeola Oyinlade & Co

SEC Releases A New Minimum Capital For Regulated Capital Market Entities

Nigeria Finance

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SEC Nigeria Revises Minimum Capital Requirements For Capital Market Operators

Nigeria Commercial

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Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie

Bonds Vs Commercial Papers: Examining Key Roles And Differences In Nigeria's Financial Markets

Nigeria Finance

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Hanging In The Balance: Securing A Company's Debt By A Fixed Or Floating Charge?

Nigeria Finance

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S.P.A. Ajibade & Co.

True-Sale Securitisation In The Legal Context

Nigeria Commercial

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S.P.A. Ajibade & Co.

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

Nigeria Transport

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Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL)

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Project Finance/PPP & PFI

The Deal Talk 2026

Nigeria's regulatory landscape has shifted materially in 2025 and entered full implementation in January 2026.

Nigeria Finance

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Tope Adebayo LP

Hanging In The Balance: Securing A Company's Debt By A Fixed Or Floating Charge?

Financial inter-dependence is commonplace for humans and companies alike. Recourse is usually made to surplus units (humans and companies) when a company seeks to finance its objectives

Nigeria Finance

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S.P.A. Ajibade & Co.

Nigeria Issues 2024 Online Trust And Safety Compliance Report

In 2022, Nigeria issued the Code of Practice for Interactive Computer Service Platforms and Internet Intermediaries (the "Code"). The Code serves as the primary legal framework for online trust and safety in Nigeria.

Nigeria Media & IT

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Balogun Harold

Understanding The Role Of Nigeria's Sovereign Investment Authority In Financing National Infrastructure

Nigeria Finance

Gresyndale Legal

Project Finance In Nigeria: Leveraging Step-In Rights To Secure Lender Investments

Nigeria Finance

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Tope Adebayo LP

Project Finance In Nigeria: Key Legal Considerations For Lenders

Nigeria Finance

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Pavestones Legal

Pre-Series Financing: Key Insights For Founders

Nigeria Commercial

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Balogun Harold

Operating A Free Trade Zone In Nigeria: Key Considerations

Nigeria International

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Balogun Harold

Consortium Agreements: Structuring Considerations In Nigeria

Nigeria Commercial

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Balogun Harold

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SEC Releases A New Minimum Capital For Regulated Capital Market Entities

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has rolled out a major update to the Minimum Capital Requirements (MCR) for regulated capital market entities...

Nigeria Finance

Syntegral Legal Practice

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

Summary Of Key Changes To The Investment And Securities Act 2025

The Investments and Securities Act ("ISA") 2025 marks a significant milestone in Nigeria's capital market regulation, coming into effect 18 years after the Investment and Securities Act 2007 (the "Repealed Act").

Nigeria Finance

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PwC Nigeria

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

Nigeria Finance

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Stren & Blan Partners

An Overview Of Key Provisons In Nigeria's Investment And Securities Act 2025

Nigeria Commercial

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Lexworth Legal Partners

GAID 2025 Unpacked: Critical Updates On Data Processing, Individual Obligations, And Compliance Measures

Nigeria Privacy

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G ELIAS

Beyond Trading Floors: Securities Exchanges Under A New Regulatory Lens

Nigeria Commercial

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Moroom Africa Legal Consults

An Overview Of The Nigerian Investment And Securities Act 2025

Nigeria Finance

Gresyndale Legal

Understanding The Investment And Securities Act 2025: Key Innovations And Implications

Nigeria Commercial

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PUNUKA Attorneys & Solicitors

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