Worldwide: Government Policy & Public Finance

Nigeria's development trajectory depends critically on modern legal frameworks that can attract investment, reduce risk, and create the institutional certainty necessary for economic transformation. This analysis examines how deliberate legal reform in sectors like electricity, education, healthcare, and infrastructure can serve as strategic tools for industrialization, drawing lessons from China's reform architecture and Rwanda's regulatory overhaul.

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.

Ghana's FMCG sector is experiencing rapid growth driven by urbanization and rising incomes, yet the country remains heavily dependent on imports for essential consumer goods.

The Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Control Bill has progressed through South Africa's Portfolio Committee on Health, which recently adopted a motion of desirability.

This document provides a comprehensive overview of regulatory guidelines, letters, circulars, and notifications issued by Nigerian financial authorities during June 2026. The compilation offers legal and financial professionals insights into the latest regulatory developments affecting banking, finance, and related sectors in Nigeria.

Nigeria and Ghana are entering a more disciplined execution phase in their energy and natural resources sectors, marked by firmer regulation, active project delivery, and clearer investment signals. Upstream activity is intensifying with over 300 firms competing for oil blocks, while gas pricing adjustments and power sector reforms point to coordinated efforts to stabilise markets and expand supply across both nations.

In a bid to align the Nigerian financial market with global standards and strengthen the efficiency of its financial market infrastructure, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), in collaboration...

In an era marked by digital connectivity, governments must walk a delicate line between the public’s right to know and individuals’ right to privacy.