Olaniwun Ajayi LP

June 30, 2023

CBN (Customer Due Diligence) Regulations 2023: Overview and Potential Implications

On 20 June 2023, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) issued the CBN (Customer Due Diligence) Regulation 2023 (the CDD Regulations). This regulatory initiative is aimed at assisting financial institutions...

June 6, 2023

Olaniwun Ajayi London and Nigeria Advises BUA Cement Plc (BUA) on the US$1 billion Kalambaina Plant Expansion

The Joint English and Nigeria team of Olaniwun Ajayi has advised BUA on the US$1 billion expansion of its Kalambaina Plant in Sokoto State. The US$500 million momentous expansion debt...

March 21, 2023

RURAL ELECTRIFICATION AGENCY HOSTS PRE-BID CONFERENCE FOR MINIMUM SUBSIDY TENDERS

On 16th March 2023, the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) hosted a hybrid pre-bid conference for the Minimum Subsidy Tender programme (MST). The gathering was to enable dialogue between the REA...

March 17, 2023

OALP Mergers, Acquisitions and Private Equity Wrap-Up 2022 and 2023 Outlook

The world has continued to make steady progress in recovering from the economic woes that trailed the COVID-19 pandemic. In Nigeria, though the economic growth rate slowed down and declined...

February 6, 2023

FINTECH FORWARD LOOK 2023

The sixth edition of our Fintech Forward Look for 2023 outlines key facts and figures that shaped the fintech industry in 2022. It also gives an in-depth analysis of the...

February 3, 2023

OALP Sectoral Highlights

2022 witnessed significant opportunities, as well as its fair share of challenges – the effects of which are still being felt, in 2023. In this report, we provide an overview...

January 31, 2023

OALP Dispute Resolution Practice Quarterly Newsletter4th Quarter 2022

The dispute resolution space during the final quarter of the year 2022 was filled with notable novel decisions and developments in the legal industry. As we see it, these developments...

December 8, 2022

FAQs on the CBN Guidelines on Anti-Money Laundering, Combating the Financing of Terrorism and Countering Proliferation Financing

On November 23, 2022, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) issued the Anti-Money Laundering, Combating the Financing of Terrorism and Countering Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction (AML/CFT/CPF) Guidelines for...

October 31, 2022

The Nigeria Startup Act 2022: Highlights of its Framework and Notes on its Prospects

On 19 October 2022, the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria gave his assent to the Nigeria Startup Bill 2021, effectively signing it into law as the Nigeria Startup...

September 30, 2022

OALP Dispute Resolution Practice Quarterly Newsletter – 3rd Quarter 2022

The dispute resolution space has been quite busy in the 3rd quarter of 2022. Novel decisions have emanated from our courts, and new legislation have also been enacted. These developments,...

June 30, 2023

CBN (Customer Due Diligence) Regulations 2023: Overview and Potential Implications

On 20 June 2023, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) issued the CBN (Customer Due Diligence) Regulation 2023 (the CDD Regulations). This regulatory initiative is aimed at assisting financial institutions...

June 6, 2023

Olaniwun Ajayi London and Nigeria Advises BUA Cement Plc (BUA) on the US$1 billion Kalambaina Plant Expansion

The Joint English and Nigeria team of Olaniwun Ajayi has advised BUA on the US$1 billion expansion of its Kalambaina Plant in Sokoto State. The US$500 million momentous expansion debt...

March 21, 2023

RURAL ELECTRIFICATION AGENCY HOSTS PRE-BID CONFERENCE FOR MINIMUM SUBSIDY TENDERS

On 16th March 2023, the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) hosted a hybrid pre-bid conference for the Minimum Subsidy Tender programme (MST). The gathering was to enable dialogue between the REA...

March 17, 2023

OALP Mergers, Acquisitions and Private Equity Wrap-Up 2022 and 2023 Outlook

The world has continued to make steady progress in recovering from the economic woes that trailed the COVID-19 pandemic. In Nigeria, though the economic growth rate slowed down and declined...

February 6, 2023

FINTECH FORWARD LOOK 2023

The sixth edition of our Fintech Forward Look for 2023 outlines key facts and figures that shaped the fintech industry in 2022. It also gives an in-depth analysis of the...

February 3, 2023

OALP Sectoral Highlights

2022 witnessed significant opportunities, as well as its fair share of challenges – the effects of which are still being felt, in 2023. In this report, we provide an overview...

January 31, 2023

OALP Dispute Resolution Practice Quarterly Newsletter4th Quarter 2022

The dispute resolution space during the final quarter of the year 2022 was filled with notable novel decisions and developments in the legal industry. As we see it, these developments...

December 8, 2022

FAQs on the CBN Guidelines on Anti-Money Laundering, Combating the Financing of Terrorism and Countering Proliferation Financing

On November 23, 2022, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) issued the Anti-Money Laundering, Combating the Financing of Terrorism and Countering Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction (AML/CFT/CPF) Guidelines for...

October 31, 2022

The Nigeria Startup Act 2022: Highlights of its Framework and Notes on its Prospects

On 19 October 2022, the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria gave his assent to the Nigeria Startup Bill 2021, effectively signing it into law as the Nigeria Startup...

September 30, 2022

OALP Dispute Resolution Practice Quarterly Newsletter – 3rd Quarter 2022

The dispute resolution space has been quite busy in the 3rd quarter of 2022. Novel decisions have emanated from our courts, and new legislation have also been enacted. These developments,...