Olaniwun Ajayi LP

October 18, 2021

Newsletter on the eNaira Draft Regulatory Guidelines

In an attempt to provide legal and regulatory clarity on the proposed eNaira, the CBN has prepared the draft Regulatory Guidelines on eNaira (Draft Guidelines). Upon its issuance by the...

October 5, 2021

Digital Banking in Nigeria: The State of Play and Legal Framework

In recent times, the country has witnessed the rise of a new category of fintechs, digital banks, also known as challenger banks or neo-banks. These are institutions leveraging technology to...

September 30, 2021

Power and Infrastructure Q2 Report

In the first quarter of 2021, we saw the announcement of a number of new projects and initiatives such as the N5 million Solar Connections Program, the commissioning of Evercare...

September 29, 2021

OALP DRP QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER

In the fine and evergreen words of Charles Evans Hughes, former Chief Justice of the United States of America, “We are under a Constitution, but the Constitution is what the...

September 24, 2021

AMENDMENTS TO THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION RULES AND REGULATIONS ON MERGERS, ACQUISITIONS, RECONSTRUCTIONS AND TAKEOVERS.

On 30 August 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission released new rules and amendments to the SEC Rules and Regulations 2013 (as amended) relating to mergers, acquisitions, divestments, share capital...

September 1, 2021

Olaniwun Ajayi LP announces appointment of new Managing Partner and Deputy Managing Partner

Olaniwun Ajayi LP, a leading institution in Africa, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Tominiyi Owolabi and Mr. Wolemi Esan as Managing Partner and Deputy Managing Partner respectively,...

August 9, 2021

FAQs on the CBN Guidelines for Licensing and Regulating Payment Holding Companies 2021

In 2020, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) published the CBN Circular on New Licence Categorisations for the Nigerian Payments System wherein it mandated financial technology companies desirous of operating...

August 5, 2021

CBN GUIDELINE ON SHARED SERVICES AGREEMENT

In a new introduction to the legal provisions governing the transfer pricing activities of companies, the Central Bank of Nigeria introduced a Guideline on Shared Services Agreements to apply to...

July 15, 2021

Newsletter on the new CBN Supervisory Framework for Payment Service Banks in Nigeria.

In addition of the Guidelines for the Licensing and Regulation of Payment Service Banks (PSBs) by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in 2018 and revised in 2020, the CBN...

July 12, 2021

Newsletter on the Revised MMO Guidelines and Regulatory Framework

In an effort to reflect the current operational realities of Mobile Money Operators (MMOs) in Nigeria, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), on 09 July 2021, issued an updated Regulatory...

October 18, 2021

Newsletter on the eNaira Draft Regulatory Guidelines

In an attempt to provide legal and regulatory clarity on the proposed eNaira, the CBN has prepared the draft Regulatory Guidelines on eNaira (Draft Guidelines). Upon its issuance by the...

October 5, 2021

Digital Banking in Nigeria: The State of Play and Legal Framework

In recent times, the country has witnessed the rise of a new category of fintechs, digital banks, also known as challenger banks or neo-banks. These are institutions leveraging technology to...

September 30, 2021

Power and Infrastructure Q2 Report

In the first quarter of 2021, we saw the announcement of a number of new projects and initiatives such as the N5 million Solar Connections Program, the commissioning of Evercare...

September 29, 2021

OALP DRP QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER

In the fine and evergreen words of Charles Evans Hughes, former Chief Justice of the United States of America, “We are under a Constitution, but the Constitution is what the...

September 24, 2021

AMENDMENTS TO THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION RULES AND REGULATIONS ON MERGERS, ACQUISITIONS, RECONSTRUCTIONS AND TAKEOVERS.

On 30 August 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission released new rules and amendments to the SEC Rules and Regulations 2013 (as amended) relating to mergers, acquisitions, divestments, share capital...

September 1, 2021

Olaniwun Ajayi LP announces appointment of new Managing Partner and Deputy Managing Partner

Olaniwun Ajayi LP, a leading institution in Africa, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Tominiyi Owolabi and Mr. Wolemi Esan as Managing Partner and Deputy Managing Partner respectively,...

August 9, 2021

FAQs on the CBN Guidelines for Licensing and Regulating Payment Holding Companies 2021

In 2020, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) published the CBN Circular on New Licence Categorisations for the Nigerian Payments System wherein it mandated financial technology companies desirous of operating...

August 5, 2021

CBN GUIDELINE ON SHARED SERVICES AGREEMENT

In a new introduction to the legal provisions governing the transfer pricing activities of companies, the Central Bank of Nigeria introduced a Guideline on Shared Services Agreements to apply to...

July 15, 2021

Newsletter on the new CBN Supervisory Framework for Payment Service Banks in Nigeria.

In addition of the Guidelines for the Licensing and Regulation of Payment Service Banks (PSBs) by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in 2018 and revised in 2020, the CBN...

July 12, 2021

Newsletter on the Revised MMO Guidelines and Regulatory Framework

In an effort to reflect the current operational realities of Mobile Money Operators (MMOs) in Nigeria, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), on 09 July 2021, issued an updated Regulatory...