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December 1, 2025
The announcement on 24 October 2025 regarding Nigeria’s removal from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) list of jurisdictions under increased monitoring (commonly referred to as the Grey List) represents...
June 24, 2025
Introduction In response to what the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or the Commission) describes as “the worrying trend of the transmutation/conversion of Independent Non-Executive Directors (INEDs) to Executive Directors...
April 17, 2025
The Investments and Securities Act, 2025 (ISA 2025), which repeals the Investments and Securities Act, 2007, marks a significant milestone in the evolution of financial regulation in Nigeria. The ISA...
April 10, 2025
Deal Announcement Olaniwun Ajayi LP acted as legal advisers to the Global Coordinators (Citigroup, J.P Morgan, Rand Merchant Bank, Standard Bank, Standard Chartered Bank) and Initial Purchasers on the issuance...
April 8, 2025
Announcements, Banking, Capital Markets, Dispute Resolution, M & A, Mergers, Acquisitions and Private Equity
We are pleased to announce our recognition in the recently released Legal 500 EMEA 2025 rankings. Firm Rankings and Client Feedback In this year’s edition, Olaniwun Ajayi has maintained its...
February 21, 2025
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), on 28 January 2025, launched the Foreign Exchange Code (FX Code) as a guide to the banking industry to promote ethical conduct in the...
January 14, 2025
2024 saw pivotal shifts in Nigeria’s banking and capital markets sectors. Notably, the Central Bank of Nigeria took decisive steps, including a series of monetary policy rate hikes, a banking...
January 10, 2025
Olaniwun Ajayi LP is proud to have served as Nigerian legal counsel to the Bank of Industry Limited (BOI) on its landmark EUR 2 billion syndicated facility. This facility was...
January 8, 2024
The banking and capital markets segments of the financial services sector witnessed significant changes in 2023 with a number of participants in both segments adopting new strategies to remain afloat...
June 30, 2023
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...
December 1, 2025
The announcement on 24 October 2025 regarding Nigeria’s removal from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) list of jurisdictions under increased monitoring (commonly referred to as the Grey List) represents...
June 24, 2025
Introduction In response to what the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or the Commission) describes as “the worrying trend of the transmutation/conversion of Independent Non-Executive Directors (INEDs) to Executive Directors...
April 17, 2025
The Investments and Securities Act, 2025 (ISA 2025), which repeals the Investments and Securities Act, 2007, marks a significant milestone in the evolution of financial regulation in Nigeria. The ISA...
April 10, 2025
Deal Announcement Olaniwun Ajayi LP acted as legal advisers to the Global Coordinators (Citigroup, J.P Morgan, Rand Merchant Bank, Standard Bank, Standard Chartered Bank) and Initial Purchasers on the issuance...
April 8, 2025
Announcements, Banking, Capital Markets, Dispute Resolution, M & A, Mergers, Acquisitions and Private Equity
We are pleased to announce our recognition in the recently released Legal 500 EMEA 2025 rankings. Firm Rankings and Client Feedback In this year’s edition, Olaniwun Ajayi has maintained its...
February 21, 2025
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), on 28 January 2025, launched the Foreign Exchange Code (FX Code) as a guide to the banking industry to promote ethical conduct in the...
January 14, 2025
2024 saw pivotal shifts in Nigeria’s banking and capital markets sectors. Notably, the Central Bank of Nigeria took decisive steps, including a series of monetary policy rate hikes, a banking...
January 10, 2025
Olaniwun Ajayi LP is proud to have served as Nigerian legal counsel to the Bank of Industry Limited (BOI) on its landmark EUR 2 billion syndicated facility. This facility was...
January 8, 2024
The banking and capital markets segments of the financial services sector witnessed significant changes in 2023 with a number of participants in both segments adopting new strategies to remain afloat...
June 30, 2023
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...