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...
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...
Following an announcement by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on his administration’s plan to unify the different foreign exchange market rates, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), in its Press Release...
The financial services sector (with the banking and capital market segments being the larger slice) of the Nigerian economy, which is a key contributor to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP),...
On 13 November 2020, the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria assented to the Bill to repeal the almost three-decade old Banks and Other Financial Institutions Act of 1991...
The new Companies and Allied Maters Act, 2020 (the Act or CAMA 2020), made significant amendments and introductions to the Nigerian companies’ laws, one of which is the provision for statutory enforcement...
Previously, digital assets such as cryptocurrencies and tokens were unregulated in Nigeria, with regulators taking a cautious approach, and urging the public to tread carefully when investing in such assets....
As part of the regulatory strides to reduce the vast non-performing loans (NPLs) in the Nigerian banking system, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on 13 July 2020, published the...
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE or the Exchange) recently released its Exposure Draft of the Proposed Rules for Broker to Fintech Collaborations (BFC or Collaboration) (the Proposed Rules). The Proposed Rules seek to regulate...
Following circulars released in May and December of 2019, introducing new capital requirements for insurance companies in Nigerian and extending the deadline for recapitalization, the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) on...
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...
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...
Following an announcement by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on his administration’s plan to unify the different foreign exchange market rates, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), in its Press Release...
The financial services sector (with the banking and capital market segments being the larger slice) of the Nigerian economy, which is a key contributor to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP),...
On 13 November 2020, the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria assented to the Bill to repeal the almost three-decade old Banks and Other Financial Institutions Act of 1991...
The new Companies and Allied Maters Act, 2020 (the Act or CAMA 2020), made significant amendments and introductions to the Nigerian companies’ laws, one of which is the provision for statutory enforcement...
Previously, digital assets such as cryptocurrencies and tokens were unregulated in Nigeria, with regulators taking a cautious approach, and urging the public to tread carefully when investing in such assets....
As part of the regulatory strides to reduce the vast non-performing loans (NPLs) in the Nigerian banking system, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on 13 July 2020, published the...
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE or the Exchange) recently released its Exposure Draft of the Proposed Rules for Broker to Fintech Collaborations (BFC or Collaboration) (the Proposed Rules). The Proposed Rules seek to regulate...
Following circulars released in May and December of 2019, introducing new capital requirements for insurance companies in Nigerian and extending the deadline for recapitalization, the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) on...