Olaniwun Ajayi LP

February 3, 2026

Mergers & Acquisitions: 2025 Wrap-Up and 2026 Outlook

Despite macroeconomic volatility, regulatory transitions, and shifting investor sentiment, the Nigerian mergers, acquisitions, and private equity ecosystem demonstrated remarkable resilience in 2025. Market participants recalibrated their strategies, regulators accelerated reforms,...

December 19, 2025

The Emeka Nnubia Case

Since the enactment of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2018, the jurisdiction of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has continued to be subjected to judicial...

December 8, 2025

New Minimum Capital Framework In Nigeria’s Insurance Sector

The National Insurance Commission in September 2025 issued Guidelines for minimum capital requirements (MCR) for insurance and re-insurance companies, further to the Nigerian Insurance Industry Reform Act, 2025. In this...

November 24, 2025

How Tax Reforms Affects M&A Transactions in Nigeria

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...

April 8, 2025

Legal 500 EMEA 2025 Rankings for Olaniwun Ajayi LP

Olaniwun Ajayi’s Practice Areas and Lawyers Ranked in Legal 500 EMEA 2025

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 2, 2022

Olaniwun Ajayi LP 2022 M&A Report

2021 was a year of uneven recovery for the Nigerian economy. M & A activities in the nation recorded slow but significant progress in value and volume. Following this trend,...

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...

June 11, 2020

NAICOM

NAICOM Issues Circular on Segmentation of Minimum Paid up Share Capital Requirement

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...

April 20, 2020

Mergers

COVID-19: Implications for Mergers Between Competitors

Competition and consumer protection authorities around the world have been kept particularly busy by the COVID-19 outbreak. Our previous newsletter, on the impact of COVID-19 on competition and consumer protection,...

April 4, 2020

General Meetings

COVID-19: Impact on the Conduct of General Meetings in Nigeria

In order to curb the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), the Federal Government of Nigeria has placed some States in Nigeria on a total lock down. Certain State Governments have...

February 3, 2026

Mergers & Acquisitions: 2025 Wrap-Up and 2026 Outlook

Despite macroeconomic volatility, regulatory transitions, and shifting investor sentiment, the Nigerian mergers, acquisitions, and private equity ecosystem demonstrated remarkable resilience in 2025. Market participants recalibrated their strategies, regulators accelerated reforms,...

December 19, 2025

The Emeka Nnubia Case

Since the enactment of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2018, the jurisdiction of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has continued to be subjected to judicial...

December 8, 2025

New Minimum Capital Framework In Nigeria’s Insurance Sector

The National Insurance Commission in September 2025 issued Guidelines for minimum capital requirements (MCR) for insurance and re-insurance companies, further to the Nigerian Insurance Industry Reform Act, 2025. In this...

November 24, 2025

How Tax Reforms Affects M&A Transactions in Nigeria

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...

April 8, 2025

Legal 500 EMEA 2025 Rankings for Olaniwun Ajayi LP

Olaniwun Ajayi’s Practice Areas and Lawyers Ranked in Legal 500 EMEA 2025

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 2, 2022

Olaniwun Ajayi LP 2022 M&A Report

2021 was a year of uneven recovery for the Nigerian economy. M & A activities in the nation recorded slow but significant progress in value and volume. Following this trend,...

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...

June 11, 2020

NAICOM

NAICOM Issues Circular on Segmentation of Minimum Paid up Share Capital Requirement

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...

April 20, 2020

Mergers

COVID-19: Implications for Mergers Between Competitors

Competition and consumer protection authorities around the world have been kept particularly busy by the COVID-19 outbreak. Our previous newsletter, on the impact of COVID-19 on competition and consumer protection,...

April 4, 2020

General Meetings

COVID-19: Impact on the Conduct of General Meetings in Nigeria

In order to curb the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), the Federal Government of Nigeria has placed some States in Nigeria on a total lock down. Certain State Governments have...