Olaniwun Ajayi LP

June 5, 2020

WASRA

WASRA Guidelines on the Issuance of Fixed Income Securities

The Nigerian Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or the Commission) recently published Guidelines for the Issuance of Fixed Income Securities by Statutory Bodies in West Africa Securities Regulators Association (WASRA)...

June 2, 2020

The Value Added Tax (VAT) Modification Order 2020

The Honourable Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, in the exercise of powers granted in section 38 of the Value Added Tax Act Cap V1 LFN 2004 (VATA or the Act)...

May 27, 2020

Covid19 and Competition Law

COVID-19 and Competition Law – Nigerian Intervention, and Lessons from Around the World

Since Coronavirus was officially declared a pandemic on 11th March 2020 by the World Health Organization, it has ignited difficult times for individuals, businesses and the global economy in general. There is...

May 22, 2020

FIRS Circular

FIRS Circular on the Tax Implications of Operation of Real Estate Investment Companies in Nigeria

Following the passage of the Finance Act 2019, the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS or the Service) has released several circular providing clarification on certain provisions of extant tax laws...

May 21, 2020

Music Industry

COVID-19 & The Nigerian Music Industry

COVID-19 is no doubt changing global lifestyle including music consumption. Tours, live performances, shows and album releases have had to be postponed or cancelled and this has had a huge...

May 5, 2020

TP

Navigating Transfer Pricing Concerns in the Covid Season

In its latest Interim Economic Outlook of March 2020, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) warns that the COVID-19 Pandemic (“the Pandemic” or “the Virus”) is the global...

April 29, 2020

Impact on oil prices

COVID -19: Impact on Oil Prices; Implication on the Nigerian Oil Industry

In the wake of the fight against Covid-19, many countries were faced with no other option than to take drastic measures to contain the spread of the deadly virus. Most...

April 22, 2020

Video conferencing

COVID-19: Privacy and Security Risks in the use of Video Conferencing Tools

Until recently, hours spent in conference rooms each day were a staple of office life, many organisations heavily relied on physical meetings in order to make day-to-day business decisions, consult...

April 18, 2020

CBN Policy

The Central Bank of Nigeria’s Proposed Policy Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Like all major experiences that happen with life, lessons are learnt, approaches are changed, behaviours are shaped and plans are made. The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic (“COVID-19” or “The...

April 18, 2020

Private Equity

COVID-19: Implications, Challenges and Opportunities for Private Equity in Nigeria

Being a volatile ecosystem, susceptible to external shocks and global uncertainties, not the least because it is a mono-economy determined mainly by oil revenues, the Nigerian economy has come under...

June 5, 2020

WASRA

WASRA Guidelines on the Issuance of Fixed Income Securities

The Nigerian Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or the Commission) recently published Guidelines for the Issuance of Fixed Income Securities by Statutory Bodies in West Africa Securities Regulators Association (WASRA)...

June 2, 2020

The Value Added Tax (VAT) Modification Order 2020

The Honourable Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, in the exercise of powers granted in section 38 of the Value Added Tax Act Cap V1 LFN 2004 (VATA or the Act)...

May 27, 2020

Covid19 and Competition Law

COVID-19 and Competition Law – Nigerian Intervention, and Lessons from Around the World

Since Coronavirus was officially declared a pandemic on 11th March 2020 by the World Health Organization, it has ignited difficult times for individuals, businesses and the global economy in general. There is...

May 22, 2020

FIRS Circular

FIRS Circular on the Tax Implications of Operation of Real Estate Investment Companies in Nigeria

Following the passage of the Finance Act 2019, the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS or the Service) has released several circular providing clarification on certain provisions of extant tax laws...

May 21, 2020

Music Industry

COVID-19 & The Nigerian Music Industry

COVID-19 is no doubt changing global lifestyle including music consumption. Tours, live performances, shows and album releases have had to be postponed or cancelled and this has had a huge...

May 5, 2020

TP

Navigating Transfer Pricing Concerns in the Covid Season

In its latest Interim Economic Outlook of March 2020, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) warns that the COVID-19 Pandemic (“the Pandemic” or “the Virus”) is the global...

April 29, 2020

Impact on oil prices

COVID -19: Impact on Oil Prices; Implication on the Nigerian Oil Industry

In the wake of the fight against Covid-19, many countries were faced with no other option than to take drastic measures to contain the spread of the deadly virus. Most...

April 22, 2020

Video conferencing

COVID-19: Privacy and Security Risks in the use of Video Conferencing Tools

Until recently, hours spent in conference rooms each day were a staple of office life, many organisations heavily relied on physical meetings in order to make day-to-day business decisions, consult...

April 18, 2020

CBN Policy

The Central Bank of Nigeria’s Proposed Policy Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Like all major experiences that happen with life, lessons are learnt, approaches are changed, behaviours are shaped and plans are made. The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic (“COVID-19” or “The...

April 18, 2020

Private Equity

COVID-19: Implications, Challenges and Opportunities for Private Equity in Nigeria

Being a volatile ecosystem, susceptible to external shocks and global uncertainties, not the least because it is a mono-economy determined mainly by oil revenues, the Nigerian economy has come under...