Olaniwun Ajayi LP

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...

April 16, 2020

Impact on the banking and financial services sector

COVID-19: Impact on the Banking and Financial Services Sector

If polls were held for nominations for the title of ‘Most Talked About Person of the Year’, COVID-19 will be the undisputed winner of the title, as it is already...

April 13, 2020

Competition and Consumer Protection

COVID-19 – Competition and Consumer Protection

In these unprecedented times arising from the COVID-19 outbreak, nations around the world have had to tackle the effects of the pandemic on market practices and consumers – alongside combating...

April 9, 2020

CBN Banner

COVID-19- CBN Provides NGN 100 Billion Credit Support to Nigeria’s Healthcare Sector

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought some of the world’s most sophisticated healthcare systems to their knees; and forced Nigeria to stand face to face with the gross inadequacy of its...

April 9, 2020

ELM

COVID19- Nigerian Film Industry Impacts and Business Continuity Measures

The 2020 revenue for the Nigerian Film Industry (“NFI”) was projected at USD1 billion. The Nigerian Box Office (“NBO”), which is an important part of the NFI, was expected to...

April 7, 2020

COVID-19- The Pandemic and Employment Related Issues

The debilitating market conditions following the outbreak of COVID-19 is a cause for concern to many. The Pandemic has transmuted into an economic and labour market shock, causing disruptions to...

April 6, 2020

NERC Order

COVID-19: NERC Order on Continuity of Service in the Electricity Supply Industry

President Muhammadu Buhari on 30 March 2020, pursuant to his powers under the Quarantine Act,1 issued a regulation directing the cessation of all movements in Lagos, Abuja and Ogun State...

April 4, 2020

Electricity Tariffs

COVID-19: NERC Suspends the Planned Increase in End User Electricity Tariffs

Sequel to its issuance of the minor review of the Multi-Year Tariff Order 2015 and the Minimum Remittance Order for the year 2020 in December 2019 (the Minor Review Orders),...

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...

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...

April 16, 2020

Impact on the banking and financial services sector

COVID-19: Impact on the Banking and Financial Services Sector

If polls were held for nominations for the title of ‘Most Talked About Person of the Year’, COVID-19 will be the undisputed winner of the title, as it is already...

April 13, 2020

Competition and Consumer Protection

COVID-19 – Competition and Consumer Protection

In these unprecedented times arising from the COVID-19 outbreak, nations around the world have had to tackle the effects of the pandemic on market practices and consumers – alongside combating...

April 9, 2020

CBN Banner

COVID-19- CBN Provides NGN 100 Billion Credit Support to Nigeria’s Healthcare Sector

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought some of the world’s most sophisticated healthcare systems to their knees; and forced Nigeria to stand face to face with the gross inadequacy of its...

April 9, 2020

ELM

COVID19- Nigerian Film Industry Impacts and Business Continuity Measures

The 2020 revenue for the Nigerian Film Industry (“NFI”) was projected at USD1 billion. The Nigerian Box Office (“NBO”), which is an important part of the NFI, was expected to...

April 7, 2020

COVID-19- The Pandemic and Employment Related Issues

The debilitating market conditions following the outbreak of COVID-19 is a cause for concern to many. The Pandemic has transmuted into an economic and labour market shock, causing disruptions to...

April 6, 2020

NERC Order

COVID-19: NERC Order on Continuity of Service in the Electricity Supply Industry

President Muhammadu Buhari on 30 March 2020, pursuant to his powers under the Quarantine Act,1 issued a regulation directing the cessation of all movements in Lagos, Abuja and Ogun State...

April 4, 2020

Electricity Tariffs

COVID-19: NERC Suspends the Planned Increase in End User Electricity Tariffs

Sequel to its issuance of the minor review of the Multi-Year Tariff Order 2015 and the Minimum Remittance Order for the year 2020 in December 2019 (the Minor Review Orders),...

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...