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Fintech & Regulation
The CBN's Fintech Rulebook: Why "Move Fast and Figure Out Compliance Later" No Longer Works
Which licence you actually need, open banking deadlines, real-time AML, data protection, and the crypto framework, what every fintech founder and investor must now know.
Thinking of Buying Shares in the Dangote Refinery IPO? Here's What You Should Know
A plain-language guide to Nigeria's biggest ever share sale: what is being sold, what buying a share means, the new dollar dividend, and how to apply safely.
The Petroleum Industry Act 2021: What It Actually Changes for Upstream and Midstream Operators
Four years on, what the PIA actually changes for operators: two new regulators, licence conversion, a price-linked royalty regime, and the host community trust obligation.
Two Regulators, One Ruling: What the WASPAN v. FCCPC Judgment Means Depending on Who You Are
What the WASPAN v. FCCPC judgment means for digital lenders, telecom and VAS operators, and the everyday Nigerian borrower, broken down by who you are.
Buying Land in Abuja: What Every Investor Should Understand Before Signing Anything
Rights of Occupancy vs Certificates of Occupancy, AGIS searches, the Area Council title risk, a practical due-diligence checklist, and how to perfect your title in the FCT.
Arbitration vs. Litigation in Nigeria: Which One Actually Fits Your Contract?
An honest comparison: what arbitration actually gets you, where litigation still wins, the cost realities, and why the dispute resolution clause decides everything.
A defining fintech judgment on digital lending, a wave of upstream oil-and-gas activity following the 2025 Licensing Round, and the Dangote Refinery public offer, the largest in Nigeria's history.
A landmark ruling that banks answer to the FCCPC, the conclusion of the banking recapitalisation, and a maturing licensing regime for virtual-asset service providers under the Investments and Securities Act 2025.
The Nigeria Tax Act 2025 ushers in a new fiscal era, data-protection enforcement tightens, hundreds of Abuja land titles are nullified, and the banking recapitalisation programme reaches its deadline.