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• Property Law, Landlord & Tenant: Essential Clauses For Tenancy Agreement

  Property Law, Landlord & Tenant: Essential Clauses For Tenancy Agreement In Nigeria, A tenancy agreement is a legally binding contract which must be drafted by well experienced and best property & landed real estate lawyers or attorneys in Lagos and in Nigeria generally, it’s usually the single most important document governing your relationship with your...

• Analysis Of SEC’s Circular On Revised Minimum Capital For Regulated Capital Market Entities under Investment & Securities Act 2007

  Analysis Of SEC’s Circular On Revised Minimum Capital For Regulated Capital Market Entities under Investment & Securities Act 2007 For the first time in a decade, the Securities and Exchange Commission has completely overhauled how much capital operators in Nigeria’s capital market need to hold just to stay in business. If you run a brokerage...

• Key Regulatory Update: The CBN Foreign Exchange Manual 2026 under the Centre Bank Act.

  Key Regulatory Update: The CBN Foreign Exchange Manual 2026 under the Centre Bank Act. If you’ve ever tried to pay a foreign supplier, send tuition money abroad for a child studying overseas, or simply withdraw dollars from your domiciliary account, you’ve likely bumped into Nigeria’s foreign exchange rules in one way or another. On 1...

• The Nigerian Ports Economic Regulatory Agency (NPERA) Act, 2026 under the Nigeria Port Authority Act.

  The Nigerian Ports Economic Regulatory Agency (NPERA) Act, 2026 under the Nigeria Port Authority Act. If your business touches Nigeria’s ports in any way, whether you’re an importer, a freight forwarder, a shipping line, a terminal operator, or a clearing agent, a new regulator now has real, statutory teeth over how you operate. On 19...

• Is A Prenuptial Agreement Valid In Nigeria?

  Is A Prenuptial Agreement Valid In Nigeria? It is legally real. In Nigeria, a prenuptial agreement is recognised, but recognised isn’t the same as guaranteed. Whether it actually protects you when it matters most depends on how it was made, what it says, and how a judge chooses to look at it. This article breaks...

• How To Register And Obtain Licence As A Virtual Assets Service Provider (VASP) In Nigeria

  How To Register And Obtain Licence As A Virtual Assets Service Provider (VASP) In Nigeria In Nigeria running a crypto exchange and regulations is still evolving, a token issuance platform, or a digital custody service in Nigeria used to mean operating in a grey zone, unsure whether your business was even legal, let alone regulated....

• Tax Law: Nigeria’s Deep Offshore Tax Remission Order 2026 including Petroleum Act.

  Tax Law: Nigeria’s Deep Offshore Tax Remission Order 2026 including Petroleum Act. For nearly two decades, Shell’s Bonga South West Aparo development sat stalled, not for lack of oil, but because the fiscal terms never quite worked. It’s a story that’s played out across Nigeria’s deep offshore acreage more than once: proven reserves everyone agrees...

• MARITIME LAW

  MARITIME LAW How To Register A Ship in Nigeria: Requirements and Legal Process Operating a vessel in Nigerian waters without registration is not just a regulatory oversight, it is a legal violation that exposes the ship owner or operator to serious consequences, including detention of the vessel and suspension of operations. Yet many shipowners, especially...

• SHIPPING AND ADMIRALTY: BILL OF LADING LAW

  SHIPPING LAW: BILL OF LADING LAW IN NIGERIA LEGAL IMPORTANCE IN SHIPPING TRANSACTION If you are involved in the shipping industry in Nigeria whether as a shipper, importer, freight forwarder, or logistics company, there is one document you cannot conduct business without, and that is the Bill of Lading. Many people in the trade know...

• Top 9 Services To Hire A Lawyer in Nigeria For

  Top 9 Services To Hire A Lawyer  in Nigeria For Life is unpredictable and there’s a possibility that all through your life you will find yourself in situations both ugly and beautiful that will require you to hire the services of a legal practitioner to pull through. A lawyer is essential to guide you through...

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• Abortion in Nigeria

  Via Vanguard (Nigeria): Unsafe abortion constitutes a serious public health crisis in Nigeria . It is said to still be the cause of 33-40 per cent of maternal deaths. The current statistics on abortion indices in Nigeria estimated that 760,000 unsafe abortions are performed annually in Nigeria…....

• Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan Signs National Health Bill Into Law

  On December 9, 2014, Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan signed into law the National Health Bill, which was approved by the Nigerian Senate earlier this year.  The new law is intended to provide a framework for the regulation, development, and management of a national health system in Nigeria....

• Inside Privacy Audiocast: Episode 6 – View from Johannesburg Part II: Top Data Policy Trends to Look Out For in Africa

  Recently, there has been a significant level of attention given to data protection and privacy matters on the Continent, and in the just the past year, we have seen new laws proposed or enacted in places like Nigeria, Egypt, Kenya, and of course South Africa, although prior to that, places like...

• When Antitrust Prices a Platform Out of the Market: Nigeria’s Meta Fine

  The global tech sector faces an unprecedented regulatory onslaught. In the United States, courts have labeled Google an illegal monopolist in search and open web advertising. In Europe, Apple, Meta, and Google confront fines and investigations for alleged antitrust violations. Elsewhere, regulators ...

• Nigerian Lawsuit Against Pfizer for Experimental Drug Testing

  Article on cnn.com — Nigeria to refile suit against U.S. drug giant Pfizer, by the Associated Press.  Here’s an excerpt: Nigerian government lawyers withdrew a $7 billion civil lawsuit against Pfizer Inc. on Friday, saying they have discovered new material and plan to file what they called an even...

• Nollywood and Bollywood Film Industries to Collaborate

  On 4 January 2015, India’s Acting High Commissioner in Nigeria, Kaisar Alam, announced that the Indian commission is facilitating a partnership between Nollywood (Nigeria’s movie industry) and Bollywood (India’s movie industry).  Mr Alam noted that the two industries contribute greatly to their...

• Inside Privacy Audiocast: Episode 6 – View from Johannesburg Part II: Top Data Policy Trends to Look Out For in Africa

  Recently, there has been a significant level of attention given to data protection and privacy matters on the Continent, and in the just the past year, we have seen new laws proposed or enacted in places like Nigeria, Egypt, Kenya, and of course South Africa, although prior to that, places like...

• Probate Matters, Will and Letter of Administration : Responsibilities Of Executors Of Estate In Nigeria

  Probate Matters, Will and Letter of Administration : Responsibilities Of Executors Of Estate In Nigeria When a person dies, their estate has to be managed and distributed to beneficiaries following a legal process. If the person dies leaving a Will (Testate) the executor(s) appointed by the...

• Nigeria Sues Pfizer for Fraud

  As noted by our friends at Mass Tort Litigation Blog, CNN reports that the government of Nigeria plans to refile its suit against the drug company Pfizer and add a claim for fraud.  The suit alleges that during a 1996 meningitis epidemic, Pfizer tested the experimental antibiotic Trovan without the ...

• Transacting in Africa – did you know?

  Africa’s diversity is reflected in its legal systems. The following legal curiosities give a taste of what makes the continent such an interesting, and sometimes challenging, place to transact. Did you know? A Nigerian guarantor cannot make payment under a guarantee denominated in South African...