Law Insights
The Virtual Assets Regulation (CBN 2025 Draft)
The Virtual Assets Regulation (CBN 2025 Draft): What’s Coming, and How to Structure a Compliant Crypto Exchange in Nigeria Now Abstract Nigeria has entered a new era for digital assets. The Investments and Securities Act 2025 (ISA 2025) now explicitly recognises virtual assets as securities and vests the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) with statutory […]
Using Free Trade Zones (FTZs) to Bypass FX Restrictions and Import Duties
Using Free Trade Zones (FTZs) to Bypass FX Restrictions and Import Duties: A Legal Playbook for Lagos, Calabar, and Kano This article provides a strategic legal guide for using Nigeria’s Free Trade Zones (FTZs), specifically in Lagos, Calabar, and Kano, to legally navigate foreign exchange (FX) restrictions and import duties. It dissects the two primary […]
How to Structure Your Nigerian Investment So You Can Actually Take Profits Home
The FX Repatriation Trap: How to Structure Your Nigerian Investment So You Can Actually Take Profits Home By the time a foreign investor in Nigeria realises they cannot take their profits out, it is already too late. The mistake was made on Day One, before the wire transfer ever landed in the Nigerian banking system. […]
Venture Capital in Nigeria
Venture Capital in Nigeria: A Comprehensive Legal Analysis Abstract 📊 Historical Deal Volume Nigeria recorded 404 private capital deals with an aggregate reported value of approximately USD 3 billion between 2020 and 2024. 📊 Historical Deal Volume Nigeria recorded 404 private capital deals with an aggregate reported value of approximately USD 3 billion between 2020 […]
The Investment and Securities Act 2025 and Nigeria’s New Takeover, Merger, and Restructuring Regime
M&A Reimagined: The Investment and Securities Act 2025 and Nigeria’s New Takeover, Merger, and Restructuring Regime Abstract The Investment and Securities Act (ISA) 2025, which repealed the ISA 2007, represents the most significant overhaul of Nigerian capital market and mergers & acquisitions (M&A) regulation in nearly two decades. This article examines the Act’s modernisation of […]