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Drafting Exit Rights Under Nigerian Law That Survive NIPC, SEC, and FIRS Scrutiny
Your Incineration Clause Just Failed: Drafting Exit Rights Under Nigerian Law That Survive NIPC, SEC, and FIRS Scrutiny The carefully crafted exit clause in your shareholders’ agreement may already be unenforceable. Nigeria’s regulatory triple lock, the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), routinely […]
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 […]
Legislative Inaction and the Enforcement of Constitutional Governance in Nigeria
Legislative Inaction and the Enforcement of Constitutional Governance in Nigeria Or (Can Nigerian Legislators Be Sued for Failure to Perform Their Constitutional Duties?) 1. Introduction The National Assembly of Nigeria is vested with immense constitutional powers under the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended). From making laws under Section 4, to […]
The Nigerian Insurance Industry Reform Act 2025 and the Race to Meet New Thresholds
Capital or Collapse? The Nigerian Insurance Industry Reform Act 2025 and the Race to Meet New Thresholds Abstract The Nigerian Insurance Industry Reform Act 2025 (NIIRA 2025) represents the most aggressive regulatory intervention in the insurance sector since the Insurance Act 2003. Responding to chronic undercapitalisation, low penetration (0.3% of GDP), and numerous insolvencies, the […]