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On 25th July 2023, the Corporate Affairs Commission (“the Commission”) in partnership with the NBA-SBL organised a training workshop on the use of the Beneficial Ownership Register (“BOR").
The Federal High Court in Suit No: FHC/L/CS/742/2020 between Wale Taiwo SAN v. Stanbic IBTC Plc. & 4 Ors. restrained Stanbic IBTC Plc from complying with a demand by the House of Representatives Joint Committee on Finance and Banking & Currency to disclose sensitive confidential customer information, particularly foreign exchange transactions conducted through the Plaintiff’s
In July 2016, the Federal Government established the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (“PEBEC”) to address the constraints facing businesses in Nigeria. One key focus area has been improving the ease of doing business, including the process of starting a business.
Streamsowers & Köhn is pleased to announce the appointment of Associate Partners in the Firm, reinforcing our position as a leading law firm dedicated to excellence and client-centered services. With extensive expertise and a commitment to legal excellence, they bring valuable insights and a proven track record of success to our team. Their promotion to partnership further enhances our capabilities across key practice areas and strengthens our ability to provide innovative legal services to our clients.
Corporate LawWHY CBN’S DIRECTIVE TO FIs TO OBTAIN THE SOCIAL MEDIA HANDLE OF CUSTOMERS POTENTIALLY VIOLATES THE DATA PROTECTION ACT
On 31 May 2023, the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in exercising powers granted under the Banks and Other Financial Institutions Act 2020 (the Act) issued the Central Bank of Nigeria (Customer Due Diligence) Regulations 2023 (the CDD Regulations). One of the objectives of the Regulations is to
Corporate LawWHAT IS NEW: A COMPARISON BETWEEN THE DATA PROTECTION ACT 2023 AND THE NIGERIA DATA PROTECTION REGULATIONS 2019
On 12 June 2023, President Bola Ahmed Adekunle Tinubu signed the Data Protection Bill into law (“the Act”), now referred to as the Data Protection Act 2023. Prior to the Act, the principal law on data protection in Nigeria was the Nigeria Data Protection Regulations (“NDPR”) amongst other relevant data privacy provisions across various statutes and sector-specific regulations.
Technology continues to gain ground globally and affect businesses and governments alike. Nigeria, like many other countries was not sufficiently poised for the changes the digital economy brought to taxation and only tried to recover from an eroded tax base by relying on the BEPS Action Plans. Beyond the digital economy,
Nigeria's first meaningful foray into renewable energy can be traced back to the Nigeria Energy Policy of April 2003, which set out the framework for the development, exploitation and supply of all Nigeria's energy resources.
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