On Tuesday 4 April 2023, the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria delivered the Nigerian Data Protection Bill 2023 (“the Bill”) to the Senate and House of Representatives chambers of the National Assembly for their consideration.
On Tuesday 4 April 2023, the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria delivered the Nigerian Data Protection Bill 2023 (“the Bill”) to the Senate and House of Representatives chambers of the National Assembly for their consideration.
Generally, aviation taxes are complex. With airlines flying across territorial jurisdictions and spending only a portion of their total distance in any particular sovereign state, the question of when and how to tax their income arises.
The Federal Government, through the National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC), regulates lottery and gaming under the National Lottery Act, 2005 and the National Lottery Regulation, 2007(as amended). At the state level, some states also pass laws to regulate the industry such as the Lagos State Lotteries and Gaming Authority Law 2021
In Nigeria, taxation of capital gains is governed by the Capital Gains Tax Act Cap C 1 LFN 2004 (CGTA), Finance Act 2019, Finance Act 2020, and the Finance Act 2021. As outlined in the public presentation of the approved 2023 budget, it is expected that the Finance Bill 2022 will receive
The Arbitration and Mediation Bill, 2022 (HB. 91) (the “Bill”) went through third reading and passage by the Senate on 10th May 20221 and is currently awaiting presidential assent. The Bill which seeks to repeal the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1988 (the “ACA”), proposes fundamental changes to the conduct of arbitration and enforcement of an arbitral award.
In 2019, the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission Act (FCCPA) was enacted into law. The FCCPA is Nigeria’s first federal competition and consumer protection statute. The FCCPA also establishes the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (the Commission) and the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal (the Tribunal), respectively,
For an employment relationship that is not clothed with statutory flavor, a contract of employment is the basis of that relationship. In a contract of employment, the terms of the relationship, benefits, and responsibilities of the employer and employee are clearly stated. Such terms may include salary, retirement benefits, company policies, and termination.
The Nigerian Startup Act, 2022 (the “Act”) was signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari on 19 October 2022. The Act aims to provide a legal and institutional framework for the development of startups in Nigeria by providing an enabling environment for the establishment, development, and operation of startups in Nigeria, providing for the development and growth of technology-related talent, and positioning Nigeria’s startup ecosystem as the leading digital technology centre in Africa, having excellent innovators with cutting edge skills and exportable capacity.
The digital world is here to stay. It is the new normal. This realization was responsible for the conclusion of the OECD that the digital economy cannot be ringfenced for tax purposes as digitalization has imprinted virtually every sector of the world’s economies.
In this series of questions and answers, we provide an overview of the competition-related aspect of the merger control process in Nigeria