Author: Oghenechovwe Jacinta Eghwrudjakpo

For many businesses, data protection still sits somewhere between compliance paperwork and IT. A privacy policy is placed on the website, consent is obtained through customer forms, and perhaps a data protection audit has been conducted. Once those boxes have been ticked, it can be...

A company can be doing well commercially and still not be ready for an investment transaction. This is something that becomes particularly apparent when a business that has spent years focused on building its product, acquiring customers and generating revenue suddenly finds itself preparing for a...

Many founders do not ignore the law. They simply deal with legal issues at the wrong stage. Legal advice often becomes a priority when a business is already raising investment, entering a major partnership, facing a dispute, expanding into a new market or receiving regulatory attention....

Nigeria’s tax administration is becoming increasingly digital, and businesses can no longer treat e-invoicing as simply a technology upgrade. The Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS) has commenced the rollout of its National E-Invoicing and Electronic Fiscal System, introducing a more structured approach to how businesses generate,...

One of the areas of tax compliance that many businesses misunderstand is that making no profit does not automatically exempt your company from filing its tax return. A company may have had a difficult financial year, recorded a loss, generated little or no revenue, or simply...

Introduction Nigeria’s financial sector is entering a more technology-driven and supervisory phase of anti-money laundering (AML), counter-financing of terrorism (CFT), and counter-proliferation financing (CPF) compliance. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) issued the Baseline Standards for Automated AML/CFT/CPF Solutions for Financial Institutions in Nigeria on 10 March...

INTRODUCTION The first half of 2026 has been characterised by significant regulatory developments across Nigeria's corporate, financial, tax, technology, and data protection landscape. Regulators have continued to strengthen compliance obligations, enhance corporate transparency, modernise regulatory frameworks, and increase enforcement activities across multiple sectors. These developments reflect...