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The New Merger Regime – Issues Arising
Prior to the enactment of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Act, 2018 (“FCCPA”), mergers and acquisitions in Nigeria were generally regulated by the Investme...
REVIEW OF MINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENT FOR MICROFINANCE BANKS IN NIGERIA
In a bid to strengthen the microfinance banking sub-sector, the Central Bank of Nigeria (“CBN”) has increased the minimum capital requirement of microfinance banks as follows: 1. ...
EXPLORING THE RELEVANCE OF THE MORALITY CLAUSE: JUSSIE SMOLLETT AND FOX
Jussie Smollett, an actor of the FOX television series “Empire”, was arrested and charged with filing a false police report, where he claimed to have been the victim of a racist and homophobic att...
THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY IN PREPARING FOR COMPANY MEETINGS
In today’s digital age, technology has become a valuable tool for companies to circulate information to their directors and shareholders effectively. However, by virtue of the provisions of the Comp...
PEBEC Issues NAP 4.0 on the Ease of Doing Business in Nigeria
In line with its mission to remove critical bottlenecks to doing business in the country and make Nigeria a progressively easier place to do business and thrive, the Presidential Enabling Business Env...
NIGERIAN CODE OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC), (the body vested with the power to ensure good corporate governance practices in the public and private sector) in January 2019 officially released the Nigerian ...
DANCERS GET IN HERE! COPYRIGHT IN A DANCE MOVE
Recently in the media space, there have been a number of copyright infringement matters bordering on the issues of unauthorized copying or reproducing of a dance move and/or choreography. A few of suc...
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Meter manufacturing firm seeks credit line from CBN
Following the promulgation of the Meter Asset Provider (MAP) Regulation (Regulation No. NERC/R/112), which became effective on April 3, 2018 - and are expected to fast track a closure of the met...
Federal Ministry of Labour and Productivity Approves Night Shift for Women
The Federal Minister of Labour and Productivity has approved APM Terminals request to place female employees on night shifts.In a bid to advance diversity and inclusion in the work place, APM Terminal...
THE ROLE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNDER THE NIGERIAN CODE OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 2018
The Nigerian Code of Corporate Governance (the "Code") was issued in 2018 by the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria pursuant to Sections 11(c) and 41(c) of the Financial Reporting Council of Niger...