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CBN Issues Draft Consumer Protection Guidelines on Responsible Business Conduct
In a bid to improve the lending market as well as protect consumers of financial services, the Central Bank of Nigeria (the “CBN”) recently released draft Consumer Protection Guidelines on Respons...
FGN Issues Power Sector Policy Directives and Guidelines
As part of its commitment towards improving supply of electricity and to encourage investments in the Nigerian power sector, the Federal Government of Nigeria (the “FGN”) through the Ministry of P...
THE LION KING: SIMBA VS KIMBA What’s The Worst That Could Happen?
Image: https://osakaghoul.com/kimba-the-white-lion-anime-concept-that-disney-stole/The live action remake of the 1994 animated feature, The Lion King, was released to much anticipation on July 9th thi...
Minogue vs Jenner: The Battle of the Kylies
Kylie Jenner, an entrepreneur and a reality TV star (from the TV show “Keeping up with the Kardashians”) has made several efforts to trademark her name in the United States of America. Jenner file...
LIABILITY OF COMPANIES WHERE THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF DIRECTORS FALLS BELOW THE STATUTORY MINIMUM
Image: https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/114/Image/Images/ExecCommGraphic.pngThe Companies and Allied Matters Act [1](“CAMA” or “the Act) provides that eve...
FGN to Refuse Export Permits to Non-Compliant Oil Producing Companies
The Federal Government of Nigeria through the Department of Petroleum Resources (“DPR”) recently disclosed its intention to commence the enforcement of the requirement for oil producing companies ...
CHOOSING THE APPROPRIATE FORM TO FILE ANNUAL RETURNS FOR PRIVATE COMPANIES
Every company is statutorily to at least in every year, make and deliver to the Corporate Affairs Commission (“CAC”) an annual return (the “Return”) in the prescribed form and containing the m...
DIFFERENT PARTIES, SAME OLD STORY: THE TAYLOR SWIFT V. SCOOTER BRAUN EPSIODE/ BATTLE
Photo credit: https://www.vulture.comThe recent Taylor Swift and Scooter Braun battle on the internet has brought to fore, a renewed discussion about the complexities of music rights and the ownership...
CBN Issues Regulatory Measures to Improve Lending to the Real Sector of the Nigerian Economy
As part of its commitment to promote growth in the real sector of the Nigerian economy, the Central Bank of Nigeria (“CBN”) recently issued a letter to all banks introducing regulatory measures to...
Nigeria’s Growth and Investment Potential in the Nigerian Mining Sector
With the growing uncertainties surrounding the price of crude oil, it is critical for the Federal Government of Nigeria (the “FGN”) to intensify its efforts towards the diversification of the Nige...