The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) recently issued the Migrant e-Registration Guidelines (the Guidelines) pursuant to its powers under the provisions of the Immigration Act 2015 and the Immigration Regulation 2017. In this article our associate, [...]
The Nigerian government’s decision to close its land borders on 20 August 2019 has raised many questions regarding the legality of the government’s action particularly in light of the recently signed agreement to establish the [...]
In our article in the link below, we highlight LIRS’ intention to generate new Tax Identification Numbers (TIN) for taxable persons resident in Lagos by leveraging on their Bank Verification Numbers (BVN). Read more [...]
It has been a few months since the issuance of the Nigerian Data Protection Regulation (‘NDPR’). The NDPR applies to the processing of the personal information of Nigerians and non-Nigerian residents, and the risks [...]
The National Information Technology and Development Agency (‘NITDA’) has published a notice stating that the full implementation of the Data Protection Regulation (‘Regulation’) commenced on 25th April 2019. On January 25 2019, NITDA issued the [...]
INTRODUCTION Through the years, Nigeria has lacked comprehensive legislation which protects against the misuse and mismanagement of personal data. However, on 28th January 2019, the National Information Technology Development Agency’s (NITDA) took a bold step towards [...]
ǼLEX is proud to announce that one of its partners, Davidson Oturu , has been appointed by the Nigerian Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to the committee tasked with setting up a roadmap for the implementation [...]
In a bid to tackle cyber-related crimes in Nigeria, the Government passed the Cybercrime Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Act 2015 (the “Law”) into law. Section 44 of the Law creates the Cyber Security Fund and directs the payment into it [...]
