From Uber to Jumia and even older technology (tech) companies like Etranzact and Chams Plc, it is arguable that Initial Public Offerings (“IPOs”) have not offered great returns for tech companies in Nigeria and across [...]
Recently, the Central Bank of Nigeria obtained an order of a Federal High Court and froze the accounts of some Nigerians. The controversy that trailed the apex bank’s application as well as the order made [...]
The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria recently assented to the Nigeria Police Trust Fund (Establishment) Act 2019 (“the Act”) which establishes the Nigeria Police Trust Fund (“the Trust Fund”), whose funds are to [...]
Nigeria has seen remarkable growth in the technological sector, including exponential growth in FinTech companies, encompassing start-ups and more established businesses, attracting significant interest from policymakers in implementing new regulations for the FinTech industry. In [...]
Financial technology (‘FinTech’) represents technologies that are disrupting the traditional banking services and revolutionising the financial landscape. For example, one can now open a bank account, save, borrow, invest and transfer money over the internet [...]
Islamic financing has gained ground in Nigeria in recent times. Further to this, Islamic finance institutions are being set up and the government at both state and federal levels have issued sukuk bonds. Indeed, the Nigerian [...]
Nigeria, through the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit ("NFIU"), is a member of the Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units ("the Egmont Group”). The Egmont Group is an international anti-corruption body consisting of the Financial Intelligence Units [...]
