CategoriesLegalIn furtherance of the CBN’s objective to deepen financial inclusion in Nigeria, the apex financial regulator has invited innovators to submit their expression of interest to participate in its Regulatory Sandbox (the “Sandbox”) in accordance with its Framework for Regulatory Sandbox Operations before the 1st of February 2023. Application is via the link https://sandbox.cbn.gov.ng/ The […]
CategoriesLegal*Samuel Ngwu, CIPP/E INTRODUCTION: On Thursday 19th of October, 2022, President Muhammadu Buhari signed the Nigeria Startup Bill into law, thus bringing Nigeria in the list of African countries with Startup laws. The Nigerian Startup Act, 2022 (the Act) defines the nature of startups in Nigeria, their scope, operations, incentives and limitations to attract foreign investors […]
CategoriesLegalOn January 4, 2021, WhatsApp Messenger (“WhatsApp” or the “Company”), a cross-platform instant messaging application that allows smartphone users to exchange text, image, video and audio messages for free issued an update to its current privacy policy (the “Policy”) of July 20, 2020, to come into effect on February 8, 2021. The highlight of the Policy noted that […]
CategoriesLegalAn interesting matter arose revolving around the famous ‘Carlton dance’, created and popularised by Alfonso Ribeiro who co-starred alongside Will Smith in the globally adored and family favourite sitcom, ‘The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’ which aired in the 90’s.
CategoriesLegalBy the provisions of the Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020 (CAMA), the notice required for the calling of a company meeting (general meeting), either an Annual General Meeting or an Extraordinary General Meeting, is to be given to all persons who are entitled to attend such meeting. Persons entitled to the notice of a company […]
CategoriesLegalEveryday, people fall in love, fall out of love, get married, do the impossible in the name of love, hearts are broken, tears flow freely, parties propose openly, jilted individuals commit suicide among other occurrences.
CategoriesLegalThe creative sector in Nigeria contributed approximately N239 billion (i.e. 2.3%) of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2016[1]. The Federal Government of Nigeria (FRN) has forecasted that through the instrument of its Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP), the creative industry would be able to contribute approximately $1Billion t
CategoriesLegalTurning a product/trademark into a household name might be the end game for every trademark owner but this can quickly turn into a nightmare when consumers perceive the trademark as …
CategoriesLegalWith bilateral trade volume growth of 30% between Nigeria and China between January 2017 and November 2017, there was a good argument for the two countries to enhance their trade relationship…
CategoriesLegalMost Nigerian Companies see Corporate Governance as an expensive, cumbersome, slow and retrogressive process but in truth,
