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  • September 25, 2023
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The CBN Launches the Licensing, Approvals and Other Requests Portal (LARP)

The Central Bank of Nigeria (the “CBN”) through a press release dated September 20, 2023 announced the launch of the Licensing, Approvals and Other Requests Portal (LARP). The LARP is developed to digitise the application process for licences, approvals and other requests granted by the CBN. The goal is for the LARP to eventually replace the current manual process wherein prospective applicants for a CBN licence physically submit their applications to the CBN.
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  • June 1, 2023
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  • Market Entry, Regulatory Action

Registering Foreign-Owned Businesses in Nigeria: Legal and Commercial Considerations

The first step in establishing a business in Nigeria is selecting the most appropriate business structure. The most common structure for foreign-owned businesses in Nigeria is a private limited liability company. This structure provides a separate legal entity, limited liability protection, and flexibility in ownership and management.
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  • May 4, 2022
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Cash-In-Transit and Cash Processing Companies in Nigeria: Some Market Entry Considerations

The world is rapidly shifting into a cashless system. Even with this change, cash is still widely used in most countries, just like in Nigeria where it is the mainstay for a majority of its population of over 200 million people. This means that currency management services, especially with respect […]
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  • February 8, 2022
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  • Market Entry, Media and Entertainment, Technology, Venture Capital

Venture Capital Participation in the African Entertainment Value Chain

Looking at stats from Crunchbase, VCs have invested over $10.5 billion in early stage investment in the entertainment sector globally over the last decade. Not many of these investments were made in African entertainment companies even with the growth experienced in the sector within the same period. With a preference […]
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  • January 21, 2022
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  • Market Entry, Regulatory Action, Startups, Technology, Technology, Venture Capital

Launching Your Startup? Legal and Commercial Considerations for Beginners

The global startup ecosystem is growing at fast pace. In Africa, it is faster than ever before. There is ever increasing innovation, and investors are ready to put in good capital to bring the next big innovation into profitability. This is largely influenced by growth in the global information technology […]
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  • November 27, 2021
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  • AfCFTA, Market Entry, Regulatory Action, Technology

AfCFTA and the Prospects for African Tech

Imagine that you run an e-commerce business established in Nigeria. Let’s call the platform Buymore. Buymore records about 100,000 trades daily. In Nigeria, Buymore has about 100 warehouses from where it stores, packages and delivers goods to customers. You decide to establish similar structures in Ghana, Kenya and South Africa. You also […]
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  • September 11, 2021
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Legal and Market Entry Considerations For Investment in the Nigerian Mining and Solid Minerals Sector

Nigeria is a rich diverse country with a host of natural resources. It is a country with a lot of solid minerals, many of which are found in industrial quantities. With about 34 different solid minerals, the sheer size of Nigeria makes the prospect for exploration and mining of natural […]
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  • September 10, 2021
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New License Categorisations for the Nigerian Payments System

On December 10 2020 the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) sent a circular dated December 9 2020 to all Payment Service Providers, Banks and Other Financial Institutions on the new License Categorisations for the Nigerian Payment System (the “Circular”). With increased innovation in the Nigerian payments space, the Circular provides clarity for new and existing market participants given significant changes in the payments sub-sector.
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  • September 7, 2021
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  • Banking and Finance, Regulatory Action

Examining the CBN Guidelines on Payment Service Banks

In a bid to further its efforts at financial inclusion in Nigeria, the Central Bank of Nigeria (the “CBN“), pursuant to its powers in the Central Bank of Nigeria Act 2007 and the Banks and Other Financial Institutions Act 1991 (as amended), on October 5 2018  introduced the Draft Guidelines […]
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