IBA Banking & Financial Law Committee – Fintech Report, September 2024

Our Banking and Finance, Capital Markets, and Fintech Partners, Yinka Edu and Joseph Eimunjeze, contributed to the second edition of the International Bar Association’s special project, Fintech: How is the World Shaping the Financial Innovation Industry? (2024), conducted by the IBA Banking & Finance Law Committee. Our contribution, featured on pages 34 to 42, provides an […]

Fintech H1 2024 Review and Outlook for H2 2024

A Review of ESG Responsibilities of Corporate Entities in Nigeria

Tax Trends: The Half-Year Wrap-Up

Review of the Business Facilitation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022

The Business Facilitation Act and its implications for certain corporate matters under the Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020 The Business Facilitation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023 (“BFA”) was signed by former President Buhari on 8th February 2023 and is applicable throughout Nigeria. The primary objective of the BFA is to promote the ease of doing […]

TAX SERIES: HIGHLIGHTS OF THE FINANCE BILL 2022

On the 3rd of January 2023, President Muhammadu Buhari signed the 2023 Appropriation Bill for the implementation of the National Budget (the “Budget”) into law.  One of the key things that stood out about the Budget is that Nigeria’s projected expenditure for 2023 is the highest in its over 60-year history, with the Federal Government […]

Revised COVID-19 Public Health Guidelines for All Aviation Service Providers

On 12th December 2022, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (“NCAA”) issued the ‘Revised COVID-19 Public Health Guidelines for All Aviation Service Providers (Domestic and International Operations)’ (the “Revised Covid-19 Guidelines”).  The Revised COVID-19 Guidelines have been issued to correspond with the consistently low numbers of COVID-19 cases in Nigeria and most parts of the world. […]

THE CLIMATE CHANGE ACT 2021: KEY POINTS FOR CONSIDERATION

In order to protect the Nigerian environment and ecosystem from the ravages associated with climate change and to achieve the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria signed the country’s climate change bill into law on 18th November 2021. We have provided a highlight of some of the key provisions […]

Data Protection – Do You Know the Principles Governing the Processing of Personal Data Under the NDPR – Series 2

THE PRINCIPLES GOVERNING THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA UNDER THE NIGERIA DATA PROTECTION REGULATION 2019

Fast Facts – Disability in the Workplace

In honour of this year’s International Day of Persons with Disabilities, our Employment Law team have prepared an article on disability in the workplace. The theme for this year’s Persons with Disabilities global observance is “Transformative solutions for inclusive development: the role of innovation in fuelling an accessible and equitable world“. This global observance is […]

Data Protection – Did You Know You Need to Appoint a Data Protection Officer

Client Update on the Nigeria Startup Act 2022

UUBO’s General Corporate Advisory team is pleased to have published a client update on the Nigeria Startup Act 2022. Contributors to the update include Ozofu ‘Latunde Ogiemudia, Kelechi Ibe, Aanu Odunaike, Ikechukwu Fijo and Dumebi Anike-Nweze. The update highlights new developments and critical regulatory provisions of the Act that will impact the start-up ecosystem in […]