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Olaniwun Ajay LP announces new managing partner and deputy managing partner

01 September 2021 by

Olaniwun Ajay LP announces new managing partner and deputy managing partner

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Africa tax in brief

22 September 2016 by Celia Becker

Celia Becker of ENSafrica in Johannesburg discusses tax amendments across Africa

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Developing power projects in Nigeria

03 June 2016 by Adeola Sunmola and Nicholas Okafor

Adeola Sunmola and Nicholas Okafor of Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie discuss the reform of Nigeria’s power sector, highlighting the key regulatory developments and where there are opportunities for investors, and outlining the challenges the sector still faces

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A guide to the Nigerian mobile money market in 2015

09 October 2015 by Oladele Adeniji and Obinna Osisiogu

Oladele Adeniji and Obinna Osisiogu of Stillwaters Law Firm in Lagos examine Nigeria’s emerging mobile money market and the recent regulatory guidelines issued by CBN.

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Nigeria: Duale, Ovia & Alex-Adedipe Advises 5554 Technologies Inc. on Sale of Bankly to C-One Ventures Platform

11 August 2025 by Duale, Ovia & Alex-Adedipe (“DOA”) - Nigeria

We are pleased to have acted as legal counsel to 5554 Technologies Inc. on the sale of Bankly, a leading Nigerian microfinance and fintech institution with over 2 million customers and a nationwide agent network of more than 50,000.

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Nigeria: Court of Appeal of Nigeria Backs Swift Account Restrictions: Insights from Duale, Ovia & Alex-Adedipe

14 July 2025 by Duale Ovia & Alex-Adedipe - Nigeria

Can a bank restrict a customer’s account without a court order? According to the Court of Appeal of Nigeria, the answer is yes.

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Nigeria: Duale, Ovia & Alex-Adedipe Advises Ojaja Pan Africa Limited on its N10,000,000,000 Commercial Paper Issuance Programme

12 June 2025 by Duale Ovia & Alex-Adedipe - Nigeria

Duale, Ovia & Alex-Adedipe Advises Ojaja Pan Africa Limited on its N10,000,000,000 Commercial Paper Issuance Programme

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Nigeria: Duale, Ovia & Alex-Adedipe Advises Yikodeen Company Limited on an Equity Investment from Aruwa Capital Fund II

12 June 2025 by Duale Ovia & Alex-Adedipe - Nigeria

Duale, Ovia & Alex-Adedipe Advises Yikodeen Company Liited on an Equity Investment from Aruwa Capital Fund II

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Nigeria: A Bolt into the Future – Are the National Integrated Electricity Policy and the Integrated Electricity Plan 2024 the Fulcrum for our Power Sector Transformation?

22 May 2025 by Adeniyi Duale

The enactment of the Electricity Act 2023 (the “EA” or the “Act”) now effectively incorporates Nigeria’s federal system in the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (“NESI”) in that, State Governments in Nigeria now have the powers, subject to the EA , to establish and operate their own State electricity market.

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Nigeria: Duale, Ovia & Alex-Adedipe Admits Simisola Eyisanmi into the Firm’s Partnership.

16 May 2025 by Duale Ovia & Alex-Adedipe - Nigeria

DOA Announces 4th Annual TMT Business Series: “Beyond the Startup Frenzy: Building the Infrastructure for a Digital Nigeria”