On June 12, 2023, the Nigeria Data Protection Act, 2023 (NDPA) was signed into law by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu marking a significant milestone in the Nigerian data privacy and protection jurisprudence. A major highlight of the NDPA however is the creation of Data...
On the 19th of February 2024, Honorable Justice Emeka Nwite, sitting at the Federal High Court in Abuja, ordered one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, Binance to divulge information about all Nigerians using its trading platform to the Economic...
The internet age has elicited many unparalleled issues that do not find resolution in the extant legal order. One of such issue pertains to adapting extant copyright laws to meet the challenges of global computer networks. In this regard, the major threat to copyright...
Nigeria is a popular investment destination in Africa due to its large economy and population size, which has led to a vast number of businesses operating in the country. In recent years, Nigeria has witnessed a boom in private equity (PE) investments. In the African...
In 2009, the world was introduced to a revolutionary technology that would change the way we think about transactions and digital record-keeping. This technology, known as blockchain, was first used as a part of the cryptocurrency Bitcoin. However, over the years, it...
On December 22, 2023, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) as part of its regulatory mandate took a significant step in regulating the emerging sector of Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs) by introducing Guidelines that specifically address the operation of bank...