Tag: Nigeria
Nigeria Approves Data Protection Bill
According to ITEdge Nigeria, the Nigeria Data Protection Bill, 2023 was signed into law by President Bola Tinubu on June 14th.
The Nigerian government has...
Nigerian Watchog Says Binance Operations In Country Are Illegal
Nigeria’s securities regulator says a company called Binance Nigeria Limited is operating illegally in the country.
Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, tells PYMNTS this...
Nigeria Startup Tech Bill Passes Into Law
The Nigeria Startup Bill (NSB) has been passed into law and is now recognized as the Nigeria Start-up Act, 2022.Over a year after its...
Binance In Talks To Create A Nigerian Digital Economic Zone
Crypto platform Binance is reportedly in talks with Nigerian authorities to help fast-track blockchain tech for the West African country by establishing a digital economic zone.
The...
Nigerian Competition Law: FCCPC Publishes Penalty Guidelines
By: Michael-James Currie and Jemma Muller (African Antitrust)
Nigeria is quickly emerging as one of the more important antitrust regimes on the African continent. Not...
Nigerian Competition Authority Finally Established
By: Gina Lodolo(African Antitrust )
The Federal Government inaugurated the governing board of the FCCPC together with that of the CCPT, in order to ensure...
Nigeria Establishes New Competition Authority
The Nigerian Federal Government inaugurated the governing board of the FCCPC together with that of the CCPT, in order to ensure that consumer protection...
Nigeria’s Foreign-to-Foreign Merger Control Regime
By: Michael-James Currie & Camilla Johnson (African Antitrust)
Antitrust enforcement is on the rise across Africa. Many jurisdictions are developing competition authorities and endorsing legislation with...
Wake Up, NIPOST! It’s Antitrust O’Clock!
By ‘Damola Adediji & Folakunmi Pinheiro (Olaniwun Ajayi LP)1
Background
In a manner reminiscent of the pre-2019 years, the Nigerian Postal Service (“NIPOST”) on July 24,...
