Freezing of Accounts and Deduction of Taxes by Nigerian Banks on behalf of FIRS – IS THIS ACTUALLY LEGAL?
The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) has revamped its commitment towards improving the rate of tax collection. This…
4 March 2019
EXPENSIVE CHOICES FOR ‘CHEAP’ CAUSES: How choice of foreign court provisions can prove too much.
Choice of court/choice of jurisdiction clauses are a staple in many contracts between foreign and Nigerian entities…
6 February 2019
Highlights of the Nigerian Code of Corporate Governance 2018
Until recently, there has been no codified, generally applicable corporate governance regime in Nigeria. However, the void…
24 January 2019
A coup against PSC Contractors? – Re: Attorney General of Rivers State & 2 Others v. Attorney General of the Federation: Impending review of Nigeria PSC Act.
For a number of years, a clamour for the review of the Government’s share of revenue under the Production Sharing Contracts…
18 December 2018
The Relevance of Payroll Control to Fraud Prevention in a Payroll System
The prevalence and increase in white- collar crimes in our organizations and societies is no longer a fiction but has become a recurrent challenge which requires quick attention and solution. This must be done if integrity, sanctity and financial sec
27 November 2018
Unlocking Investments In The Nigerian Power Sector: Will The West African Power Pool Provide The Needed Respite?
The fact that Nigeria sits on huge gas reserves estimated to be in the region of 187 trillion standard cubic feet is not news…
15 September 2018
Flare Gas (Prevention of waste and pollution) Regulations, 2018
On the 28th of June 2017, the Federal Government of Nigeria, through the Federal Executive Council, approved the National…
12 September 2018
Key Highlights of the Newly Issued Transfer Pricing Regulations 2018
In the exercise of its rule-making authority under its enabling legislation,1 the Board of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (“FIRS”)…
10 July 2018
The Reach and Impacts of the Cybercrime Act, 2015 on Providers of ICT Services
The Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Act, 2015 (the “Act”) was enacted to provide a unified legal, regulatory and…
16 May 2018
The Repeal and Re-Enactment of The Companies and Allied Matters Act- A Bold Step Towards Business Reform
On 15 May 2018, the 8th Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria at its plenary session, passed the Bill for an Act to…
3 April 2018
Are the NERC Meter Asset Provider Regulations 2018 the panacea to the metering menace in the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry?
Inadequate metering in the retail end of the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI) has been a bane of the NESI…
15 March 2018
Templars’ Senior Associate Oyeyemi Aderigbigbe featured in Businessday Newspaper column: “The Young Business Lawyer”
Templars Senior Associate Oyeyemi Aderigbigbe was recently featured in a Businessday Newspaper column “The Young…
