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Courts, not registries, are setting Africa’s IP agenda: Meridian IP Intelligence, Edition 2
Contested IP matters and six rule changes across South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt and the regional systems. Meridian…
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Dangote breaks ground at Lamu while a Kenyan court keeps the refinery site frozen until 14 October
The Malindi Environment and Land Court declined to halt the project but ordered the status quo on the…
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Tullow loses its ICC tax arbitration with Ghana over US$196.5m assessment on insurance proceeds
The tribunal held that the assessment on business interruption insurance proceeds did not breach Tullow’s Petroleum Agreements. The…
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Court orders NMDPRA to keep granting petrol import licences to Matrix, AA Rano and AYM Shafa
The Federal High Court in Abuja has held that the downstream regulator’s refusal to issue and renew import…
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Nigeria drafts free zone reforms to stop concessionary imports leaking into the domestic market
A committee including the Ministry of Justice, NEPZA, OGFZA, Customs and the Nigeria Revenue Service is drafting new…
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NCC and CAC require prior approval for transfers of 10% or more in telecoms licensees
A joint statement ties CAC registration of share transfers to an NCC letter of no objection. The regularisation…
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Nigeria Revenue Service issues first guidelines on the taxation of virtual assets
The guidelines classify virtual assets into six categories and apply the Nigeria Tax Act 2025 to trading, staking,…
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Presidential Executive Order creates a Virtual Assets Council to coordinate Nigeria’s crypto regulators
Signed on 17 July 2026, the Order establishes a Virtual Assets Council and Virtual Asset Office to harmonise…
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CBN caps resolution stays on financial contracts at two business days
A 1 July circular clarifies sections 34(2)(b) and 40(2) of BOFIA 2020, giving counterparties of a failing bank…
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SEC’s proposed digital asset rules: ₦2bn capital for exchanges, local presence, and retail investment caps
The draft Rules on Digital and Virtual Asset Operations, Custody and Markets would require Nigerian incorporation, a resident…
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