Author: Lexsetters LLP Following the enactment of the Electricity Act 2023 (which repealed the Electric Power Sector Reform Act 2005), the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (the ‘Commission’) issued the Mini-Grid Regulations, 2023 (the ‘Regulation’). The Regulation is primarily geared towards ensuring that reliable and affordable power is accessible to the underserved and unserved areas of …
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On 8th February 2023, President Muhammad Buhari signed into law, the Business Facilitation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2022 (“BFA”). The objectives of the BFA are to promote the ease of doing business in Nigeria and eliminate bureaucratic bottlenecks; amend relevant legislation to promote the ease of doing business in Nigeria, and institutionalize all the reforms to ease implementation. It further amended specific provisions of 21 business-related laws to remove bureaucratic obstacles to doing business in Nigeria. We have reviewed the BFA and highlighted its salient provisions, including the legislations that were consequentially amended.
The Nigerian Data Protection Bureau (“NDPB” or “Bureau”) has issued a notice for compliance to its Whitelist for the National Data Protection Adequacy Programme (“NaDPAP”). The Whitelist which was established pursuant to section 37 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended) and the Nigerian Data Protection Regulation (“NDPR”) 2019, will …
