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Mwigulu Lameck Nchemba, delivered the highly anticipated National Budget Speech on 15 June 2023 with the theme ‘Accelerating Economic Recovery, Climate Change Adaptation Mitigation and Enhancing Productive Sector.. [Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/powering-nigerias-future-introducing-the-electricity-act-2023) [Nigeria](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/nigeria) [Consumer Protection](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/consumer-protection) [Energy & Natural Resources](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/energy-natural-resources) [Pavestones](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/pavestones) ## [Regulatory update: Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission Customer Protection Regulations](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/regulatory-update-nigerian-electricity-regulatory-commission-customer-protection-regulations) Reliable access to electricity is vital for the development and progress of any nation. Nigeria has grappled with a persistent problem of irregular power supply and arbitrary disconnection of electricity services to consumers. This has not only posed hardship for consumer.. 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[Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/regulation-of-digital-money-lenders-and-protection-of-privacy-rights-in-nigeria) [Corporate Commercial](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/corporate-commercial) [Nigeria](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/nigeria) [Legislation](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/legislation) [Pavestones](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/pavestones) ## [Doing business in Nigeria: the Business Facilitation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/doing-business-in-nigeria-the-business-facilitation-miscellaneous-provisions-act-2023) As part of the commitments of the Federal Government of Nigeria to continuously create an enabling environment for doing business, on February 13, 2023, the Business Facilitation Bill 2022 (also known as the Omnibus Bill) was signed into law. The main objective of the Act.. [Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/doing-business-in-nigeria-the-business-facilitation-miscellaneous-provisions-act-2023) [Nigeria](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/nigeria) [Environment](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/environment) [Carbon trading](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/carbon-trading) [Carbon Credits](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/carbon-credits) [Pavestones](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/pavestones) ## [Carbon Credits in Nigeria: Road to Implementation](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/carbon-credits-in-nigeria-road-to-implementation) On November 8, 2022, the new Africa Carbon Markets Initiative (ACMI) was inaugurated at the United Nations Climate Change global conference held in Sharm, Egypt, with an objective to scale the production of carbon credit across the continent. [Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/carbon-credits-in-nigeria-road-to-implementation) [Nigeria](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/nigeria) [Legislation](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/legislation) [Employment and Labor](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/employment-and-labor) [Immigration](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/immigration) [Pavestones](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/pavestones) ## [Doing business simplified: navigating immigration requirements in Nigeria](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/doing-business-simplified-navigating-immigration-requirements-in-nigeria) For foreign companies looking to expand and set up operations in Nigeria, it is important that personnel with a good understanding of the companies’ strategy are available to support in the establishment and the nascent stages of the company. In this article, we have high.. [Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/doing-business-simplified-navigating-immigration-requirements-in-nigeria) [Nigeria](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/nigeria) [Fintech](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/fintech) [Pavestones](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/pavestones) ## [Regulation of Fintech in Nigeria: difference between MMOs, PSBs and MFBs](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/regulation-of-fintech-in-nigeria-difference-between-mmos-psbs-and-mfbs-version-2.0) In our February 3, 2020 article, we had written on the differences between a Mobile Money Operator (MMO) license, a Payment Service Bank (PSB) license and a Microfinance Bank (MFB) license. The article was aimed at supporting Fintechs in determining which of the existing .. 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