--- title: Afriwise Blog | Nigeria (12) description: Nigeria | (12) --- [![Afriwise](https://insights.afriwise.com/hubfs/Logos/Afriwise/Afriwise%20logo.svg)](https://afriwise.com/) - [Products](https://afriwise.com/law-products-africa/) - [Countries](https://afriwise.com/countries-covered/) - [About Afriwise](https://afriwise.com/about-afriwise/) - [Contact](https://afriwise.com/contact/) - [News](https://news.afriwise.com/) - [Insights](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog) [Schedule a demo](https://afriwise.com/contact/) [Log in](https://afriwise.com/login/) - [Products](https://afriwise.com/law-products-africa/) - [Countries](https://afriwise.com/countries-covered/) - [Solutions](https://afriwise.com/solutions/) - [About Afriwise](https://afriwise.com/about-afriwise/) - Insights - [Contact](https://afriwise.com/contact/) - [News](https://news.afriwise.com/) [Schedule a demo](https://afriwise.com/contact/) [Log in](https://afriwise.com/login/) # Welcome to Africa’s legal blog Never miss a beat on Africa's legal and regulatory landscape. - [Legislation (287)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/legislation) - [South Africa (227)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/south-africa) - [Nigeria (157)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/nigeria) - [Kenya (151)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/kenya) - [Financial Services (128)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/financial-services) - [ICT (106)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/ict) - [Tanzania (102)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/tanzania) - [Regulation (87)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/regulation) - [Corporate Commercial (84)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/corporate-commercial) - [Tax (84)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/tax) - [Case discussion (78)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/case-discussion) - [Uganda (66)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/uganda) - [Intellectual Property (58)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/intellectual-property) - [Energy & Natural Resources (57)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/energy-natural-resources) - [Ghana (55)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/ghana) - [Employment and labour (52)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/employment-and-labour) - [Data Protection (49)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/data-protection) - [Mozambique (49)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/mozambique) - [Commercial Crime (48)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/commercial-crime) - [Competition/Antitrust (48)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/competition-antitrust) - [Dispute Resolution (47)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/dispute-resolution) - [Mauritius (46)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/mauritius) - [Environment (44)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/environment) - [Zambia (38)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/zambia) - [Projects and Procurement (26)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/projects-and-procurement) [Nigeria](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/nigeria) [Data Protection](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/data-protection) [Legislation](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/legislation) [ICT](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/ict) [ǼLEX](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/ǽlex) ## [An Appraisal of The Nigeria Data Protection Bill 2022](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/an-appraisal-of-the-nigeria-data-protection-bill-2022) Since the issuance of the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation in 2019 (NDPR), stakeholders have clamoured for a more robust data protection instrument to adequately provide for the collection and processing of personal data in Nigeria. Consequently, there have been several.. [Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/an-appraisal-of-the-nigeria-data-protection-bill-2022) [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) [ǼLEX](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/ǽlex) ## [The Nigeria Start-up Act | What it is and Why It Matters](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/the-nigeria-start-up-act-what-it-is-and-why-it-matters) The Nigerian technology and innovation space in general, and its startup ecosystem in particular, has been gaining momentum and recording impressive growth in recent times. [Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/the-nigeria-start-up-act-what-it-is-and-why-it-matters) [Nigeria](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/nigeria) [Legislation](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/legislation) [Telecommunications](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/telecommunications) [Olajide Oyewole LLP](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/olajide-oyewole-llp) ## [Lawful Interception of Communications Under the Nigeria Communications Act and The Peculiarities of The NITDA Draft Code of Practice for Interactive Computer Platform/Internet Intermediaries](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/lawful-interception-of-communications-under-the-nigeria-communications-act-and-the-peculiarities-of-the-nitda-draft-code-of-practice-for-interactive-compute-1666099373076) The Nigerian Communications Act 2003("NC Act")1 regulates communications in Nigeria. Its regulatory purview includes all forms of telecommunications and internet-based communications. The Nigerian Communications Commission2 ("NCC"), established under the NC Act, is c.. [Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/lawful-interception-of-communications-under-the-nigeria-communications-act-and-the-peculiarities-of-the-nitda-draft-code-of-practice-for-interactive-compute-1666099373076) [Nigeria](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/nigeria) [Legislation](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/legislation) [Employment and labour](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/employment-and-labour) [National health insurance](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/national-health-insurance) [Aluko & Oyebode](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/aluko-oyebode) ## [The National Health Insurance Authority Act, 2021](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/the-national-health-insurance-authority-act-2021) The National Health Insurance Authority Act (the “Act”) was passed by the National Assembly in 2021 and assented to by President Muhammadu Buhari in May 2022, thus, launching a drive for an inclusive health care system in Nigeria. [Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/the-national-health-insurance-authority-act-2021) [Nigeria](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/nigeria) [Data Protection](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/data-protection) [Legislation](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/legislation) [ICT](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/ict) [DOA](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/doa) ## [All you need to know about the Data Protection Bill 2020 that will soon be passed into Nigeria law.](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/all-you-need-to-know-about-the-data-protection-bill-2020-that-will-soon-be-passed-into-nigeria-law) On the 26th of September 2022, the Chairman Senate Committee on Information Communication Technology (ICT) and Cybercrime, Yakubu Oseni at a one-day sensitization workshop on data protection noted that the Data Protection Bill (“Bill”) will be passed into law by the Natio.. [Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/all-you-need-to-know-about-the-data-protection-bill-2020-that-will-soon-be-passed-into-nigeria-law) [Nigeria](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/nigeria) [Financial Services](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/financial-services) [Fintech](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/fintech) [Vazi Legal](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/vazi-legal) ## [The Impact of Fintech on Financial Inclusion in Nigeria](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/the-impact-of-fintech-on-financial-inclusion-in-nigeria) The fintech industry in Nigeria has helped to expedite financial inclusion. To this end, over 20 million new bank accounts have been opened via traditional banks and fintech companies since 2020, bringing the total banked population in Nigeria.. [Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/the-impact-of-fintech-on-financial-inclusion-in-nigeria) [Nigeria](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/nigeria) [Tax](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/tax) [Tax appeals](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/tax-appeals) [Case discussion](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/case-discussion) [Banwo & Ighodalo](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/banwo-ighodalo) ## [Tax Appeal Tribunal Rules On Security Deposit Requirement For Prosecution Of Tax Appeals](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tax-appeal-tribunal-rules-on-security-deposit-requirement-for-prosecution-of-tax-appeals) Taxpayers in Nigeria have had to grapple with conflicting interpretations of applicable statutory provisions, on the correct position of the law regarding the requirement to pay a security deposit for prosecution of tax appeals to the Tax Appeal Tribunal (“TAT” or t.. [Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tax-appeal-tribunal-rules-on-security-deposit-requirement-for-prosecution-of-tax-appeals) [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) [Templars](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/templars) ## [Stress-Testing the Legal Regime for Single-Member Private Companies](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/stress-testing-the-legal-regime-for-single-member-private-companies) The legal framework for single member private companies was one of the major reforms introduced by the Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020 (CAMA). In principle, this corporate structure allows for the formation, management, and operation of a private company, by a singl.. [Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/stress-testing-the-legal-regime-for-single-member-private-companies) [Nigeria](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/nigeria) [Tax](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/tax) [Templars](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/templars) ## [Nigeria’s Imposition of Excise Tax on Phone Calls, Text Messages and Data Usage – Implications on Businesses](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/nigerias-imposition-of-excise-tax-on-phone-calls-text-messages-and-data-usage-implications-on-businesses) Taxation is not just a tool to generate revenue for the government. It is also deployed to encourage businesses, fight social vices, lift majority of the citizenry out of poverty, and, overall, balance social and economic needs of the society. When a country focuses its a.. 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