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In a bid to further tighten the nuts and bolts of data protection in Nigeria, the Nigeria Data Protection Commission published on May 31, 2024, a draft General Application and Implementation Directive which is to guide the interpretation and implementation of the provisio..
The Central Bank of Kenya recently published the Draft Banking (Penalties) Regulations, 2024, whose defining features are a marked departure from the Banking (Penalties) Regulations, 1999 which they will be seeking to repeal. In this article, we highlight some noteworthy ..
In a public notice issued on the 17th of May, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) notified stakeholders of the temporary suspension of licences in three categories, namely: Interconnect Exchange License (‘IEX’), Mobile Virtual Network Operator License (‘MVNO’), a..
The Central Bank of Nigeria on 17 May 2024 issued a circular withdrawing its earlier circular dated 6 May 2024 which mandated all banks, mobile money operators, and payment service providers to implement a cybersecurity levy in accordance with the relevant provisions of t..
On 28 March 2024, the Central Bank of Nigeria revised the minimum capital requirements for banks aimed at strengthening the Nigerian financial system and actualizing the Nigerian Government’s objective to achieve a US$1 trillion economy in gross domestic product terms by ..
On 21 March 2024, the Bank of Mozambique published Notice No. 4/GBM/2024 in the Official Gazette. This notice establishes the regime for the liberalization of capital operations and other foreign exchange operations in Mozambique. It applies to all parties involved in for..
On 29 February 2024, the Minister for Constitutional and Legal Affairs issued procedures for submission of information of Beneficial Ownership vide the Trustees’ Incorporation (Transparency of Beneficial Ownership) Rules 2024, GN No. 139A of 2024. These Rules impose manda..
On 20 March 2024, the Competition Commission of South Africa published revised Public Interest Guidelines relating to merger control. The Revised Guidelines follow the Draft Public Interest Guidelines, which were published for public comment in October 2023. Although the ..
By way of Order 2/24, of 22 March 2024, the Angolan Central Bank (BNA) adopted the regulations for implementation of Law 5/20, of 27 January 2020, on the Prevention and Combating of Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction app..
