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Employee Due Diligence is an investigation by an Employer to identify any risks, screen or scrutinize hired staff’s or potential employee’s history in order to prevent any financial, reputational or other risks to the company. It must be appreciated that employees and prospective employees can …

Many small businesses, especially online entrepreneurs in Nigeria, are not (or do not have their businesses) registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) despite being in business for a year or more. They conclude transactions using an unregistered “business” name but when it is time …

  In order to do business in Nigeria, a foreign investor needs to know the regulatory requirements, costs, timelines for achieving any registration or obtaining a license and the relevant agency responsible for any approval or permit as well as the applicable taxes, levies or …

  Arbitrary estimated billing for electricity consumption is a big problem in Nigeria. The problem arose as a result of a huge metering gap for end-use customers. The record of Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (“NERC”), which is the agency that regulates electricity in Nigeria, shows that …

The setting up of a private security company in Nigeria involves incorporation by the Corporate Affairs Commission (“CAC”) and licensing by the Nigeria Security and the Civil Defense Corps (“NSCDC”). The full details of the setting up process are provided below: INCORPORATION STAGE: What are …

Legal Basis of Registration & Certification of ICT Service Providers/Contractors by NITDA  In line with section 6 of the National Information Technology Development Agency (“NITDA”) Act 2007 and the Executive Orders 003 and 005 issued by the Federal Government of Nigeria (“FGN”), for the promotion …

The registration and licensing of a vehicular tracking company in Nigeria are regulated. The process, procedure, requirements and costs for registering and obtaining the operational license are discussed below in a question and answer format: What are the requirements for registering a vehicular tracking company …

Sports betting is one of the categories of permissible lotteries in Nigeria under the National Lottery Act 2005 (“NLA 2005”) which applies to the Federal Capital Territory Abuja and, of course, each State has its own law regulating sports betting activities within each State (e.g. …

1. What are the Requirements for Registration of a Private Limited Liability Company (also known as “LLC”)? A private limited liability company is the most common type of company for business undertakings in Nigeria. By virtue of section 18 of the Companies and Allied Matters …

  What is an Offshore Safety Permit? There are regulatory requirements for traveling either by helicopter or boat to offshore/swamp facilities; oil and gas platforms, rigs, work barges, marine vessels, work boats owned or operated by operators/contractors in the Nigerian oil and gas industry. Offshore …