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Nigeria regulatory updates

In Nigeria, EMRules reads Central Bank of Nigeria, National Insurance Commission (NAICOM), National Pension Commission (PenCom), Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation, news, Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit, advisory and guidance, Securities and Exchange Commission Nigeria, Securities and Exchange Commission Nigeria, rules and regulations, and Special Control Unit against Money Laundering (EFCC), guidelines and circulars and turns each new publication into a structured record in English.

Articles128held by EMRules
With key requirements124of 128 articles
With affected entities127of 128 articles
With penalties66of 128 articles

Document types

Circular
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56
Regulation
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32
Guideline
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19
Notice
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14
Consultation paper
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4
Directive
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2
Press release
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1

Topics

Reporting requirements
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90
Anti-money laundering
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49
Corporate governance
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46
Consumer protection
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40
Licensing
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40
Capital requirements
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21
Data protection
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18
Cybersecurity
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14

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  • Mar 2026: 15 articles
  • Apr 2026: 3 articles
  • May 2026: 6 articles
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  • Jul 2026: 11 articles
  • Aug 2026: 5 articles
  • Sep 2026: 5 articles
  • Oct 2026: 5 articles
  • Nov 2026: 2 articles

Taking effect

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  • Circular on Liveness Verification Exercise

    PENCOMCircular

  • CIRCULAR ON DIGITALIZATION OF CLIENT REGISTRATION/ONBOARDING AND BENEFITS PAYMENT PROCESSES

    PENCOMCircular

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Regulations for the Operations of Non-Security Virtual Assets in Nigeria

CBNRegulation

CIRCULAR TO ALL CAPITAL MARKET OPERATORS: SUBMISSION OF CYBERSECURITY RISK ASSESSMENT REPORTS

SECCircular

CIRCULAR TO ALL CAPITAL MARKET REGULATED ENTITIES NOTICE OF SANCTIONS Designation Of Paek Chang - Ho And Ra Ky’ong-Su By The Nigeria Sanctions Committee And Under The Authority Of The United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCRs)

SECCircular

CIRCULAR TO ALL CAPITAL MARKET REGULATED ENTITIES NOTICE OF SANCTIONS Designation Of Individuals And Entity By The Nigeria Sanctions Committee (NSC)

SECCircular

Designation Of DCB Finance Limited By The Nigeria Sanctions Committee And The United Nations Security Council

SECCircular

Obtaining Retirees' Consent for Enrolment into the PenCare Initiative During Programmed Withdrawal Retirement Benefit Processing

PENCOMCircular

SUSPECTED FRAUDULENT ACTIVITIES OF WAYVEPAY

SECNotice

CIRCULAR TO ALL DESIGNATED NON-FINANCIAL BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS (DNFBPs) AND SELF-REGULATORY BODIES (SRBs) ON MANDATORY FILING OF SUSPICIOUS TRANSACTION (STR) AND SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITIES REPORTS (SAR)

SCUMLCircular

Implementation Of The IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards In Nigeria

SECCircular

Terrorism Financing Trends, Typologies, Red Flags and Recommended Actions

SCUMLCircular

Application of a Risk-Based Approach and Enhanced Due Diligence to Customers/Clients Connected to Jurisdictions Under FATF Increased Monitoring

SCUMLCircular

Rules for Public Offering of Securities by a Free Trade Zone Entity (FTZE)

SECRegulation

IMPLEMENTATION OF FATF STATEMENTS ON HIGH-RISK JURISDICTIONS SUBJECT TO A CALL FOR ACTION AND JURISDICTIONS UNDER INCREASED MONITORING

SECCircular

US Sanctions on 1 Nigerian Citizen and 3 Nigerian Companies

SECCircular

Designation Of Individuals And Entities By The Nigeria Sanctions Committee (NSC)

SECCircular

Clarification On The Implementation Of The T+1 Settlement Cycle In The Nigerian Capital Market

SECCircular

Review of Discount Window Restrictions and Open Market Operations Participation Framework

CBNCircular

Commencement Of Full Electronic Registration (E-Registration) On The Commission's ePORTAL

SECNotice

RLA Custodial Fees Structure and Processes

PENCOMCircular

Mandatory Completion of the SCUML Sectoral AML/CFT/CPF Risk Assessment Questionnaire

SCUMLCircular

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