12/08/2016
Morocco’s BCP Signs Agreement with Nigeria’s Heirs Holdings to Up Africa Investments
This is an opportunity for the private sectors of both countries to collaborate to leverage
Legal
12/08/2016
MMM will lead to losses, Access bank warns customers
Access Bank Nigeria Plc has warned its customers to avoid dealing with Mavrodi Mondial Movement
12/06/2016
Nigeria vows to address discriminatory visa, banking polices by UAE govt
The minister assured the embassy staff that the concern raised on non-availability of current information on Nigeria in missions worldwide was being addressed
11/28/2016
Gupta's Oakbay seeks details from FIC on Suspicious Transactions
He says they weren’t given a chance to respond to the allegations.
11/25/2016
African Legal Awards Legal Department of the Year: Standard Chartered Bank
The majority of African deals are handled from their regional hubs with support from individual countries in 15 markets on the continent.
11/24/2016
Panama Paper: Saraki denies tax evasion
It was set up by a legal firm and under a legal firm as far as to the best of our knowledge no law was being broken.
11/21/2016
Lawyers File Legal Action Against United Bank of Africa For Debt
The Association revealed that it could work with others banks in Europe and United States to further punish the debtors for their delinquency.
11/18/2016
Tunisia: rejection of lifting of bank secrecy, who benefits?
Between supporters and detractors, the article has so far raised an outcry.
11/17/2016
African Legal Awards Property Team of the Year: Bowmans
The investment in the Two Rivers Mall and Office Tower in Nairobi gave Old Mutual a 50% stake in the project
11/16/2016
Ex-Diamond Bank staff, other get N20m bail in $1m fraud case
He urged the court to exercise its discretion judicially and judiciously.
11/15/2016
Fresh $175m Found In Bank Accounts Linked To Former First Lady Patience Jonathan
The anti-graft agency is probing how the cash was withdrawn from the domiciliary account with Skye Bank Plc without any trace of where it was diverted to.
11/15/2016
How we laundered N1.2 billion for Fayose, Obanikoro – Zenith Bank official
Mr. Agbele is facing trial for his role in the alleged diversion of N1.2 billion
11/15/2016
Hunter’s extraordinary application in pension fund case
Seeks court supervision of an independent investigation.
11/14/2016
Diamond Bank staff arraigned over $1m fraud
The accused persons pleaded not guilty after the charges were read to them.
11/10/2016
Court Reserves Judgment on Akingbola’s Appeal for Access Bank’s Acquisition of Intercontinental Bank
The appellate court to set aside the earlier ruling of a Federal High Court in Lagos
11/08/2016
Liberia’s Bankers Association Faces US$1.5M Lawsuit For Damages
Sesay Johnson & Associates has threatened a legal law suit against the Liberia Bankers Association
11/04/2016
OECD and AfDB launch powerful tool to help African companies prevent bribery
Download the guidance in English or French
10/31/2016
EFCC To Seize All Properties Belonging To Patience Jonathan
The investigation is progressing and it is being handled by the office of the chairman of the commission.
10/24/2016
Standard Bank, Barclays Africa echo FirstRand to back Gordhan
Gordhan last week asked the Pretoria High Court to order that he has no authority to stop banks from closing accounts linked to the Guptas
10/21/2016
Hogan Lovells advises on trio of Sovereign Sukuk in West Africa
Hogan Lovells has advised the Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector