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Thinking of registering a sporting business in Nigeria? Well, the process is simple. To start a sport betting business, you must first register it as a company and the commission charged with registration of...
To understand what data protection entails it is important we know what data is all about. Data as simply expressed by the oxford dictionary can mean facts and statistics collected together for references of...
Public interest entities are required by the FRCN to file Annual Returns, financial statements, finance returns and accounting. This requirement is in compliance with the Financial Reporting Council’s...
A trademark represents a company or brand once it is legally registered. Trademarks are unique identifiers that can differentiate companies or brands from one another. A trademark can be a symbol, logo, word...
Does a water packaging business require SON certification? SON stands for the Standard Organization of Nigeria. It is the organization responsible for preparing a standard for products in Nigeria at all...
Lagos state is a well-planned city and as such permits are usually required to construct or alter an already constructed property in the State. Ordinarily, a permit is not required to convert a residential...
The answer is No. A company is entirely different from a business name in the sense that a business name when incorporated has the backing of law however the owners of the business and the business itself...
A shareholders’ agreement, also called a stockholders’ agreement, is an arrangement among a company’s shareholders that describes how the company should be operated and outlines shareholders’ rights and...
A companyseal(sometimes referred to as the corporate sealor common seal) is an official sealused by a company. It is a stampor embossed emblemthat represents the companyand its legalname. It is significant...
How to register a debenture in Nigeria In order to register a debenture in Nigeria, the following requirements must be submitted to the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) for the registration to be effeced;...
Section 197 of the Companies and Allied Matters Act cap C20 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004 (CAMA) states that every charge created by a company shall so far as any security on the company’s property...
A debenture is a medium- to long-term debt instrument used by large companies to borrow money, at a fixed rate of interest. The legal term “debenture” originally referred to a document that either creates a...
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