Regulatory Compliance Vault

Nigerian financial sector compliance directory — Acts, Regulations, Guidelines and Circulars from PenCom, CBN, NAICOM, SEC and NDPC.

CBN Circular 15 Jun 2026
Market Structure, Data Localisation, UBO Disclosure and Systemic Oversight in the Payments System

Reinforces ultimate beneficial ownership disclosure for significant shareholders of payments participants, data localisation requirements, market-share concentration monitoring on …

Applies To
DMBs, PSPs, switches, MMOs, PSSPs, IMTOs…
Effective
15 Jun 2026
Compliance Deadline
31 Dec 2026
PenCom Circular 26 Sep 2025
Revised Minimum Capital Requirements for Licensed PFAs and PFCs

Raises minimum regulatory capital to ₦20bn for PFAs (₦30bn for PFAs with AUM of ₦500bn and above / special-purpose PFAs) and ₦25bn for PFCs. Immediate effect for new entrants; exis…

Applies To
All licensed PFAs and PFCs.
Effective
26 Sep 2025
Compliance Deadline
31 Dec 2026
PenCom Guideline 10 Jul 2026
Electronic Document Security and Cryptographic Integrity Requirements

Mandates cryptographic hash-freezing of electronically signed pension documents so any subsequent alteration breaks the security chain, plus exhaustive audit-trail logging of signi…

Applies To
All PFAs and PFCs; IT, operations and co…
Effective
01 Jan 2027
Compliance Deadline
01 Jan 2027
PenCom Circular 03 Jul 2026
Extension of Regulatory Forbearance: Investment in Securities of PFC Parent Companies

24-month extension permitting PFAs to invest in equities and bonds issued by parent companies/HoldCos of their PFCs, subject to strict caps: Funds I, II, V-Growth and VI-Active — m…

Applies To
All licensed PFAs; transactions involvin…
Effective
03 Jul 2026
Compliance Deadline
03 Jul 2028
CBN Guideline 01 Jul 2026
ISDA Interpretative Guidance on BOFIA

Interpretive guidance clarifying how the Banks and Other Financial Institutions Act applies to ISDA-governed derivatives and repo transactions.

Applies To
Banks and counterparties engaged in ISDA…
Effective
01 Jul 2026
Compliance Deadline
NAICOM Guideline 01 Jul 2026
Guidelines for Insurance Products

General guidelines governing the design, filing and approval of insurance products offered by insurers in Nigeria.

Applies To
All insurers offering products in Nigeri…
Effective
01 Jul 2026
Compliance Deadline
CBN Circular 24 Jun 2026
Implementation of Sanctions Designations - NIGSAC and OFAC (E.O. 13224, As Amended)

Directs banks and OFIs to implement specific Nigerian Sanctions Committee and US OFAC (Executive Order 13224) sanctions designations.

Applies To
Banks and other financial institutions.
Effective
24 Jun 2026
Compliance Deadline
NDPC Directive 01 Jun 2026
Guidance Notice on Continuous Professional Development (CPD) for Data Protection Officers

Sets continuous professional development (CPD) requirements for Data Protection Officers (DPOs). Date reflects site upload and matches an NDPC social media post on the same notice …

Applies To
Data Protection Officers of registered c…
Effective
01 Jun 2026
Compliance Deadline
CBN Circular 20 May 2026
Revised POS Terminal Geo-Fencing Requirements

Updates terminal geo-fencing monitoring radius from 10 metres to 70 metres and extends the implementation deadline to 1 August 2026, supporting traceability of agent and merchant P…

Applies To
Acquirers, PTSPs, super agents and POS-d…
Effective
01 Aug 2026
Compliance Deadline
01 Aug 2026
PenCom Circular 08 May 2026
Approval of Advertisement and Media Campaign Materials by Licensed PFAs

Abolishes prior written approval for PFA advertisements (replacing Section 6.3.1 of the PFA Operations Guidelines). PFAs must still notify PenCom before deployment, evidence intern…

Applies To
All licensed PFAs and their marketing/me…
Effective
08 May 2026
Compliance Deadline
NAICOM Circular 01 May 2026
Prohibition of Coinsurance Arrangements Between Takaful Companies and Conventional Insurance Companies

Circular prohibiting coinsurance arrangements between Takaful (Shari'ah-compliant) operators and conventional insurance companies.

Applies To
Takaful operators and conventional insur…
Effective
01 May 2026
Compliance Deadline
CBN Directive 15 Apr 2026
Mandatory Device Binding for Digital Financial Services

'One device' policy tying mobile banking apps to a single authenticated handset; full re-authentication on device change with transactions capped at ₦20,000 in the first 24 hours o…

Applies To
Banks, fintechs and providers of mobile/…
Effective
01 Jul 2026
Compliance Deadline
01 Jul 2026

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